Riley Stephens Gives Western Kentucky a Reliable, Veteran Foot on Kickoffs
Stephens has been Western Kentucky’s kickoff specialist, handling all 14 games in the 2024 season and averaging 61.4 yards per kickoff with 18 touchbacks and only one kick out of bounds. His value is consistency and control: he has a long track record as a kickoff specialist at Austin Peay, plus emergency punter experience and even seven career tackles with a forced fumble, which signals toughness and field awareness. If you want a dependable specialist who keeps games clean and hidden-yardage friendly, he fits well.
