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Kent State Golden Flashes

NCAA · Mid-American · 2026
Updated 2026-07-29
108 players
Kent State Golden Flashes · WR RoomWR

#23 Maurice Stephens

Class RS FRStatus ReturningHt / Wt 6'0" · 175 lbHometown Louisville, KY · Ballard HS
Depth-chart placement
Current role
X2
Placement
Backup
Room
Wide Receiver
Experience
2-FR
Last change
Updated 2026-07-29

Maurice Stephens holds the WR-X · Backup spot in Kent State Golden Flashes’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WR-X · StarterArdell BanksStarter
WR-Z · StarterDa'Realyst ClarkStarter
WR-SL · StarterWayne HarrisStarter
WR-X · BackupMaurice StephensBackup
WR-Z · BackupJay EtheridgeBackup
WR-SL · BackupJared KelleyBackup

Maurice Stephens logged a 1.4% overall usage rate in 2025.

Production

2025 season
Latest season · 2025
1
Carries
31
Rushing yds
1
Rushing TD
31
Yards / carry
1
Tackles
4
Kick returns
81
KR yards

Background & career

Maurice Stephens is a wide receiver from Louisville, Kentucky, who attended Ballard High School. A 3-star recruit in the 2025 class, Stephens recorded 700 receiving yards on 46 receptions with eight touchdowns before joining Kent State. As a freshman in 2025, he appeared in two games, recording one carry for 31 yards and one touchdown rushing. He also returned four kickoffs for 81 yards with a 20.3-yard average. Stephens scored a 31-yard rushing touchdown against Buffalo during the season.

Kent State2025 — present
Recruiting3-star · No. 1477 nationalOriginLouisville, KY · Ballard HSAlso playsKR2