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#21 Brandon Stephens

Exp  5 yrs NFLAge  29Ht / Wt  6'1" · 215 lbCollege  SMU; UCLA

Depth-chart placement

Current role

RCB1

Placement

Starter

Room

Cornerback

Experience

YR 6

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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CB room context

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Brandon Stephens holds the RCB · Starter spot in New York Jets’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LCB · StarterNahshon WrightStarter

RCB · StarterBrandon StephensStarter

NB · StarterD'Angelo PondsStarter

LCB · BackupAzareye'h ThomasBackup

RCB · BackupQwan'tez StiggersBackup

NB · BackupJarvis Brownlee Jr.Backup

Brandon Stephens played 16 games in 2025 with a 99% snap share.

Production

2025 season

Latest season · 2025

Passes defended

Background & career

Brandon Stephens is a right cornerback for the New York Jets standing 6'1" and weighing 215 pounds. Originally from Plano, Texas, Stephens attended SMU and UCLA before being selected 104th overall in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft by Baltimore. Entering his sixth season of professional football, the 28-year-old recorded 9 passes defensed during the 2025 season.

Ravens2021 – 2024

Jets2025 — present

College

SMU; UCLADraftRound 3 · No. 104 overall · 2021 · BALAcquiredAcquired from Baltimore Ravens · drafted thereHometownPlano, TX