Air Force Academy

Darnell Stephens

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Class: Senior Hometown: Midwest City, OK High School: Midwest City

Height / Weight: 6-2 / 205 Position: HB Major: Management

2003 (Junior) - Established himself as one of the top running backs in the conference and in school history ... finished second on the team in rushing with 604 yards ... averaged 5.0 yards per carry and scored four touchdowns ... averaged 50.3 yards per game ... went over the 1,000-yard mark for his career during the season and enters 2004 ranked 30th in school history with 1,086 yards ... ranks seventh among halfbacks in the option era in career rushing yards ... rushed for a season-high 93 yards on 16 carries against BYU ... had 91 yards on 14 carries in the previous game against Wyoming ... rushed for 88 yards on a season-high 20 carries against Navy ... rushed for 63 yards against UNLV.

2002 (Sophomore) - Played in all 13 games ... fourth on the team in rushing with 431 yards on just 63 carries ... team-best 6.8 yards per carry ... scored two touchdowns ... rushed for 66 yards on eight carries vs. Northwestern ... rushed for 75 yards on eight carries and recorded his career-long run of 46 yards at Army ... career-high 89 yards and a touchdown at UNLV.

2001 (Freshman) - Played in four games as a reserve halfback ... rushed for 51 yards on seven carries ... averaged 7.3 yards per carry ... caught one pass for seven yards ... two carries for 18 yards, including a long run of 12 yards against UNLV.

High School - Lettered three years each in football and basketball ... all-conference in football as a freshman ... named the school's male athlete of the year as a freshman ... all-state as a junior in football ... all-city and all-state in football as a senior ... was a McDonald's All-American nominee in basketball ... member of the National Honor Society and Oklahoma Honor Society ... class valedictorian ... graduated with a 4.0 grade point average ... was an academic state finalist for basketball.

Personal - Born Sept. 21, 1982 ... member of cadet squadron 7 ... son of Kenneth and Gloria Stephens ... siblings include Jeremy (23) and LeKesha (26) ... nickname is "Nelly" ... would like to attend pilot training following graduation ... member of the dean's list and the commandant's list for military excellence at the Academy ... completed Operation Air Force at Moody AFB, OK this past summer ... also finished Global Engagement ... was also recruited by Army, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma ... hobbies include all sports and singing ... secret ambition is to be a professional singer ... favorite book is Green Eggs & Ham ... favorite movie is The Matrix ... person in history he would most like to meet is Martin Luther King, Jr.