#70 Beau Stephens Season 2025-26

2025 Honors -- First-team All-Big Ten (coaches( and second-team All-Big Ten (media)... part of offensive line that was named as one of three finalists for the Joe Moore Award... AP first-team All-Big Ten... Athlon and Phil Steele preseason second-team All-Big Ten... 2025 -- Started at left guard in all 12 games, marking his 33rd career start... helped team tally 435 yards of total offense in 47-7 win over UMass... helped team rush for 200+ yards in five games (310 vs. UAlbany - which was the most in a season-opener since 2002, 245 vs. Penn State, 213 at Nebraska, 210 at Wisconsin, and 201vs. UMass).

2024 Honors -- Part of offensive line that was recognized as a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award... Hayden Fry Award, offense... Comeback Player of the Year Award... 2024 -- Started at left guard in 12 games, marking his 21st career start... paved the way for offense rushing for 200+ yards in seven games... the team’s 197.2 rushing yards per game ranked third in the Big Ten and 24th nationally, and was the most for the program since 2002... letterwinner.

2023 -- Played on offensive line in five games… paved way for 254 rushing yards in 41-10 win over Western Michigan, which is the most since 2019… helped team tally 181 rushing yards in 20-14 win over Purdue… letterwinner.

 

2022 -- Listed as second team right guard following spring practice… played in 12 games, starting at right guard in 10 games… letterwinner.

2021-- Redshirted after seeing action in in 51-14 win at Maryland.

High School Honors -- Semifinalist for Buck Buchanan Award as a senior… first-team all-conference on both offense and defense as a senior… first-team all-conference, all-district, and all-state on offense as a junior, while earning second-team all-conference honors on defense… all-conference honorable mention as a sophomore… Career -- Five-year letterman as offensive and defensive lineman, helping prep team reach state playoffs each season… reached state title game as a freshman after winning conference championship… recorded 19 tackles as a senior, with seven tackles for loss and one sack, along with one blocked kick… team captain as a sophomore, junior and senior… also competed in basketball and wrestling as a prep.

Personal -- Born 11/1/2002… enterprise leadership major… parents are Valerie and Justin Stephens… high school coaches were David White and Kelly Donohoe.