NFL CAREER – After being named a first-team All-American in 2024 and concluding an illustrious college career at Oklahoma, Stutsman was selected with the Black and Gold's first fourth-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. The Winter Garden, Fla. native made an immediate impact as a rookie, providing a spark on the Saints' special teams units while serving as the third linebacker. Stutsman finished his debut season with 40 tackles (17 solo) and 13 special teams stops. As his role grew and his defensive usage increased throughout 2025, Stutsman established momentum toward competing for more extensive playing time on defense in 2026.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed to a four-year contract, 5/9/25; Selected in the fourth round (112th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft.
2025 – Played in all 17 games as a rookie, finishing the year with 40 tackles (17 solo) and 13 special teams stops…Made his NFL debut vs. Arizona, Sept. 7, finishing with one coverage tackle…Played on special teams and finished with one stop against San Francisco, Sept. 14…Rotated in on defense and special teams at Seattle, Sept. 21, recording two coverage stops…Played on special teams at Buffalo, Sept. 28, finishing tied for a team-best with two tackles…Rotated in on defense and special teams, finishing with his first two solo tackles and a coverage stop vs. New England, Oct. 12…Rotated in on defense and special teams, finishing with six tackles at Chicago, Oct. 19…Rotated in on defense and special teams, finishing with a season-high eight tackles…Rotated in on defense and special teams at Carolina, Nov. 9, recording two tackles (one solo) and two coverage stops…Rotated in on defense and special teams, finishing with three tackles vs. Atlanta, Nov. 23…Rotated in on defense and special teams at Miami, Nov. 30, recording two tackles (one solo)…Rotated in on defense and special teams at Tampa Bay, Dec. 7, finishing with three tackles (two solo) and one coverage stop…Rotated in on defense and special teams vs. New York Jets, Dec. 21, recording five tackles…Rotated in on defense and special teams at Tennessee, Dec. 28, finishing with six tackles (career-high three solo)…Rotated in on defense and played on special teams in season finale at Atlanta, 1/4/26, recording three solo tackles, tying a career-high.
COLLEGE – Started 37 of 47 contests at Oklahoma…Accumulated 376 tackles over his four-year career with 183 solo stops, 36 stops for loss, eight sacks, three interception returns for 70 yards, eight pass breakups, 11 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery…A consensus All-American and Butkus Award finalist (named a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Foundation and the American Football Coaches Association and a second-team All-American by the Associated Press, FWAA and Sporting News) for the Sooners in 2024, when he started all 12 games he played in at MLB and made 109 stops (sixth in the SEC and 21st nationally), eight tackles for loss and one sack. Also ranked fourth in SEC and 21st nationally averaging 9.1 tackles per game. Logged double-digit tackles four times and at least 15 three times and led team in stops in eight of 12 contests…All-SEC first-team (coaches and media)…Recipient of Oklahoma's Don Key Award (program's highest annual honor)…Registered nine tackles (0.5 for loss) at LSU (11/30)…Logged career-high 19 stops at Missouri (11/9). 19 stops were most by a Sooner since 2018…Registered 16 tackles, including 1.5 stops for loss and a quarterback hurry vs. South Carolina (10/19)…Notched 12 tackles, including 0.5 stop for loss in victory vs. Tulane (9/14)…Logged 15 tackles, including a stop for loss, vs. Houston (9/7)…In 2023, second-team Walter Camp and third-team AP All-American, All-Big 12 first-team selection and Lombardi Award semifinalist. Started all 12 games he played in and led Sooners in total tackles (104), solo stops (51) and stops for loss (16.0). Registered three sacks (second on team), an interception, three pass breakups, four passes defensed, two quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. Second in Big 12 and 15th nationally in stops for loss per game (1.3). Third in Big 12 and 35th nationally in tackles per game (8.7). Led OU in tackles in eight of his 12 contests. Registered double-digit tackles four times and at least nine stops six times. Notched multiple stops for loss six times…Registered ten tackles (one sack, two stops for loss) and forced a fumble (on a sack) at BYU (11/18)…Led team with 12 tackles, including one stop for loss and one forced fumble vs. UCF (10/21)…Logged nine tackles, including 1.5 stops for loss vs. Texas (10/7)…Registered 13 tackles, including a sack and 3.5 stops for loss at Cincinnati (9/23)…Returned interception 30 yards for a TD and finished with team-high nine tackles, with two stops for loss, at Tulsa (9/16)…Logged 17 tackles, including 2.5 stops for loss, a QB hurry and a fumble recovery vs. SMU (9/9), earning Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. In 2022, earned honorable mention All-Big 12 from league head coaches, when he started all 13 games and led conference with 125 total tackles and ranked 18th nationally (first in Big 12) with 9.6 tackles per game. Totaled 10.5 tackles for loss (second on team), 3.0 sacks (for 22 yard loss), two interceptions returned for 40 yards, five pass breakups, seven passes defensed and five QB hurries. Reached double-digit tackles eight times and recorded at least seven stops in 11-of-13 games…Logged seven tackles, including one stop for loss, one pass breakup and one QB hurry vs. Florida State in the Cheez-It Bowl in hometown of Orlando...Registered 18 tackles (nine solo) at Texas Tech (11/26), the most stops by a Sooner since 2018 and most by a Big 12 player in 2022…Tallied 14 stops, including a split sack and one interception/pass breakup/ pass defense at West Virginia (11/12)…Recorded ten tackles, including 0.5 stop for loss and a QB hurry vs. Baylor (11/5)…Returned first career interception career-long 37 yards and finished with five tackles, 0.5 stop for loss, one QB hurry and one pass breakup/pass defense at Iowa State (10/29)…Registered team-high 13 tackles, including 1.5 stops for loss vs. Texas (10/8)…Led Sooners with 12 tackles, including career-high four stops for loss and one QB takedown, vs. Kent State (9/10)…Recorded nine tackles, two pass breakups and one QB hurry in first career start in opener vs. UTEP (9/3)…In 2021, appeared in ten games as freshman. Totaled 38 tackles (21 solo), including 1.5 stops for loss, one sack and two forced fumbles…Had seven tackles in Alamo Bowl win over Oregon (12/29)…Finished with four stops and forced a fumble vs. Texas Tech (10/30)…Recorded four stops and a split-sack vs. Texas (10/9)…Registered team-high eight tackles (seven solo) and forced a fumble vs. Western Carolina (9/11)…Graduated with multidisciplinary studies degree
PERSONAL – Four-star prospect by 247Sports and ranked as the No. 21 player in Florida and No. 180 overall player in the country...Regarded by 247Sports as the nation's No. 13 outside linebacker and by ESPN as the No. 48 athlete...The No. 5 player in the Orlando Sentinel's Central Florida Super60...Finished career with 333 total tackles, 20 sacks, 47 stops for loss and eight forced fumbles as well as 3,252 all-purpose yards and 43 touchdowns on offense...Led Foundation (Winter Garden, Fla.) Academy to 2020 Florida 2A state semifinals as a senior and was named the All-Area Player of the Year by the West Orange Times and Observer...Finished senior season (eight games) with 78 tackles, five sacks and two interceptions on defense while gaining more than 1,000 yards and scoring 17 TDs on offense...Florida 2A All-State Team at WR junior season, helping Foundation to 2019 Florida 2A regional final...In 12 games had 110 tackles, 19 stops for loss, four pass breakups, three sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery returned for a TD, as well as 44 receptions for 891 yards (20.3 avg.) with 12 TDs and 202 rushing yards and two TDs...Father (Steve; football) and mother (Suzy; basketball) played at Baylor, while sister (Sabrina) played softball at Florida State…Donated a large portion of his NIL earnings to walk-ons from the Sooners football team…Steven Daniel Stutsman was born March 10, 2003 in Boca Raton, Fla.
