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Jersey Number 7
Steve Linton
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dublin, Ga.
- High School:
- Dublin
Bio
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Spent four seasons at Syracuse prior to enrolling at Texas Tech prior to the 2023 spring semester … will have two seasons of eligibility remaining as a Red Raider … listed as a defensive lineman for majority of his career at Syracuse but will transition to an outside linebacker/edge rusher role with the Red Raiders … appeared in 29 games over his Syracuse career, which included two starts … totaled 45 tackles with the Orange, including 8.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks … considered to be an ideal fit as a pass rusher in Tim DeRuyter’s defensive scheme … added three fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and a pass deflection over his two full seasons … 2022 SEASON (JUNIOR): appeared in 11 games overall with one start at defensive end … credited with 22 tackles, including 6.0 for a loss and 3.5 sacks … ranked fifth on the team for both tackles for loss and sacks … in the backfield frequently with four quarterback hurries as well … assisted in the takeaway category with two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble … made the second start of his career and lone one of the season in the second game against UConn (9/10) … start came after a career-high six tackles, including 2.0 for a loss, in the season opener versus Louisville (9/3) … one of his stops behind the line went for a sack to cap likely the top performance of his career, which also included a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … had multi-tackle performances with two stops against Purdue (9/17), Wagner (10/1) and Notre Dame (10/29) as well as three tackles at Clemson (10/22) and four at Wake Forest (11/19) … found the quarterback for a career-high 1.5 sacks in the win over Wagner … final sack of the season came at Clemson … followed with another tackle for loss to go along with two quarterback hurries a week later versus Notre Dame … closed the season with a key fumble recovery late in the win at Boston College (11/26) … recovery came with 5:25 remaining in the game, giving Syracuse the ball back at the Boston College 37 yard line, setting up an eventual touchdown to extend its lead to 25-17 with 2:29 remaining … entered the transfer portal following the regular season and did not participate in Syracuse’s trip to the Pinstripe Bowl … 2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): saw action in seven games overall on defense and special teams … missed the first four games of the season after recovering from an offseason injury … was also held out of the regular-season finale against Pitt … still managed to compile six tackles, a sack and 2.0 tackles for loss on the year … had multi-tackle performances with two stops against both Wake Forest (10/9) and at Louisville (11/13) … both outings included a solo tackle for loss with the lone against Wake Forest credited as a sack … had one tackle at West Virginia (10/23) and N.C. State (11/20) … 2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): inserted into eight games, including one start, as a linebacker … was his lone season at Syracuse to be listed as a linebacker … totaled 15 tackles for a loss, including one shared stop for a loss, to go along with two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery … made a then career-high four tackles in the season opener at North Carolina (9/12) … one of those stops included his first career tackle for loss … also notched four tackles later in the season against Duke (10/10) … performance versus the Blue Devils coincided with his first career start … had three tackles in between those two contests against Georgia Tech (9/26), which also featured his first career fumble recovery … credited with one stop in four different games to conclude the season: at Clemson (10/24), versus Boston College (11/7), at Louisville (11/20) and back at home against N.C. State (11/28) … 2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Redshirt season … appeared in three games overall, totaling two tackles, which both came at Duke (11/16) late in the season … also saw action at Florida State (10/26) and at Louisville (11/23).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Dublin High School in his hometown of Dublin, Ga. … one of the top players in the state of Georgia as part of the 2019 class … three-year letterwinner who played on both sides of the ball during prep career … tabbed an All-State selection by the Georgia Sports Writers Association (GSWA) as both a defensive end and tight end his senior year … recorded 67 tackles, including 18.0 for a loss and 9.0 sacks, as a senior as part of a Dublin defense that allowed only 8.5 points per game en route to a 12-2 overall record … previously totaled 64 tackles, including 11.0 for a loss and 5.0 sacks as a junior … concluded his high school career with 161 tackles and 30.0 sacks … considered a consensus three-star recruit out of high school by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN … ranked as high as No. 32 among weakside defensive ends nationally by Rivals and No. 62 for prospects in the state of Georgia … was No. 53 at his position and No. 81 among recruits in Georgia by the 247Sports composite index … chose to attend Syracuse over offers from Arizona State, Baylor, Missouri and UCF, among others.
PERSONAL
Steven Saderrick Linton … born in Dublin, Georgia, to parents Gerrard Sinkfield and Amy Linton … one of five children … was a sociology major during his time at Syracuse ... will major in university studies at Texas Tech.
Spent four seasons at Syracuse prior to enrolling at Texas Tech prior to the 2023 spring semester … will have two seasons of eligibility remaining as a Red Raider … listed as a defensive lineman for majority of his career at Syracuse but will transition to an outside linebacker/edge rusher role with the Red Raiders … appeared in 29 games over his Syracuse career, which included two starts … totaled 45 tackles with the Orange, including 8.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks … considered to be an ideal fit as a pass rusher in Tim DeRuyter’s defensive scheme … added three fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and a pass deflection over his two full seasons … 2022 SEASON (JUNIOR): appeared in 11 games overall with one start at defensive end … credited with 22 tackles, including 6.0 for a loss and 3.5 sacks … ranked fifth on the team for both tackles for loss and sacks … in the backfield frequently with four quarterback hurries as well … assisted in the takeaway category with two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble … made the second start of his career and lone one of the season in the second game against UConn (9/10) … start came after a career-high six tackles, including 2.0 for a loss, in the season opener versus Louisville (9/3) … one of his stops behind the line went for a sack to cap likely the top performance of his career, which also included a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … had multi-tackle performances with two stops against Purdue (9/17), Wagner (10/1) and Notre Dame (10/29) as well as three tackles at Clemson (10/22) and four at Wake Forest (11/19) … found the quarterback for a career-high 1.5 sacks in the win over Wagner … final sack of the season came at Clemson … followed with another tackle for loss to go along with two quarterback hurries a week later versus Notre Dame … closed the season with a key fumble recovery late in the win at Boston College (11/26) … recovery came with 5:25 remaining in the game, giving Syracuse the ball back at the Boston College 37 yard line, setting up an eventual touchdown to extend its lead to 25-17 with 2:29 remaining … entered the transfer portal following the regular season and did not participate in Syracuse’s trip to the Pinstripe Bowl … 2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): saw action in seven games overall on defense and special teams … missed the first four games of the season after recovering from an offseason injury … was also held out of the regular-season finale against Pitt … still managed to compile six tackles, a sack and 2.0 tackles for loss on the year … had multi-tackle performances with two stops against both Wake Forest (10/9) and at Louisville (11/13) … both outings included a solo tackle for loss with the lone against Wake Forest credited as a sack … had one tackle at West Virginia (10/23) and N.C. State (11/20) … 2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): inserted into eight games, including one start, as a linebacker … was his lone season at Syracuse to be listed as a linebacker … totaled 15 tackles for a loss, including one shared stop for a loss, to go along with two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery … made a then career-high four tackles in the season opener at North Carolina (9/12) … one of those stops included his first career tackle for loss … also notched four tackles later in the season against Duke (10/10) … performance versus the Blue Devils coincided with his first career start … had three tackles in between those two contests against Georgia Tech (9/26), which also featured his first career fumble recovery … credited with one stop in four different games to conclude the season: at Clemson (10/24), versus Boston College (11/7), at Louisville (11/20) and back at home against N.C. State (11/28) … 2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Redshirt season … appeared in three games overall, totaling two tackles, which both came at Duke (11/16) late in the season … also saw action at Florida State (10/26) and at Louisville (11/23).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Dublin High School in his hometown of Dublin, Ga. … one of the top players in the state of Georgia as part of the 2019 class … three-year letterwinner who played on both sides of the ball during prep career … tabbed an All-State selection by the Georgia Sports Writers Association (GSWA) as both a defensive end and tight end his senior year … recorded 67 tackles, including 18.0 for a loss and 9.0 sacks, as a senior as part of a Dublin defense that allowed only 8.5 points per game en route to a 12-2 overall record … previously totaled 64 tackles, including 11.0 for a loss and 5.0 sacks as a junior … concluded his high school career with 161 tackles and 30.0 sacks … considered a consensus three-star recruit out of high school by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN … ranked as high as No. 32 among weakside defensive ends nationally by Rivals and No. 62 for prospects in the state of Georgia … was No. 53 at his position and No. 81 among recruits in Georgia by the 247Sports composite index … chose to attend Syracuse over offers from Arizona State, Baylor, Missouri and UCF, among others.
PERSONAL
Steven Saderrick Linton … born in Dublin, Georgia, to parents Gerrard Sinkfield and Amy Linton … one of five children … was a sociology major during his time at Syracuse ... will major in university studies at Texas Tech.
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