NFF National Scholar-Athletes

Patrick Stephen

  • School
    Northern Illinois
  • Induction
    1998

A four-year starter at safety for Northern Illinois, Patrick Stephen registered six tackles in his first start and accumulated 175 tackles by the beginning of his senior year. A three-time Second Team Academic All-American and two-time Academic All-MAC selection, he compiled a 3.8 GPA in biology. Stephen earned his master’s in computer science from Northern Illinois in 2001 and is currently a principal software engineer for Sears Holding Corporation in Chicago.