Furman University

Projected spring 2026 graduate of Nease (6A) High School…football coach was Collin Drafts…played wide receiver…accounted for 797 receiving yards and  nine touchdowns in his career…caught 26 passes for 450 yards and three touchdowns in 2025, his senior year..collected 19 passes for 347 yards and six touchdowns as a junior while helping Nease to a 10-1 season.
 
Personal: Full name is Vernon Campbell Stephens…born October 27, 2007, in Jacksonville, Florida…son of Andrea and Jimmy Plowden…has three brothers — Jimy, Jon, and Josh Plowden — and a sister, Skyla Stephens…mother ran track at Auburn and trained with Team USA for Oympics…grandfather, Bob James, played six years (1969-74) for the Buffalo Bills, where he was a three-time All-Pro and two-time Pro Bowl selection as a defensive back.