2024: Saw action in all 13 games, recording 13 tackles (five solo) and adding 1.0 tackles for loss…had a season-high four tackles in the season-opener vs. Bethune-Cookman (8/31)...
posted a tackle and 0.5 sack at Southern Miss (9/14)… forced a fumble to go with three tackles vs Navy (11/9).
2023: Appeared in all 13 games with 11 starts...finished season with 61 tackles (41 solo), 3.5 TFL, one PBU, two INT, one sack, and one FR...posted his first career interception in the home opener vs FAMU (9/9)… recorded eight tackles and a sack vs #13 Alabama (9/16)…posted a career-high 10 tackles at Navy (9/30)…recorded an interception and first career fumble recovery to go with seven tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss at UCONN (10/21)... recorded two solo tackles vs Syracuse in the Boca Raton Bowl (12/21).
2022: Saw action in five games…made seven tackles and added one sack on the year…posted five tackles and a sack vs Howard (9/10)…also had tackles vs. ECU (10/1) and Tulane (10/15).
2021: Did not see action.
AUBURNDALE HS: Coached by Kyle Sasser…played four seasons of varsity football, posting 96 tackles, four interceptions, 15 passes defended, three fumble recoveries and a forced fumble through 32 games…as a senior in 2020, totaled 33 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, six passes defensed, an interception, a sack and a forced fumble through eight games while helping his team advanced to the Class 6A, Region 3 quarterfinals…as a junior, registered 34 tackles, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and three passes defended while helping his team post an 8-3 record…also competed in multiple events for Auburndale’s track and field team...committed to the Bulls in April 2020…rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Scout… ranked No. 38 on the ESPN 300 2021 top cornerbacks list… listed at No. 84 on the ESPN 300 2021 top Florida recruits rankings…also received offers from Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Purdue, Temple, Tulane, Bowling Green, Brown, Campbell, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Florida International, Georgia State, Marshall, Middle Tennessee State, Tennessee State, Toledo, Troy, UT Martin, Western Kentucky and Western Michigan…was a part of The Ledger’s Super 16 college recruits in Polk County heading into the 2020 season.
PERSONAL: Born Sept. 29, 2002 in Winter Haven, Fla...the son of Lakima Gamble...named to the Athletics Honor Roll in the Spring of 2024.
STOKES' CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 10, at Navy (9/30/23)
TFL 2.5, at UCONN (10/21/23)
Sacks 1, (2x) last vs. Syracuse in Boca Raton Bowl (12/21/23)
INT 1, (2x) last at UCONN (10/21/23)
PBU 1, at UTSA (11/17/23)
FF 1, (2x) last vs. Navy (11/9/24)
FR 1, at UCONN (10/21/23)
STOKES' GAME-BY-GAME
2024 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)B-CU (4-1-3); Alabama (0-0-0); Southern Miss (1-0-1); Miami (FL) (0-0-0); Tulane (0-0-0); Memphis (0-0-0); UAB (0-0-0), Florida Atlantic (2-1-1); Navy (3-1-2); Charlotte (1-1-0); Tulsa (1-1-0); Rice (0-0-0); San Jose St. (1-0-1)
2023 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
WKU (5-5-0); Florida A&M (3-2-1); Alabama (8-3-5); Rice (5-3-2); Navy (10-6-4); UAB (5-4-1); FAU (2-2-0); UCONN (7-6-1); Memphis (1-1-0); Temple (6-3-0); UTSA (4-4-0); Charlotte (3-1-0); Syracuse (2-2-0).
2022 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
BYU (0-0-0); Howard (5-3-2); ECU (1-0-1); Cincinnati (0-0-0); Tulane (1-1-0).
2021 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
NC State (1-0-1); BYU (0-0-0).
