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Steve Grogan

Steven James Grogan

Position: QB
Height: 6-4    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: July 24, 1953 in San Antonio, TX
College: Kansas State

Career AV: 90 (234th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 5th round (116th overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft.

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Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% AV
1975 22 NWE QB 14 13 7 1-6-0 139 274 50.7 1976 11 4.0 18 6.6 62 7.2 5.1 14.2 152.0 60.4 22 207 6.0 4.0 7.4 7
1976 23 NWE QB 14 14 14 11-3-0 145 302 48.0 1903 18 6.0 20 6.6 58 6.3 4.5 13.1 135.9 60.6 18 155 5.5 3.8 5.6 14
1977 24 NWE QB 14 14 14 9-5-0 160 305 52.5 2162 17 5.6 21 6.9 68 7.1 5.1 13.5 154.4 65.2 14 155 6.3 4.4 4.4 15
1978 25 NWE QB 14 16 16 11-5-0 181 362 50.0 2824 15 4.1 23 6.4 75 7.8 5.8 15.6 176.5 63.6 21 184 6.9 5.0 5.5 16
1979 26 NWE QB 14 16 16 9-7-0 206 423 48.7 3286 28 6.6 20 4.7 63 7.8 7.0 16.0 205.4 77.4 45 341 6.3 5.6 9.6 14
1980 27 NWE QB 14 12 12 7-5-0 175 306 57.2 2475 18 5.9 22 7.2 71 8.1 6.0 14.1 206.3 73.1 17 138 7.2 5.3 5.3 11
1981 28 NWE qb 14 8 7 1-6-0 117 216 54.2 1859 7 3.2 16 7.4 76 8.6 5.9 15.9 232.4 63.0 24 165 7.1 4.6 10.0 6
1982 29 NWE QB 14 6 6 4-2-0 66 122 54.1 930 7 5.7 4 3.3 62 7.6 7.3 14.1 155.0 84.4 8 48 6.8 6.5 6.2 5
1983 30 NWE QB 14 12 12 6-6-0 168 303 55.4 2411 15 5.0 12 4.0 76 8.0 7.2 14.4 200.9 81.4 29 195 6.7 6.0 8.7 8
1984 31 NWE 14 3 3 2-1-0 32 68 47.1 444 3 4.4 6 8.8 65 6.5 3.4 13.9 148.0 46.4 7 45 5.3 2.5 9.3 1
1985 32 NWE qb 14 7 6 5-1-0 85 156 54.5 1311 7 4.5 5 3.2 56 8.4 7.9 15.4 187.3 84.1 11 86 7.3 6.8 6.6 5
1986 33 NWE 14 4 2 1-1-0 62 102 60.8 976 9 8.8 2 2.0 69 9.6 10.5 15.7 244.0 113.8 4 31 8.9 9.8 3.8 3
1987 34 NWE QB 14 7 6 4-2-0 93 161 57.8 1183 10 6.2 9 5.6 40 7.3 6.1 12.7 169.0 78.2 7 55 6.7 5.5 4.2 4
1988 35 NWE 14 6 4 1-3-0 67 140 47.9 834 4 2.9 13 9.3 41 6.0 2.4 12.4 139.0 37.6 8 77 5.1 1.7 5.4 3
1989 36 NWE QB 14 7 6 2-4-0 133 261 51.0 1697 9 3.4 14 5.4 55 6.5 4.8 12.8 242.4 60.8 8 64 6.1 4.4 3.0 3
1990 37 NWE 14 4 4 1-3-0 50 92 54.3 615 4 4.3 3 3.3 48 6.7 6.1 12.3 153.8 76.1 9 68 5.4 4.9 8.9 1
Career 149 135 75-60-0 1879 3593 52.3 26886 182 5.1 208 5.8 76 7.5 5.9 14.3 180.4 69.6 252 2014 6.5 5.0 6.6 116

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1976 (0-1), 1978 (0-1), 1982 (0-1)

Advanced Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1975 22 NWE QB 14 13 7 1-6-0 274 109 109 99 100 95 99 85 106 95
1976 23 NWE QB 14 14 14 11-3-0 302 95 102 95 99 89 117 87 117 96
1977 24 NWE QB 14 14 14 9-5-0 305 108 115 101 106 100 116 83 124 101
1978 25 NWE QB 14 16 16 11-5-0 362 125 127 108 112 90 102 86 115 96
1979 26 NWE QB 14 16 16 9-7-0 423 120 111 120 115 80 130 101 86 111
1980 27 NWE QB 14 12 12 7-5-0 306 125 127 103 106 107 121 63 111 101
1981 28 NWE qb 14 8 7 1-6-0 216 134 123 101 96 95 88 60 82 85
1982 29 NWE QB 14 6 6 4-2-0 122 111 116 117 120 94 118 114 107 113
1983 30 NWE QB 14 12 12 6-6-0 303 117 115 114 113 96 108 103 96 107
1984 31 NWE 14 3 3 2-1-0 68 88 89 67 70 70 102 41 93 65
1985 32 NWE qb 14 7 6 5-1-0 156 129 129 124 125 96 104 112 109 113
1986 33 NWE 14 4 2 1-1-0 102 158 164 160 166 121 152 129 124 152
1987 34 NWE QB 14 7 6 4-2-0 161 108 116 101 106 109 122 77 119 105
1988 35 NWE 14 6 4 1-3-0 140 77 82 51 53 77 86 26 111 53
1989 36 NWE QB 14 7 6 2-4-0 261 89 101 82 90 85 93 79 127 81
1990 37 NWE 14 4 4 1-3-0 92 93 88 99 95 92 104 105 88 100
Career 149 135 75-60-0 3593 113 114 104 105 93 111 85 107 99

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1975 22 NWE QB 14 13 7 30 110 3 14 3.7 8.5 2.3 110 3 6
1976 23 NWE QB 14 14 14 60 397 12 41 6.6 28.4 4.3 397 12 6
1977 24 NWE QB 14 14 14 61 324 1 41 5.3 23.1 4.4 324 1 7
1978 25 NWE QB 14 16 16 81 539 5 31 6.7 33.7 5.1 539 5 9
1979 26 NWE QB 14 16 16 64 368 2 26 5.8 23.0 4.0 368 2 12
1980 27 NWE QB 14 12 12 30 112 1 19 3.7 9.3 2.5 112 1 4
1981 28 NWE qb 14 8 7 12 49 2 24 4.1 6.1 1.5 2 27 13.5 0 16 0.3 3.4 76 2 5
1982 29 NWE QB 14 6 6 9 42 1 19 4.7 7.0 1.5 42 1 2
1983 30 NWE QB 14 12 12 23 108 2 17 4.7 9.0 1.9 1 -8 -8.0 0 -8 0.1 -0.7 100 2 4
1984 31 NWE 14 3 3 7 12 0 1 1.7 4.0 2.3 12 0 4
1985 32 NWE qb 14 7 6 20 29 2 12 1.5 4.1 2.9 29 2 6
1986 33 NWE 14 4 2 9 23 1 10 2.6 5.8 2.3 23 1 2
1987 34 NWE QB 14 7 6 20 37 2 8 1.9 5.3 2.9 37 2 8
1988 35 NWE 14 6 4 6 12 1 6 2.0 2.0 1.0 12 1 2
1989 36 NWE QB 14 7 6 9 19 0 7 2.1 2.7 1.3 19 0 3
1990 37 NWE 14 4 4 4 -5 0 0 -1.3 -1.3 1.0 -5 0 1
Career 149 135 445 2176 35 41 4.9 14.6 3.0 3 19 6.3 0 16 0.0 0.1 2195 35 81

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1975 22 NWE QB 14 13 7 6 4 -12 0
1976 23 NWE QB 14 14 14 6 4 -18 1
1977 24 NWE QB 14 14 14 7 2 -41 0
1978 25 NWE QB 14 16 16 9 2 -24 0
1979 26 NWE QB 14 16 16 12 4 -12 0
1980 27 NWE QB 14 12 12 4 1 -10 0
1981 28 NWE qb 14 8 7 5 2 -8 0
1982 29 NWE QB 14 6 6 2 1 0 0
1983 30 NWE QB 14 12 12 4 1 0 0
1984 31 NWE 14 3 3 4 2 -3 0
1985 32 NWE qb 14 7 6 6 1 -10 0
1986 33 NWE 14 4 2 2 1 0 0
1987 34 NWE QB 14 7 6 8 6 -6 0
1988 35 NWE 14 6 4 2 1 0 0
1989 36 NWE QB 14 7 6 3 2 0 0
1990 37 NWE 14 4 4 1 0 0 0
Career 149 135 81 34 -144 1

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1975 22 NWE QB 14 13 7 3 3 18
1976 23 NWE QB 14 14 14 12 1 13 78
1977 24 NWE QB 14 14 14 1 1 6
1978 25 NWE QB 14 16 16 5 5 30
1979 26 NWE QB 14 16 16 2 2 12
1980 27 NWE QB 14 12 12 1 1 6
1981 28 NWE qb 14 8 7 2 2 12
1982 29 NWE QB 14 6 6 1 1 6
1983 30 NWE QB 14 12 12 2 2 12
1985 32 NWE qb 14 7 6 2 2 12
1986 33 NWE 14 4 2 1 1 6
1987 34 NWE QB 14 7 6 2 2 12
1988 35 NWE 14 6 4 1 1 6
Career 149 135 35 1 36 216

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Aaron Brooks, Bernie Kosar, Ken O'Brien, Carson Palmer, Boomer Esiason, Marc Bulger, Jay Cutler, Jim Kelly*, Joe Namath*, Donovan McNabb
4 Aaron Brooks, Carson Palmer, Joe Namath*, Jim Zorn, Ken Anderson, Jim Plunkett, Donovan McNabb, Boomer Esiason, Drew Bledsoe, Peyton Manning
5 Aaron Brooks, Joe Namath*, Donovan McNabb, Ken Anderson, Drew Bledsoe, Jim Kelly*, Boomer Esiason, John Elway*, Jim Zorn, Peyton Manning
6 Aaron Brooks, Ken Anderson, Donovan McNabb, Jim Kelly*, Drew Bledsoe, Boomer Esiason, Tom Brady, John Elway*, Jim Zorn, Mark Brunell
7 Drew Bledsoe, Ken Anderson, Donovan McNabb, Drew Brees, Troy Aikman*, Steve McNair, Mark Brunell, Aaron Brooks, Tom Brady, Jim Kelly*
8 Ken Anderson, Joe Namath*, Drew Bledsoe, Donovan McNabb, Joe Montana*, Troy Aikman*, Steve McNair, Bob Griese*, Roger Staubach*, Fran Tarkenton*
9 Terry Bradshaw*, Ken Anderson, Drew Bledsoe, Fran Tarkenton*, Joe Namath*, Bart Starr*, Jake Plummer, Troy Aikman*, Jim Everett, Donovan McNabb
10 Terry Bradshaw*, Bart Starr*, Joe Namath*, Ken Anderson, Roman Gabriel, Drew Bledsoe, Jake Plummer, Ken Stabler, Brian Sipe, Troy Aikman*
11 Bart Starr*, Joe Namath*, Roman Gabriel, Joe Theismann, Terry Bradshaw*, Drew Bledsoe, Jake Plummer, Jim Hart, Ken Stabler, Phil Simms
12 Joe Namath*, Bart Starr*, Joe Theismann, Ken Stabler, Roman Gabriel, Jake Plummer, Phil Simms, Archie Manning, Jim Everett, Drew Bledsoe
13 Joe Namath*, Bart Starr*, Sonny Jurgensen*, Joe Theismann, Ken Stabler, Phil Simms, Len Dawson*, Roman Gabriel, Archie Manning, Jake Plummer
14 Joe Namath*, Sonny Jurgensen*, Ken Stabler, Bart Starr*, Joe Theismann, Phil Simms, Len Dawson*, Archie Manning, Roman Gabriel, Jim Plunkett
15 Joe Namath*, Sonny Jurgensen*, Ken Stabler, Bart Starr*, Joe Theismann, Len Dawson*, Jim Plunkett, Roman Gabriel, Archie Manning, John Brodie
16 Sonny Jurgensen*, Joe Namath*, Ken Stabler, Bart Starr*, Joe Theismann, Jim Plunkett, John Brodie, Roman Gabriel, Archie Manning, Len Dawson*
Career Joe Namath*, Ken Stabler, Sonny Jurgensen*, Bart Starr*, Joe Theismann, Jim Plunkett, Roman Gabriel, Archie Manning, John Brodie, Len Dawson*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Passes Completed

Career 1879 (65)

Pass Attempts

1977 NFL 305 (10)
Career 3593 (59)

Passing Yds

1977 NFL 2162 (9)
1979 NFL 3286 (10)
Career 26886 (51)

Passing TD

1976 NFL 18 (4)
1977 NFL 17 (5)
1979 NFL 28 (1/78)
Career 182 (41)

Passer Rating

1979 NFL 77.4 (7)
Career 69.6 (146)

Long Pass

1978 NFL 75 (6)
1982 NFL 62 (10)

Passes Intercepted

1975 NFL 18 (7)
1976 NFL 20 (2)
1977 NFL 21 (2)
1978 NFL 23 (3/84)
1979 NFL 20 (10)
1980 NFL 22 (7)
Career 208 (21)

Sacked

1979 NFL 45 (2/81)
Career 252 (53)

Sacked Yds Lost

1979 NFL 341 (4/65)
Career 2014 (42)

Passing Yds/Game

1979 NFL 205.4 (10)
1981 NFL 232.4 (6)
Career 180.4 (60)

Yds/Pass Att

1975 NFL 7.2 (7)
1977 NFL 7.1 (8)
1978 NFL 7.8 (3)
1979 NFL 7.8 (3)
1980 NFL 8.1 (1)
1983 NFL 8.0 (5)
Career 7.5 (21)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1975 NFL 14.2 (4)
1976 NFL 13.1 (8)
1977 NFL 13.5 (6)
1978 NFL 15.6 (2/79)
1979 NFL 16.0 (1/56)
1980 NFL 14.1 (2)
1983 NFL 14.4 (3)
Career 14.3 (20)

Pass Attempts/Game

Career 24.1 (86)

Rushing TD

1976 NFL 12 (4)
Career 35 (131)

Yds/Rushing Att

Career 4.9 (31)

Touchdowns

1976 NFL 13 (3)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1976 NFL 12 (4)

Non-Offensive TDs

1976 NFL 1 (8)

Fumbles

1978 NFL 9 (7)
1979 NFL 12 (3)
1987 NFL 8 (9)
Career 81 (31)

Fumbles Recovered

1975 NFL 4 (9)
1976 NFL 4 (9)
1987 NFL 6 (1/44)
Career 34 (18)

Fumble Return TD

1976 NFL 1 (1/38)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1978 NFL 5.77 (10)
1979 NFL 6.96 (2)
1982 NFL 7.30 (5)
1983 NFL 7.17 (9)
Career 5.89 (98)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1977 NFL 6.29 (4)
1978 NFL 6.89 (3)
1979 NFL 6.29 (8)
1980 NFL 7.24 (2/64)
1981 NFL 7.06 (3/98)
1982 NFL 6.78 (4)
1983 NFL 6.67 (6)
Career 6.47 (21)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1977 NFL 4.39 (10)
1978 NFL 4.97 (7)
1979 NFL 5.57 (5)
1982 NFL 6.48 (3)
1983 NFL 5.95 (8)
Career 4.98 (91)

Passes Completed/Game

Career 12.6 (102)

Pass Completion %

Career 52.3% (156)

Pass Intercept. %

1983 NFL 4.0% (8)
Career 5.8% (180)

Passing TD %

1976 NFL 6.0% (3)
1977 NFL 5.6% (4)
1979 NFL 6.6% (1)
1980 NFL 5.9% (5)
Career 5.1% (40)

Sack %

1976 NFL 5.63% (4)
1977 NFL 4.39% (3)
1978 NFL 5.48% (7)
1980 NFL 5.26% (8)
1982 NFL 6.15% (8)
1989 NFL 2.97% (2/47)
Career 6.55% (73)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1975 22 13 QB 138 12 75
1976 23 14 QB 256 107 2 8
1977 24 14 QB 185 50 6 23
1978 25 16 QB 241 69 4 13
1979 26 16 QB 308 101 1 5
1980 27 12 QB 180 20
1981 28 8 QB 104 27
1982 29 6 QB 81 25
1983 30 12 QB 184 19
1984 31 3 QB 25 49
1985 32 7 QB 99 30
1986 33 4 QB 97 31
1987 34 7 QB 105 28
1988 35 6 QB 39 45
1989 36 7 QB 96 31
1990 37 4 QB 42 39
2180 327