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Steve Jordan

Steven Russell Jordan

Position: TE
Height: 6-3    Weight: 236 lbs.
Born: January 10, 1961 in Phoenix, AZ
College: Brown

Career AV: 68 (618th overall since 1950)

6-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 7th round (179th overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1982 21 MIN 83 9 1 3 42 14.0 0 29 0.3 4.7 42 0 0 2
1983 22 MIN 83 13 2 15 212 14.1 2 28 1.2 16.3 212 2 0 3
1984 23 MIN TE 83 14 14 38 414 10.9 2 26 2.7 29.6 1 4 1 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 418 3 0 5
1985 24 MIN TE 83 16 16 68 795 11.7 0 32 4.3 49.7 795 0 2 10
1986* 25 MIN TE 83 16 16 58 859 14.8 6 68 3.6 53.7 859 6 0 12
1987* 26 MIN TE 83 12 12 35 490 14.0 2 38 2.9 40.8 490 2 1 8
1988* 27 MIN TE 83 16 16 57 756 13.3 5 38 3.6 47.3 756 5 2 9
1989* 28 MIN TE 83 16 15 35 506 14.5 3 34 2.2 31.6 506 3 1 8
1990* 29 MIN TE 83 16 16 45 636 14.1 3 38 2.8 39.8 636 3 3 8
1991* 30 MIN TE 83 16 16 57 638 11.2 2 25 3.6 39.9 638 2 2 9
1992 31 MIN TE 83 14 12 28 394 14.1 2 60 2.0 28.1 394 2 0 6
1993 32 MIN TE 83 14 12 56 542 9.7 1 53 4.0 38.7 542 1 0 6
1994 33 MIN 83 4 1 3 23 7.7 0 10 0.8 5.8 23 0 0 0
Career 176 149 498 6307 12.7 28 68 2.8 35.8 1 4 1 4 4.0 0.0 0.0 6311 29 11 86

Defense & Fumbles

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
1984 23 MIN TE 83 14 14 0 1 0 0
1985 24 MIN TE 83 16 16 2 0 0 0
1986* 25 MIN TE 83 16 16 0 1 0 0
1987* 26 MIN TE 83 12 12 1 0 0 0
1988* 27 MIN TE 83 16 16 2 0 0 0
1989* 28 MIN TE 83 16 15 1 0 0 0
1990* 29 MIN TE 83 16 16 3 0 0 0
1991* 30 MIN TE 83 16 16 2 1 0 0
Career 176 149 11 3 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1990* 29 MIN TE 83 16 16 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 633
Career 176 149 1 -3 0 0 -3.0 6308

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1983 22 MIN 83 13 2 2 2 12
1984 23 MIN TE 83 14 14 1 2 3 18
1986* 25 MIN TE 83 16 16 6 6 36
1987* 26 MIN TE 83 12 12 2 2 12
1988* 27 MIN TE 83 16 16 5 5 30
1989* 28 MIN TE 83 16 15 3 3 18
1990* 29 MIN TE 83 16 16 3 3 18
1991* 30 MIN TE 83 16 16 2 2 12
1992 31 MIN TE 83 14 12 2 2 12
1993 32 MIN TE 83 14 12 1 1 6
Career 176 149 1 28 29 174

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

Receptions

Career 498 (110)

Receiving Yds

Career 6307 (143)

Yds/Touch

Career 12.6 (185)

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

All-Pro Teams

1986UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1987UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1989UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1982 21 9 TE 4 55
1983 22 13 TE 33 34
1984 23 14 TE 60 21
1985 24 16 TE 80 12
1986 25 16 TE 122 62 3 24
1987 26 12 TE 61 19 6 51
1988 27 16 TE 106 50 3 24
1989 28 16 TE 69 23 4 52
1990 29 16 TE 82 23 5 44
1991 30 16 TE 76 31 6 40
1992 31 14 TE 51 12 75
1993 32 14 TE 60 3 10 69
1994 33 4 TE 2 70
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