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Stephen Starring

Stephen Dale Starring

Position: WR
Height: 5-10    Weight: 172 lbs.
Born: July 30, 1961 in Baton Rouge, LA
College: McNeese State

Career AV: 17 (4865th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 3rd round (74th overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft.

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Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV
1983 22 NWE 81 15 3 389 3
1984 23 NWE WR 81 16 16 10 73 0 16 7.3 714 6
1985 24 NWE RET 81 16 1 2 0 0 0 0.0 48 1012 0 53 21.1 1247 2
1986 25 NWE RET 81 14 2 6 18 0 12 3.0 36 802 0 52 22.3 1115 3
1987 26 NWE RET 81 11 1 1 17 0 17 17.0 23 445 0 43 19.3 764 3
1988 27 2TM 12 0 8 130 0 22 16.3 294 2
TAM 81 6 0 75 1
DET 81 6 0 8 130 0 22 16.3 219 1
Career 84 23 19 108 0 17 5.7 115 2389 0 53 20.8 4523 19
5 yrs NWE 72 23 19 108 0 17 5.7 107 2259 0 53 21.1 4229 17
1 yr DET 6 0 8 130 0 22 16.3 219 1

Receiving & Rushing

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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
1983 22 NWE 81 15 3 17 389 22.9 2 76 1.1 25.9 389 2 1
1984 23 NWE WR 81 16 16 46 657 14.3 4 65 2.9 41.1 2 -16 0 0 -8.0 -1.0 0.1 641 4 1
1985 24 NWE RET 81 16 1 16 235 14.7 0 40 1.0 14.7 235 0 4
1986 25 NWE RET 81 14 2 16 295 18.4 2 47 1.1 21.1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 295 2 4
1987 26 NWE RET 81 11 1 17 289 17.0 3 34 1.5 26.3 2 13 0 10 6.5 1.2 0.2 302 3 2
1988 27 2TM 12 0 8 164 20.5 0 53 0.7 13.7 164 0 0
TAM 81 6 0 3 75 25.0 0 53 0.5 12.5 75 0 0
DET 81 6 0 5 89 17.8 0 40 0.8 14.8 89 0 0
Career 84 23 120 2029 16.9 11 76 1.4 24.2 5 -3 0 10 -0.6 0.0 0.1 2026 11 12
5 yrs NWE 72 23 112 1865 16.7 11 76 1.6 25.9 5 -3 0 10 -0.6 0.0 0.1 1862 11 12
1 yr DET 6 0 5 89 17.8 0 40 0.8 14.8 89 0 0
1 yr TAM 6 0 3 75 25.0 0 53 0.5 12.5 75 0 0

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
1983 22 NWE 81 15 3 1 0 0 0
1984 23 NWE WR 81 16 16 1 1 8 0
1985 24 NWE RET 81 16 1 4 1 0 0
1986 25 NWE RET 81 14 2 4 2 -5 0
1987 26 NWE RET 81 11 1 2 1 0 0
Career 84 23 12 5 3 0

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
1983 22 NWE 81 15 3 2 2 12
1984 23 NWE WR 81 16 16 4 4 24
1986 25 NWE RET 81 14 2 2 2 12
1987 26 NWE RET 81 11 1 3 3 18
Career 84 23 11 11 66

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Yds/Reception

Career 16.9 (81)

Kick Returns

1985 NFL 48 (2)
1986 NFL 36 (5)
Career 115 (126)

Kick Return Yds

1985 NFL 1012 (7)
1986 NFL 802 (6)
Career 2389 (155)

Kick & Punt Returns

1985 NFL 50 (10)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1985 NFL 1012 (9)
1986 NFL 820 (10)

     
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
1983 22 15 WR 51 62
1984 23 16 WR 88 39
1985 24 16 WR 24 86
1986 25 14 WR 42 72
1987 26 11 WR 48 67
1988 27 12 WR 16 105
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