James William Steffen
Position: DB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: May 1, 1936 in Orange, CA
College: Occidental, UCLA
Career AV: 33 (2710th overall since 1950)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 13th round (149th overall) of the 1959 NFL Draft.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | AV | ||
| 1959 | 23 | DET | 20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1960 | 24 | DET | 20 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 83 | 0 | 29 | 5.9 | 8 | 225 | 0 | 55 | 28.1 | 308 | 2 | |
| 1961 | 25 | 2TM | RET/RCB | 14 | 0 | 19 | 153 | 0 | 45 | 8.1 | 29 | 691 | 0 | 43 | 23.8 | 844 | 8 | |
| DET | RET | 20 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 95 | 0 | 45 | 8.6 | 19 | 435 | 0 | 43 | 22.9 | 530 | 2 | ||
| WAS | RCB | 41 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 10 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 25.6 | 314 | 6 | ||
| 1962 | 26 | WAS | RCB | 41 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 4 | 107 | 0 | 39 | 26.8 | 137 | 6 |
| 1963 | 27 | WAS | LCB | 41 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 83 | 0 | 45 | 16.6 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 30 | 28.0 | 167 | 6 |
| 1964 | 28 | WAS | LS | 41 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1965 | 29 | WAS | LS | 41 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Career | 88 | 0 | 47 | 349 | 0 | 45 | 7.4 | 44 | 1107 | 0 | 55 | 25.2 | 1456 | 37 | ||||
| 5 yrs | WAS | 60 | 0 | 19 | 171 | 0 | 45 | 9.0 | 17 | 447 | 0 | 39 | 26.3 | 618 | 32 | |||
| 3 yrs | DET | 28 | 0 | 28 | 178 | 0 | 45 | 6.4 | 27 | 660 | 0 | 55 | 24.4 | 838 | 5 | |||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1959 | 23 | DET | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | 25 | 2TM | RET/RCB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||||
| WAS | RCB | 41 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1962 | 26 | WAS | RCB | 41 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 1 | ||||||
| 1963 | 27 | WAS | LCB | 41 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 140 | 1 | 78 | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 28 | WAS | LS | 41 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1965 | 29 | WAS | LS | 41 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Career | 88 | 0 | 17 | 264 | 1 | 78 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 5 yrs | WAS | 60 | 0 | 17 | 264 | 1 | 78 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 yrs | DET | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1962 | 26 | WAS | RCB | 41 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1963 | 27 | WAS | LCB | 41 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 88 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| NumYrs | Players whose career was of similar quality and shape |
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| 3 | Jim Welch, Dwight Smith, Rod Perry, Dick LeBeau, Reggie Jones, Bob Jeter, Tyronne Drakeford, Eric Davis, Todd Bell, Alvin Haymond |
| 4 | Dwayne Woodruff, Dwight Smith, George Rose, Alex Molden, Phil Clark, Sheldon Brown, Charlie Stukes, Steve Tannen, Tommy Maxwell, R.W. McQuarters |
| 5 | Dwight Smith, Sheldon Brown, Dale Hackbart, Terry Schmidt, Ray Crockett, Dwayne Woodruff, Eric Davis, Andre Waters, Ralph McGill, Bruce McNorton |
| 6 | Dwight Smith, Sheldon Brown, Andre Waters, Bobby Franklin, Marvin Cobb, J.B. Brown, Willie Mitchell, Ray Crockett, Lonnie Sanders, Dwayne Woodruff |
| 7 | Jerry Mertens, Mark Kelso, Sheldon Brown, Ray Crockett, Dwayne Woodruff, Bruce Maher, Victor Green, Andre Waters, Dwight Smith, Aaron Beasley |
| Career | Sheldon Brown, Steve Luke, Earlie Thomas, Carl Allen, Warren Livingston, Jim Shofner, Junior Wren, Larry Brown, Jerry Mertens, Ryan Clark |
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