Dwight Stephenson
Dwight Eugene Stephenson
Position: C-T
Height: 6-2 Weight: 255 lbs.
Born: November 20, 1957 in Murfreesboro, NC
College: Alabama (school history)
Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 70 (637th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 4-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1998, finalist in 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997
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| All-Time Rank: #467. Trevor Pryce… #468. William Andrews… #469. Jessie Armstead… #470. DWIGHT STEPHENSON… #471. Kent Hull… #472. Freeman McNeil… #473. Ricky Watters… |
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | AV |
| 1980 | 23 | MIA | 57 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 24 | MIA | c | 57 | 16 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1982 | 25 | MIA | C | 57 | 9 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1983* | 26 | MIA | C | 57 | 16 | 16 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 1984*+ | 27 | MIA | C | 57 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||
| 1985*+ | 28 | MIA | C | 57 | 16 | 16 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 1986*+ | 29 | MIA | C | 57 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||
| 1987*+ | 30 | MIA | C | 57 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| Career | 114 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | |||||||||||||
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1983 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1984 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1984 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1984 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1984 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1984 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1984 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1984 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1985 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1985 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1985 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1985 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1985 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1986 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1986 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1986 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1986 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1986 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1986 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1986 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1987 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1987 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1987 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1987 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1987 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
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