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John Stephens

John Milton Stephens

Position: RB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 220 lbs.

Born: February 23, 1966 in Shreveport, LA
Died: September 1, 2009 in near Pine Orchard, LA
College: NW State (LA)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 23 (4281st overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Rushing & Receiving

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 AV
1988* 22 NWE RB 44 16 14 297 1168 4 52 3.9 73.0 18.6 14 98 7.0 0 17 0.9 6.1 1266 4 3 8
1989 23 NWE RB 44 14 12 244 833 7 35 3.4 59.5 17.4 21 207 9.9 0 37 1.5 14.8 1040 7 3 6
1990 24 NWE RB 44 16 14 212 808 2 26 3.8 50.5 13.3 28 196 7.0 1 43 1.8 12.3 1004 3 5 4
1991 25 NWE rb 44 14 3 63 163 2 13 2.6 11.6 4.5 16 119 7.4 0 24 1.1 8.5 282 2 0 2
1992 26 NWE FB 44 16 16 75 277 2 19 3.7 17.3 4.7 21 161 7.7 0 32 1.3 10.1 438 2 0 3
1993 27 2TM 12 5 54 191 1 22 3.5 15.9 4.5 5 31 6.2 0 10 0.4 2.6 222 1 1 2
KAN 21 7 0 6 18 0 7 3.0 2.6 0.9 18 0 1 0
GNB rb 32 5 5 48 173 1 22 3.6 34.6 9.6 5 31 6.2 0 10 1.0 6.2 204 1 0 2
Career 88 64 945 3440 18 52 3.6 39.1 10.7 105 812 7.7 1 43 1.2 9.2 4252 19 12 25
5 yrs NWE 76 59 891 3249 17 52 3.6 42.8 11.7 100 781 7.8 1 43 1.3 10.3 4030 18 11 23
1 yr GNB 5 5 48 173 1 22 3.6 34.6 9.6 5 31 6.2 0 10 1.0 6.2 204 1 0 2
1 yr KAN 7 0 6 18 0 7 3.0 2.6 0.9 18 0 1 0

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
1988* 22 NWE RB 44 16 14 0 3 3 4 1
1989 23 NWE RB 44 14 12 0 3 1 0 0
1990 24 NWE RB 44 16 14 0 5 3 0 0
1991 25 NWE rb 44 14 3 0 0 1 0 0
1992 26 NWE FB 44 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
1993 27 2TM 12 5 0 1 1 0 0
KAN 21 7 0 0 1 0 0 0
GNB rb 32 5 5 0 0 1 0 0
Career 88 64 0 12 10 4 1
5 yrs NWE 76 59 0 11 9 4 1
1 yr GNB 5 5 0 0 1 0 0
1 yr KAN 7 0 0 1 0 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
1993 27 2TM 12 5 5 88 0 25 17.6 310
KAN 21 7 0 5 88 0 25 17.6 106
Career 88 64 5 88 0 25 17.6 4340

Passing

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% 4QC GWD
1990 24 NWE RB 44 16 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.00 -45.00 0.0
Career 88 64 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.00 -45.00 0.0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1988* 22 NWE RB 44 16 14 4 1 5 30
1989 23 NWE RB 44 14 12 7 7 42
1990 24 NWE RB 44 16 14 2 1 3 18
1991 25 NWE rb 44 14 3 2 2 12
1992 26 NWE FB 44 16 16 2 2 12
1993 27 2TM 12 5 1 1 6
GNB rb 32 5 5 1 1 6
Career 88 64 18 1 1 20 120
5 yrs NWE 76 59 17 1 1 19 114
1 yr GNB 5 5 1 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards
1988 NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year

Pro Bowls
1988

Rushing Att
1988 NFL 297 (5)

Rushing Yds
1988 NFL 1168 (5)

Rushing TD
1989 NFL 7 (10)

Long Rush
1988 NFL 52 (9)

Rushing Yds/Game
1988 NFL 73.0 (6)

Non-Offensive TDs
1988 NFL 1 (6)

Touches
1988 NFL 311 (6)

Fumble Return TD
1988 NFL 1 (1)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19881st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19881st TeamAll-Conf.UPI

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1988 22 16 RB 151 11 20 63
1989 23 14 RB 146 26 17 50
1990 24 16 RB 116 26
1991 25 14 RB 40 73
1992 26 16 RB 56 56
1993 27 12 RB 28 80
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