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John Stephens

John Milton Stephens

Position: RB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: February 23, 1966 in Shreveport, LA
College: Northwest State (LA)

Career AV: 23 (3890th overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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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 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 rb/ 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
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
KAN 21 7 0 6 18 0 7 3.0 2.6 0.9 18 0 1 0
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

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

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
1993 27 2TM rb/ 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

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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%
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 0.0 -45.0 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 0.0 -45.0 0.0

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
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 44 14 3 2 2 12
1992 26 NWE FB 44 16 16 2 2 12
1993 27 2TM rb/ 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

Glossary

Awards

1988 NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year

Pro Bowls

1988

Rushing Att

1988 NFL 297 (5)
Career 945 (186)

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)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1988Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

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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 77
1992 26 16 RB 56 59
1993 27 12 RB 28 84
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