Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Players > S > Howard Stevens

News: s-r blog:Approximate Value Added for Kickers and Punters

Howard Stevens

Howard Melvin Stevens Jr.

Position: RB
Height: 5-5    Weight: 165 lbs.

Born: February 9, 1950 in Harrisonburg, VA
College: Randolph-Macon, Louisville   (school history)
Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 16th round (392nd overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 3 (10113th overall since 1950)

22 27

Player News

Add Your Blog Posts Here · Player News Archive · Player News RSS Feed · Hide Stories

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 AV
1973 23 NOR KR/PR 22 14 17 171 0 37 10.1 26 590 0 48 22.7 983 1
1974 24 NOR KR/PR 22 14 37 376 0 40 10.2 33 749 0 41 22.7 1396 2
1975 25 BAL PR 27 12 0 36 396 0 53 11.0 3 71 0 31 23.7 467 0
1976 26 BAL KR/PR 27 14 0 39 315 0 44 8.1 30 710 0 83 23.7 1028 0
1977 27 BAL PR 27 12 0 34 301 0 24 8.9 11 216 0 37 19.6 517 0
Career 66 0 163 1559 0 53 9.6 103 2336 0 83 22.7 4391 3
3 yrs BAL 38 0 109 1012 0 53 9.3 44 997 0 83 22.7 2012 0
2 yrs NOR 28 0 54 547 0 40 10.1 59 1339 0 48 22.7 2379 3

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
1973 23 NOR KR/PR 22 14 45 183 2 15 4.1 13.1 3.2 4 39 9.8 0 14 0.3 2.8 222 2 9
1974 24 NOR KR/PR 22 14 43 190 1 25 4.4 13.6 3.1 13 81 6.2 0 20 0.9 5.8 271 1 7
1976 26 BAL KR/PR 27 14 0 1 3 1 3 3.0 0.2 0.1 3 1 6
Career 66 0 89 376 4 25 4.2 5.7 1.3 17 120 7.1 0 20 0.3 1.8 496 4 30
3 yrs BAL 38 0 1 3 1 3 3.0 0.1 0.0 3 1 14
2 yrs NOR 28 0 88 373 3 25 4.2 13.3 3.1 17 120 7.1 0 20 0.6 4.3 493 3 16

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
1973 23 NOR KR/PR 22 14 0 9 2 0 0
1974 24 NOR KR/PR 22 14 0 7 3 0 0
1975 25 BAL PR 27 12 0 0 3 1 0 0
1976 26 BAL KR/PR 27 14 0 0 6 1 0 0
1977 27 BAL PR 27 12 0 0 5 1 0 0
Career 66 0 0 30 8 0 0
3 yrs BAL 38 0 0 14 3 0 0
2 yrs NOR 28 0 0 16 5 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1973 23 NOR KR/PR 22 14 2 2 12
1974 24 NOR KR/PR 22 14 1 1 6
1976 26 BAL KR/PR 27 14 0 1 1 6
Career 66 0 4 4 24
3 yrs BAL 38 0 1 1 6
2 yrs NOR 28 0 3 3 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

All-Purpose Yds
1974 NFL 1396 (8)

Yds/Touch
1973 NFL 10.7 (3)
1974 NFL 11.1 (3)

Kick Returns
1973 NFL 26 (8)
1974 NFL 33 (5)
1976 NFL 30 (2)
Career 103 (167)

Kick Return Yds
1973 NFL 590 (9)
1974 NFL 749 (6)
1976 NFL 710 (4)
Career 2336 (174)

Long Kick Return
1976 NFL 83 (5)

Punt Returns
1974 NFL 37 (5)
1975 NFL 36 (5)
1976 NFL 39 (6)
1977 NFL 34 (10)
Career 163 (62)

Punt Return Yds
1974 NFL 376 (6)
1975 NFL 396 (6)
Career 1559 (60)

Long Punt Return
1975 NFL 53 (7)

Yds/Punt Return
1973 NFL 10.1 (7)
1975 NFL 11.0 (8)
Career 9.6 (119)

Kick & Punt Returns
1973 NFL 43 (5)
1974 NFL 70 (1)
1976 NFL 69 (4)
Career 266 (75)

Kick & Punt Return Yds
1973 NFL 761 (6)
1974 NFL 1125 (3)
1976 NFL 1025 (4)
Career 3895 (100)

Fumbles
1973 NFL 9 (6)
1974 NFL 7 (10)