Steve Atkins
Steven Elwood Atkins
Born: June 22, 1956
Spotsylvania, VA USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 216
College: Maryland
High School: Spotsylvania (VA)
Career: 1979-1981
Drafted: 1979 in Round 2, #44 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Steve Atkins played from 1979 to 1981 during his career with the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles. Atkins ran for 488 yards in his career on 121 attempts, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 18 passes for 138 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 42 | 239 | 5.7 | 60 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 67 | 216 | 3.2 | 16 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 11 | 12 | 1.1 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 121 | 488 | 4.0 | 60 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 10 | 89 | 8.9 | 19 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 16 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 138 | 7.7 | 19 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1979 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 7 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 9 | 3 |
| 1981 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 |
