John Stephens
John Milton Stephens
Born: February 23, 1966
Shreveport, LA USA
Deceased: September 1, 2009
near Pine Orchard, LA
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 220
College: NW State (LA)
High School: Springhill (LA)
Career: 1988-1993
Drafted: 1988 in Round 1, #17 overall by the New England Patriots
John Stephens played from 1988 to 1993 during his career with the Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots. Stephens ran for 3,440 yards in his career on 945 attempts, scoring 18 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 105 passes for 812 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 297 | 1168 | 3.9 | 52 | 4 |
| 1989 | NFL New England Patriots | 244 | 833 | 3.4 | 35 | 7 |
| 1990 | NFL New England Patriots | 212 | 808 | 3.8 | 26 | 2 |
| 1991 | NFL New England Patriots | 63 | 163 | 2.6 | 13 | 2 |
| 1992 | NFL New England Patriots | 75 | 277 | 3.7 | 19 | 2 |
| 1993 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 48 | 173 | 3.6 | 22 | 1 |
| 1993 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 945 | 3440 | 3.6 | 52 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 14 | 98 | 7.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL New England Patriots | 21 | 207 | 9.9 | 37 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL New England Patriots | 28 | 196 | 7.0 | 43 | 1 |
| 1991 | NFL New England Patriots | 16 | 119 | 7.4 | 24 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL New England Patriots | 21 | 161 | 7.7 | 32 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 105 | 812 | 7.7 | 43 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1989 | NFL New England Patriots | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1990 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1991 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1992 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1993 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 14 |
| 1989 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 12 |
| 1990 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 14 |
| 1991 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 3 |
| 1992 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 16 |
| 1993 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 5 |
| 1993 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 0 |
Awards
1988 - AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
Honors
1988 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1988 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
