Stephen Starring
Stephen Dale Starring
Born: July 30, 1961
Baton Rouge, LA USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 172
College: McNeese St.
High School: Vinton (LA)
Career: 1983-1988
Drafted: 1983 in Round 3, #74 overall by the New England Patriots
Stephen Starring played from 1983 to 1988 during his career with the Detroit Lions, New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Starring caught 120 passes for 2,029 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 17 | 389 | 22.9 | 76 | 2 |
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 46 | 657 | 14.3 | 65 | 4 |
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 16 | 235 | 14.7 | 40 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 16 | 295 | 18.4 | 47 | 2 |
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 17 | 289 | 17.0 | 34 | 3 |
| 1988 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 40 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Totals | 120 | 2029 | 16.9 | 76 | 11 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 10 | 73 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 108 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 48 | 1012 | 21.1 | 53 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 36 | 802 | 22.3 | 52 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 23 | 445 | 19.3 | 43 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 130 | 16.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 115 | 2389 | 20.8 | 53 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 2 | -5 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Totals | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL | New England Patriots | 15 | 3 |
| 1984 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 2 |
| 1987 | NFL | New England Patriots | 11 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 0 |
