Steve Atwater is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a modest career value score of 30 in the Knox value model. Atwater's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Steve Atwater
Height6'3"
Weight220 lb
BornOct 28, 1966
Age59
CollegeArkansasSee College Stats
Rookie yr1989
Draft1989 · Rd 1, Pick 20 · DEN
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1989 | 22–23 | DEN | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 23–24 | DEN | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 24–25 | DEN | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 25–26 | DEN | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 26–27 | DEN | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 27–28 | DEN | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 28–29 | DEN | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 29–30 | DEN | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 30–31 | DEN | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 31–32 | DEN | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 32–33 | NYJ | 11 | — | 45 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 166 | — | 45 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Draft OutcomeBust ↓
Pick #20 (Rd 1) · DEN · 1989 · -26.7 vs expected KV-H
30actual
56.7 expected · Δ−26.7
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