Steve Breaston

Steve Breaston

Steve Breaston on September 7, 2008 versus the San Francisco 49ers
No. 15     Kansas City Chiefs
Wide receiver / Return specialist
Personal information
Date of birth: August 20, 1983 (1983-08-20)
Place of birth: North Braddock, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Weight: 189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College: Michigan
NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 5 / Pick: 142
Debuted in 2007 for the Arizona Cardinals
Career history
Arizona Cardinals (2007–2010) Kansas City Chiefs (2011-present)
Career highlights and awards
N/A
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2011
Receptions	247
Receiving Yards	3,304
Total Return Yards	3,105
Total TDs	11
Stats at NFL.com

Steven William Breaston (born August 20, 1983) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan.

Early years

Breaston attended Woodland Hills High School in suburban Pittsburgh, PA and was a letterman in football and track and field.

College career

2004 Michigan Wolverines football team #20 Mike Hart, #7 Chad Henne, #15 Breaston, #8 Jason Avant, #88 Tim Massaquoi

Breaston played for the Michigan Wolverines for four seasons (2003–2006). He is the most prolific return man in school history and his 156 career receptions are fifth most in Michigan history.

Records

Breaston is Michigan's all-time leading punt returner (127 returns for 1,599 yards) and kickoff returner (81 returns for 1,993 yards). He returned four punts for touchdowns, which ties him with Gene Derricotte and Derrick Alexander for the school record, and one kickoff for a score. His combined total of five returns for touchdowns is a Michigan record. Breaston's punt returns and punt return yardage marks are also Big Ten Conference records. Breaston ranks seventh in conference annals in kickoff returns and kickoff return yardage. On January 1, 2005, Breaston set a Rose Bowl record with 315 all-purpose yards.

National awards

• 2006 Maxwell Award watchlist
• 2006 Walter Camp Award watchlist
• 2006 Biletnikoff Award watchlist

Conference honors

• 2003 Big Ten Freshman of the Year (coaches)
• 2006 Big Ten Conference Sportsmanship Award Honoree
• Four-time Big Ten Football Special Teams Player of the Week

200-yard games at Michigan

Breaston had ten games in his U-M career in which he had more than 200 all-purpose yards, as follows:

Rank	Opponent	Date	Rush Yds	Rec Yds	Kick Ret Yds	Punt Ret Yds	Total Yds	TDs	Score
1	Texas	January 1, 2005	15	77	221	2	315	1	37–38
2	Northwestern	November 13, 2004	32	49	79	112	272	2	42–20
3	Penn State	October 15, 2005	3	110	128	28	269	0	27–25
4	Minnesota	October 8, 2005	0	45	186	0	231	1	20–23
5	Indiana	November 11, 2006	0	103	45	83	231	2	34–3
6	Nebraska	December 28, 2005	-2	8	146	72	224	0	28–32
7	Ball State	November 4, 2006	11	50	133	22	216	0	43–26
		Career	321	1696	1993	1559	5569	17

Statistics

				Receiving						Rushing						Punt Returns						Kickoff Returns
Season	Team	GP		Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD		Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD		PR	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD		KR	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
2003	Michigan	13		38	444	11.7	37	3		12	65	5.4	21	2		45	619	13.8	74	2		9	191	21.2	34	0
2004	Michigan	11		34	291	8.6	50	3		10	76	7.6	20	0		24	292	12.2	67	1		28	689	24.6	53	0
2005	Michigan	11		26	291	11.2	52	2		10	101	10.1	30	0		29	356	12.3	72	0		23	646	28.1	95	1
2006	Michigan	13		58	670	11.6	62	2		10	79	7.9	26	0		29	332	11.4	83	1		21	467	22.2	64	0
Career totals		48		156	1,696	10.9	62	10		42	321	7.6	30	2		127	1,599	12.6	83	4		81	1,993	24.6	95	1

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measureables

Ht	Wt	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 0⅜ in	193 lb	4.46 s	1.49 s	2.56 s	4.29 s	6.90 s	33 in	10 ft 4 in
All results from NFL Combine

Arizona Cardinals

Breaston was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals with the 142nd pick in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. In the fourth game of the 2007 season against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Breaston took a punt back 73 yards for a touchdown, which proved to be the key score, as the Cardinals went on to win the game. Through week 13 of the 2007 season, Breaston had 1,462 return yards for the Cardinals.

Breaston had a breakout year in 2008. Following a serious injury to perennial Pro Bowl receiver Anquan Boldin, Breaston was inserted into the Cardinals' starting line-up at wide receiver. Breaston notably refused to participate in pre-game introductions at home games due to his opinion that he was still a backup, keeping a seat warm for the usual starter Anquan Boldin. Breaston finished the year with 1,006 yards, and he, Boldin, and Larry Fitzgerald became the fifth 1,000 yard receiving trio in NFL history.

Kansas City Chiefs

On July 29, 2011 Breaston signed a five-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Statistics

Accurate as of February 7, 2010

Year	Team	G	GS	Rec	Yards	Avg	Lng	TD
2007	ARI	16	0	8	92	11.5	22
2009	ARI	15	15	55	712	12.9	45	3
Tot.	ARI	47	22	140	1,810	12.9	58	6

See also

• Lists of Michigan Wolverines football receiving leaders

External links

• Arizona Cardinals bio
• ESPN NFL profile
• ESPN college profile