Steve Breaston

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Steve Breaston
Arizona Cardinals — No. 15
Wide receiver
Date of birth: August 20, 1983 (1983-08-20) (age 24)
Place of birth: North Braddock, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 178 lb (81 kg)
National Football League debut
2007 for the Arizona Cardinals
Career history
College: Michigan
NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 5 / Pick: 142
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Career highlights and awards
  • No notable achievements
Stats at NFL.com

Steven William Breaston (born August 20, 1983 in North Braddock, Pennsylvania) is an American football wide receiver, kick returner, and punt returner who plays for the Arizona Cardinals. He was drafted by Arizona in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

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[edit] High school career

Breaston attended Woodland Hills High School and was a letterman in football and track and field.

[edit] College career

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 annals.

[edit] 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 return and punt return yardage marks are also Big Ten Conference records. Breaston ranks fifth in conference annals in kickoff returns and kickoff return yardage. On January 1, 2005, Breaston set a Rose Bowl record with 316 all-purpose yards.

[edit] National awards

[edit] Conference honors

[edit] Breaston's 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 Rushing Yds. Recvg. Yds. Kick Rtn. Yds. Punt Rtn. Yds. Total Yds. TDs Score
1 Texas 2005-01-01 15 77 221 2 315 1 37-38
2 Northwestern 2004-11-13 32 49 79 112 272 2 42-20
3 Penn State 2005-10-15 3 110 128 28 269 0 27-25
4 Minnesota 2005-10-8 0 45 186 0 231 1 20-23
5 Indiana 2006-11-11 0 103 45 83 231 2 34-3
6 Nebraska 2005-12-28 -2 8 146 72 224 0 28-32
7 Ball State 2006-11-04 11 50 133 22 216 0 43-26
- - Career 321 1696 1993 1559 5569 17 -

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[edit] Professional career

Breaston was drafted by Arizona 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.[1]

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