
Running back, West Virginia, 2005–07
Steve Slaton
- Born
- Jan 4, 1986
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Steve Slaton played running back at West Virginia (2005–07). He finished fourth in the 2006 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2006. The Houston Texans took Slaton in round 3, No. 89 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2025.
At a glance
Career highs
215rushing yards, career highat Pittsburgh, 20065rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Louisville, 20056catches, career highat Pittsburgh, 2006130receiving yards, career highat Pittsburgh, 20062receiving touchdowns, career highat Pittsburgh, 2006Honors
- Inducted 2025College Football Hall of Fame
- 2005Big East Rookie of the Year
- 2005National leader in points per game (16.3)
- 2006Consensus All‑American
- 2006Fourth in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Big East champions, 2005 and 2007
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | West Virginia | 205 | 1,128 | 5.5 | 17 | 52 |
| 2006 | West Virginia | 248 | 1,744 | 7.0 | 16 | 65 |
| 2007 | West Virginia | 211 | 1,051 | 5.0 | 17 | 58 |
| Career | 664 | 3,923 | 5.9 | 50 | 65 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | West Virginia | 12 | 95 | 7.9 | 2 | 19 |
| 2006 | West Virginia | 27 | 360 | 13.3 | 2 | 67 |
| 2007 | West Virginia | 26 | 350 | 13.5 | 1 | 51 |
| Career | 65 | 805 | 12.4 | 5 | 67 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2007 West Virginia 13 games, 1,051 rushing yards, 17 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 62–24 | 16 | 109 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 61 |
| Sep 8 | at | W 48–23 | 24 | 146 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 31–14 | 26 | 137 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 48–7 | 18 | 110 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 42 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 13–21 | 13 | 54 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 6 | at | W 55–14 | 15 | 69 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 51 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 38–13 | 23 | 127 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 36 |
| Oct 27 | at | W 31–3 | 16 | 73 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 51 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 38–31 | 17 | 60 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 14 |
| Nov 17 | at | W 28–23 | 23 | 103 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 48 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 66–21 | 10 | 54 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 11 |
| Dec 1 | vs. | L 9–13 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 48–28 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2006 West Virginia 13 games, 1,744 rushing yards, 16 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 42–10 | 33 | 203 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 12 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 52–3 | 8 | 105 | 2 | 49 | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 45–24 | 21 | 195 | 2 | 52 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | W 27–10 | 24 | 80 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 35 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 42–14 | 26 | 185 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 23 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 41–17 | 20 | 163 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 20 | at | W 37–11 | 19 | 128 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 14 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 34–44 | 18 | 156 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 74 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 42–24 | 12 | 148 | 2 | 65 | 2 | 4 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 45–27 | 23 | 215 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 130 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 19–24 | 18 | 43 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| Dec 2 | vs. | W 41–39 | 23 | 112 | 2 | 44 | 3 | 37 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 38–35 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
2005 West Virginia 9 games, 1,128 rushing yards, 17 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 35–7 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 17–34 | 11 | 90 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 12 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 27–14 | 25 | 139 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 35 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 46–44 | 31 | 188 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 20 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 45–13 | 17 | 71 | 1 | 32 | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at | W 38–0 | 25 | 129 | 4 | 33 | 1 | −10 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 45–13 | 34 | 179 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 16 |
| Dec 3 | at | W 28–13 | 28 | 86 | 1 | 26 | – | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 38–35 | 26 | 204 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 8 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2008 | Combine or pro day 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′9⅛″ | |
| Weight | 197 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¼″ | |
| Hand size | 8¾″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.49 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ | |
| Bench press | 19 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.74 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.27 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 45 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Houston Texans | 16 | 268 | 1,282 | 9 | 50 | 377 |
| 2009 | Houston Texans | 11 | 131 | 437 | 3 | 44 | 417 |
| 2010 | Houston Texans | 12 | 19 | 93 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2011 | Miami Dolphins | 6 | 24 | 84 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| NFL career | 45 | 442 | 1,896 | 13 | 100 | 808 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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