Steve Atwater
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Defensive back, Arkansas, 1985–⁠88

Steve Atwater

Born
Oct 28, 1966, in Chicago, Illinois

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Steve Atwater played defensive back at Arkansas (1985–⁠88). The Denver Broncos took Atwater in the first round, No. 20 overall in the 1989 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1988
First-team All-Southwest Conference
Drafted
No. 20
Overall, 1989 NFL Draft (Denver Broncos)

Honors

Team titles: SWC champions, 1988

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 1989
Height6′3½″
Weight212 lb
40-yard dash4.63 s
10-yard split1.60 s
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press7 reps
20-yard shuttle4.14 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 8 (1990–⁠96, 1998) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1991–⁠92) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1996

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1991–⁠92; AP second team 1996; Pro Football Writers first team 1991–⁠92; Sporting News first team 1992; NEA first team 1991–⁠92; Pro Football Weekly first team 1991; and 1 more.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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