Steve Breaston
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Receiving Stats (WR / TE)
| Year | Team | Games | Rec | Targets | Rec Yds | TDs | YAC | 1st Downs | Fumbles | Fantasy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | KC | 7 | 7 | 15 | 74 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2011 | KC | 16 | 61 | 98 | 785 | 2 | 311 | 39 | 0 | 93 |
| 2010 | ARI | 12 | 47 | 87 | 718 | 1 | 168 | 32 | 0 | 82 |
| 2009 | ARI | 14 | 55 | 82 | 712 | 3 | 158 | 33 | 0 | 94 |
| 2008 | ARI | 15 | 77 | 77 | 1003 | 3 | 249 | 44 | 0 | 119 |
| 2007 | ARI | 5 | 8 | 8 | 92 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Career Summary
Steve Breaston is a former NFL wide receiver and return specialist who played six seasons with Arizona and Kansas City.
Breaston entered the league as a fifth-round Cardinals selection from Michigan and appeared in 86 regular-season games. He totaled 255 receptions for 3,387 yards and nine touchdowns while also contributing in both return roles.
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Early Life
Breaston grew up in North Braddock, Pennsylvania.
Michigan identified Breaston as a North Braddock native during his final college season. He continued from Pennsylvania into a record-setting return career at Michigan.
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High School
Breaston attended Woodland Hills High School in Pennsylvania.
Michigan’s 2004 Big Ten special-teams announcement identified Breaston as a Woodland Hills High School graduate from North Braddock.
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College Career
At Michigan, Breaston became one of the Big Ten’s leading return specialists while also producing as a receiver.
Arizona’s draft announcement says Breaston set Big Ten career records with 127 punt returns and 1,599 punt-return yards. As a senior, he earned first-team All-Big Ten all-purpose recognition, led Michigan with 58 catches for 670 yards and two touchdowns, and ranked third in the conference in both punt and kickoff return average.
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Path to the NFL
Arizona selected Breaston in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft, 142nd overall.
Michigan reported that Breaston was the fifth pick of the fifth round. The Cardinals then signed the Michigan receiver to a three-year contract.
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NFL Career
Breaston played in 86 regular-season games, including four seasons with Arizona and two with Kansas City.
NFL statistics list 77 receptions for 1,006 yards and three touchdowns in his 2008 Cardinals season, followed by 61 receptions for 785 yards and two touchdowns with Kansas City in 2011. He signed with the Chiefs in July 2011.
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Career Accomplishments
Breaston produced a 1,000-yard receiving season and established return records at Michigan.
His 1,006 receiving yards in 2008 remain the high-water mark of his NFL career. In college, he finished with Michigan and Big Ten return records while compiling 5,609 all-purpose yards across 48 games.
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Playing Style
Breaston provided value as a receiver, punt returner and kickoff returner.
NFL records show he handled 114 punt returns and 102 kick returns in his career while building a receiving role. His college selection as a first-team All-Big Ten all-purpose player reflected the same multipurpose contribution.
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Legacy
Breaston’s Michigan return records and six-year NFL career mark him as an accomplished all-purpose player.
He holds Michigan records for kickoff returns and kickoff-return yards, as well as Big Ten career marks for punt returns and punt-return yards. His NFL career added sustained receiving production and return value.
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