Stefan Logan


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Position: RB
Jersey #: 11
Date of Birth: June 2, 1981
Height / Weight: 5'6" / 180 lbs
Drafted: Round , Pick in 2007 by
First Team: PIT (2009)
Last Team: DET (2012)

Running Back Stats

Year Team Games Rush Att Rush Yds Rush TDs Rec Targets Rec Yds Rec TDs Fumbles Fantasy
2012DET531706728005
2011DET993201119005
2010DET9159500100016
2009PIT1000115001

Career Summary

Stefan Logan is a former NFL return specialist and running back whose record-setting college career at South Dakota led to professional football in the NFL and CFL.

Stefan Logan is a former NFL return specialist and running back. He played college football at South Dakota before beginning his NFL career with Pittsburgh.

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Early Life

Logan grew up in Miami, Florida, before attending the University of South Dakota as a walk-on.

Logan grew up in Miami, Florida, and joined the University of South Dakota football program as a walk-on.

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College Career

Logan became South Dakota's career rushing and all-purpose yardage leader while earning two All-America honors and four all-NCC selections.

Logan played 45 games for South Dakota from 2003 through 2006. He rushed for 5,958 yards and 28 touchdowns, setting Coyote records for rushing yards and 7,859 all-purpose yards.

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Path to the NFL

Logan signed a two-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009 after his record-setting South Dakota career.

In February 2009, Logan signed a two-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. South Dakota said he would compete for work in the backfield and as a return man.

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NFL Career

Logan played 64 NFL games for Pittsburgh and Detroit and established himself as a kickoff and punt returner.

NFL.com lists Logan in 64 games: 16 with Pittsburgh in 2009 and 16 in each of three seasons with Detroit from 2010 through 2012. He totaled 4,343 kickoff-return yards, 1,243 punt-return yards, 144 rushing yards and 52 receiving yards.

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Career Accomplishments

Logan earned South Dakota Hall of Fame recognition after a college career that included two All-America honors, and he returned a 105-yard NFL kickoff for a touchdown in 2010.

South Dakota inducted Logan into its Coyote Sports Hall of Fame in 2018. The school cited his two All-America honors and reported that he returned a 105-yard kickoff for a touchdown with Detroit in 2010.

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Playing Style

Logan combined running-back experience with a prominent special-teams return role.

Logan played running back at South Dakota and served as a kick return specialist in the NFL. South Dakota reported that Detroit claimed him in 2010 as a kick return specialist.

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Legacy

Logan remains the University of South Dakota's leading rusher and all-purpose-yardage leader.

Logan is South Dakota's all-time leading rusher and holds the school's career record for all-purpose yards.

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Post-Career

After his NFL tenure, Logan continued his professional career in the Canadian Football League and was inducted into South Dakota's athletics hall of fame in 2018.

South Dakota's 2018 Hall of Fame profile noted that Logan played for the BC Lions and Montreal Alouettes in the CFL after his NFL career.

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