Powerful, North-South runner…move-the-chains
ball-carrier with affinity for the end zone…signed by Rams 9/1/06 after three
seasons with Carolina and seven with Washington…finished 2005 and 2004 seasons
on reserve/injured with right knee injury…originally selected by Redskins in the
fourth round (102nd overall) of 1996 NFL Draft.
2005: 81 yards on 13 carries
(6.2-yard average) with one touchdown in Week 1 against New Orleans…25 carries
for 77 yards with career-high-tying three touchdowns vs. New England in Week
2…two rushing touchdowns in Week 4 vs. Green Bay (19 carries, 51 yards), Week 8
vs. Minnesota (17 carries, 40 yards), and Week 9 at Tampa Bay (12 carries, 48
yards)…tied season-high with 81 yards on 27 rushes, with one touchdown, in Week
10 vs. New York Jets…placed on reserve/injured 12/17 with injured right
knee. 2004: Nine
rushes for 26 yards with one reception for 22 yards in season opener vs. Green
Bay 9/13…inactive for next three games with right knee injury…66 yards on 15
carries, adding a 10-yard reception, at Philadelphia 10/17…placed on
reserve/injured 11/13 with injured right
knee.
2003: Earned third career Pro Bowl
selection…career-high seven 100-yard rushing games…started first season with
Panthers with four straight 100-yard rushing contests – 22-111-0 vs.
Jacksonville 9/7; 33-142-0 at Tampa Bay 9/14 (earning NFC Offensive Player of
the Week honors); 21-153-1 vs. Atlanta 9/28 (adding season-highs with four
receptions for 38 yards); 30-159-1 vs. New Orleans 10/5 (NFC Offensive Player of
the Week)…season-high 178 yards on 31 carries with two touchdowns at New Orleans
10/26, earning NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors…30 carries for 153 yards
the next week at Houston 11/2…115 yards on 23 carries vs. Philadelphia 11/30…26
carries for 104 yards with one touchdown in NFC Wildcard Game vs. Dallas
1/3/04…six carries for 86 yards in NFC Divisional Playoff Game at St. Louis
10/10/04…13 carries for 49 yards in Super Bowl XXXVIII vs. New England
2/1/04.
2002: 26 carries for 104 yards and one
touchdown in season opener vs. Arizona 9/8, adding career-high-tying seven
receptions for 46 yards…16 carries for 80 yards vs. Indianapolis 10/27 before
leaving game with right knee sprain in second quarter…88 yards on 31 carries
with career-high three touchdowns vs. St. Louis
11/24.
2001: Became first player in Redskins’
history to rush for at least 1,000 yards in three straight seasons…six 100-yard
rushing games…107 yards on 29 carries vs. New York Giants 10/28…142 yards on 32
carries with one touchdown the following week vs. Seattle 11/4…100-yard games in
four of last five contests – 26-110-1 at Arizona 12/9; 24-111-0 vs. Philadelphia
12/16; 21-111-1 at New Orleans 12/30; 38-148-1 vs. Arizona
1/6/02.
2000: Earned second straight Pro Bowl
berth…five 100-yard rushing games…23 carries for 133 yards and one touchdown in
season opener vs. Carolina 9/3…season-high 141 yards on 28 attempts, including
50-yard touchdown vs. Tampa Bay 10/1…114 yards and two touchdowns on 24 attempts
at Jacksonville 10/22…124 yards and one touchdown on 30 carries, adding two
receptions for 62 yards at Arizona 11/5…120 yards on 27 carries vs. Arizona
12/24.
1999: Earned first career Pro Bowl
selection…six 100-yard rushing games…set Redskins’ record with 1,405 rushing
yards…earned Football News all-NFC honors…23 carries for 126 yards with
career-high three touchdowns at New York Giants 9/19…tied career-high with three
touchdowns the following week on 24 carries for 93 yards at New York Jets
9/26…12 carries for 143 yards and two touchdowns, adding two receptions for 26
yards vs. Chicago 10/31…earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors with 183
yards on 33 attempts and one touchdown vs. New York Giants 11/21…career-high 189
yards on 37 carries with one touchdown vs. Arizona 12/12…15 carries for 119
yards and two touchdowns in NFC Wildcard Game vs. Detroit
1/8/00.
1998: First career touchdown reception on
five receptions for 65 yards vs. New York Giants 11/1…career-high seven
receptions for first career 100-yard receiving game with 110 yards and one
touchdown at Oakland 11/29…17 carries for 70 yards in season finale at Dallas
12/27.
1997: First NFL start at Pittsburgh 9/7,
rushing 17 times for 66 yards, adding two receptions for 20 yards…22 carries for
94 yards and two touchdowns vs. Dallas 10/13…20 carries for 92 yards, adding six
receptions for 27 yards, at Arizona 12/7.
1996:
Made NFL debut at New York Giants 9/15, rushing six times for 57 yards and one
touchdown, a 39-yarder…eight carries for 35 yards and one touchdown vs. Dallas
12/22.
College Highlights:
Ended Auburn career as school’s fourth-leading
rusher all-time with 2,811 yards, trailing Joe Cribbs, James Brooks, and Bo
Jackson…all-Southeastern Conference selection as senior, rushing for 1,068 yards
and 14 touchdowns…tied Jackson’s single-season record with 17 total
touchdowns…led Tigers with 1,263 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns on 221 carries
to earn all-SEC honors as junior…played in nine games as sophomore, gaining 480
yards rushing and three touchdowns on 87 carries…vocational education
major.
Personal Info:
Born Stephen Davis in Spartanburg, S.C…named National
Player of the Year by Football News and Offensive Player of the Year by USA
Today as senior at Spartanburg High…gained school-record 2,448 rushing yards and
scored 32 touchdowns to lead team to Class 4A state title in 1991…gained 4,501
rushing yards on 535 carries with 53 touchdowns and 5,425 all-purpose yards…won
state 100-meter dash title three times and still holds state-record with time of
10.40…in conjunction with his charity organization, Big Country Foundation,
started the “Rushing for Remembrance” campaign in 2001, which benefits children
of victims of the September 11th attack on the Pentagon…proceeds are contributed
to scholarship fund benefiting those children…proceeds from Big Country
Foundation benefit breast cancer research…married to Dee Dee with daughters
Dentia, Sherrell, and Stephanie, and son Stephen,
Jr.