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Position: | Defensive End | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | April 16, 1970 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Spokane, Washington, United States | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 293 lb (133 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Cheney (WA) | ||||||||
College: | Washington | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 | ||||||||
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Tackles: | 134 |
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Sacks: | 8.0 |
Interceptions: | 1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Steven Charles Emtman (born April 16, 1970) is a former professional American football player. He played defensive tackle and defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts, the Miami Dolphins and the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Washington Huskies, and was drafted into the NFL as the first overall selection in the 1992 NFL Draft.
Emtman was born in Spokane, Washington, grew up in nearby Cheney, and graduated from Cheney High School in 1988. Lightly recruited, he accepted a football scholarship to the University of Washington in Seattle to play for head coach Don James.
He redshirted in 1988, but soon became a star as a sophomore on a resurgent defense in 1990. Washington went 10-2 and won the Rose Bowl for the first time in 9 seasons. He was considered the best overall player on the 1991 Husky undefeated national championship team. A consensus All-American, Emtman won the Outland Trophy, Lombardi Award, was the Bill Willis Award winner and the UPI Lineman of the Year. He was also named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year during his impressive junior year of 1991. He finished fourth in the ballot for the Heisman Trophy.