Round 3 - #74 Overall
DT - Steve Warren
6'1" - 307 lbs
Nebraska
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The Lowdown...Unheralded athlete with impressive leaping ability...Has great upper body strength...Holds his ground well, firing low off the snap...Disruptive pass rusher who uses his hands aggressively to shed blocks...Attacks on his toes with good body control...Can bend his knees and redirect instantly...Recently timed at 5.2 in the 40-yard dash...Holds the school's career-record for defensive linemen with 10 pass deflections.
1999 Season...All-Big Twelve Conference first-team selection by the league's coaches and the Associated Press...Started every game at nose guard, recording 45 tackles (23 solos) with seven sacks for minus 65 yards and 15 stops for losses of 86 yards...Deflected two passes and credited with 12 quarterback pressures. Iowa...Opened the season with a 9-yard sack. Missouri...Made 5 tackles, an assisted sack and a pair of stops behind the line of scrimmage. Texas...Had 5 hits and 2 stops for losses of 9 yards. Kansas...Had another 5-tackle performance, adding 1.5 sacks for losses of 15 yards. Texas A&M...Posted 4 tackles (3 solos) with 3 pressures and 3 sacks for minus 23 yards. Colorado...Registered a 14-yard sack, 2 stops behind the line of scrimmage and a career-high 10 tackles (7 solos). Texas (Big Twelve Championship)...Had a pair of pressures and 2 stops for minus 4 yards. Tennessee (Fiesta Bowl)...Closed out his career with 3 tackles, including 2 stops for losses of 5 yards.
1998 Season...Appeared in ten games, starting the first six at nose guard...Finished with 26 tackles (10 solos) with a stop for a 3-yard loss...Recovered a fumble and deflected four passes. California...Set a school game-record for defensive linemen with 3 pass break-ups, including one that resulted in an interception. Washington...Collected 3 tackles and tipped a pass that resulted in an interception while also recovering a fumble.
Oklahoma State...Came up with a season-high 5 tackles. Arizona (Holiday Bowl)...Posted 4 assisted tackles.
1997 Season...Played in every game, starting vs. Akron and Kansas...Recorded 19 tackles (6 solos) with three pass deflections and five quarterback pressures. Kansas...Made 4 tackles with a 6-yard sack and a pair of pressures. Texas A&M (Big Twelve Championship)...Had a season-high 5 tackles. Tennessee (Orange Bowl)...Was in on a solo tackle.
1996 Season...One of five true freshman to letter...Appeared in eight games, making 6 tackles (2 solos) with an assisted sack for a 3-yard loss.
High School...Named the ninth-best player in the Midlands Region by SuperPrep as he racked up 165 tackles, including 71 solo stops and six sacks as a senior at Kickapoo (Springfield, Mo.) High...Also had one interception, four pass breakups and led the team in quarterback pressures... First-team All-American and the Midlands Defensive Player of the Year by The National Recruiting Advisor and rated the second-best defensive lineman in the Big Eight Region by Bluechip...He earned first-team All-State honors as a defensive lineman as a junior and senior in Missouri's Class 5A (largest) and honorable-mention USA Today All-America honors...Second-team All-American pick, as named by Collegiate Sports of America...His 1995 team advanced to the state semifinals, the best for the school and best for any school in Springfield...Versatile athlete who also lettered in basketball (freshman and sophomore years) and track...1996 state champion (54-10 1/2) and school record holder in the shot put (55-7 1/4).
Personal...Sociology major, scheduled to graduate in May, 2000...An excellent singer, Steve has sung the national anthem at basketball games and also sings at weddings...Older brother, Cliff, played football at Northwestern Oklahoma...Son of Clifford and Jean Warren...Born 1/22/78... Resides in Springfield, Missouri.
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
| STATS |
GP |
GS |
TK |
SO |
AS |
FR |
FC |
INT |
TFL |
PBU |
SACK |
PRES |
| 1996 |
08 |
00 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0-0 |
1- 3 |
1 |
0.5- 3 |
1 |
| 1997 |
12 |
02 |
19 |
6 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
1- 6 |
3 |
1.0- 6 |
5 |
| 1998 |
10 |
06 |
26 |
10 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
0-0 |
1- 3 |
4 |
0.0- 0 |
7 |
| 1999 |
12 |
12 |
45 |
23 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
15-86 |
2 |
7.0-65 |
12 |
| TOTAL |
42 |
20 |
96 |
41 |
55 |
2 |
0 |
0-0 |
18-98 |
10 |
8.5-74 |
25 |
bio and stats courtesy NFL
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