This was Sapp talking to a Clarion Ledger reporter at media day for the Heisman finalists in 1994. He was also named First-Team All-SWAC for the third year in a row. 85. Steve McNair, in full Steve LaTreal McNair, byname Air McNair, (born February 14, 1973, Mount Olive, Mississippi, U.S.died July 4, 2009, Nashville, Tennessee), American gridiron football player who threw 174 touchdown passes during his 13 National Football League (NFL) seasons (1995-2008), primarily while playing for the Tennessee Titans. Known as "Air McNair" during his college days at Alcorn State, he set (and still holds) FCS records for total offense in a career (16,823 yards), as well as the single-season record (5,799 yards of total offense). Billy Kilmer Jon Kitna We are saddened and shocked to hear the news of Steve McNair's passing today. Team Stats and Rankings Table; Tot Yds & TO Passing Rushing Penalties; Player PF Yds Ply Y/P TO FL 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD Pen Yds 1stPy; Team Stats: 348: 4905: 1046: 4.7: 38: 20: 295: 314: 536: 46. RECORDS:7 unbreakable FCS records| The longest CFB field goal. He set the passing yardage record in 1979 and then broke it in 1980 and 1981. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Lance became the first player in history to win theWalter Payton Award and Jerry Rice Award in the same season. Starr was at his best in the postseason, posting a 104.1 passer rating and a 9-1 record. He played with unquestioned heart and leadership and led us to places that we had never reached, including our only Super Bowl. His career was cut short after undergoing surgery on his throwing arm. 69. It's been thirteen years since the world tragically lost former Alcorn State quarterback and first round draft pick Steve McNair. Jim Hart Quarterback Steve McNair played 13 seasons for the Titans and Ravens. Lance gained over 2,700 passing yards and 1,100 rushing yards as he led North Dakota State to an undefeated regular season and the FCS national title, taking home championship most outstanding player honors. Tarkentons passer rating dropped 22 points in the playoffs, which drops him down this list. Legendary FCS athletes. [8], McNair was born in a small tin-roofed house in Mount Olive, Mississippi on February 14, 1973. Hes never played with great receivers and had only a few seasons with a competent defense but still manages to drag the Saints near the .500 mark every year. Im happy to see him go, JSU coach James Carson said after McNair had destroyed his team for the final time. 34. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CBS/AP) A carpet soaked with blood, deep red stains on a couch, and a dozen liquor . Brad Johnson Position: QB. FCS HISTORY:The 9all-time winningest FCS programs|7 of the most unbreakable FCS records. You be the judge. Steve Bartkowski USA Today reported that the Metro Nashville Police Department concluded Kazemi shot and killed . Greg Landry Rodgers may be the most talented quarterback to ever play. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. Talking about their physical appearance, Steve has a black pair of dark brown eyes and black hair. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. [32], On July 4th, 2009, McNair was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds, along with the body of a 20-year-old woman named Sahel "Jenni" Kazemi, in a condominium rented by McNair in downtown Nashville. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. [22] The quarterback's charge was dropped on July 10, 2007 when McNair's brother-in-law pleaded guilty to reckless driving.[23]. Marino never came close to matching that season, though. It was a seesaw battle, McNair said of the decisions pros and cons. 61. 38. Sports. In December of the 2003 season, an injured calf and ankle kept McNair sidelined for two games, though he still finished with the best numbers of his career, including 3,215 passing yards, 24 touchdown passes, just seven interceptions,[16] and a quarterback rating of 100.4. His family didnt have much money. The bodies were discovered at 105 Lea Avenue in downtown Nashville, in a condominium rented by Steve. 21. [20] However, on June 7, 2006, the two teams worked out a deal to send McNair to the Ravens for a 4th-round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. McNair missed nine more games during the rest of the season, due primarily to injury, only starting in six games. He'd be the best player on Colorado's team or Nebraska's team, too. He was drafted third overall by the NFL's Houston Oilers in 1995, becoming the Oilers' regular starting quarterback in 1997, their first season in Tennessee, and remained the starting . All you gotta do is watch him play. To build this list, I used Pro Football References approximate value AV rankings to get a baseline, and then made some individual calls off of that. The original scrambling quarterback, Tarkenton made plays that other quarterbacks just werent making back when he played. Alcorn had games on ABC, ESPN2, and SportSouth. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. McNair set career records for the Football Championship Series with 14,496 passing yards, as well as the division record for total offensive yards with 16,823 career yards. Draft: Selected by the Houston Oilers in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. 83. Many consider Unitas the best quarterback of all-time, and were not going to argue with them we just never got a chance to see him play. Drafted: 1995 Rnd 1, Pick 3 by HOU. College: Alcorn State. 1 overall in the 1995 draft. Sorry, Ryan Fitzpatrick. Over that time, McNair threw 119 touchdown passes and set an FCS record by throwing and running for a combined 16,823 yards. He was originally drafted by the Houston Oilers third overall in the 1995 NFL Draft. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. I have been given the honor of ranking the 100 best NFL quarterbacks of all time. American football player, jurist, and writer. After that, well dive into the top 20 in more detail. 66. [21], On May 9, 2007, McNair was arrested in Nashville for drunk driving even though he was not driving at the time. Late in the season, he also appeared briefly against the Detroit Lions and New York Jets. He threw for 31,304 yards and 174 touchdowns. He was drafted third overall by the Titans (then known as the Houston Oilers) in 1995, becoming the team's regular starting quarterback in 1997, their first season in Tennessee (though he started six games over the prior two seasons in Houston), and remained the starting quarterback for the Titans through 2005. Thats the FCS record, and so is McNair doing it nine times over a career. "[36] There was also a conversation about financial issues where McNair transferred $2,000 to Kazemi, who claimed she was "stressed" and needed to pay her phone bill. Here are Steve McNair'scareer rushingstats in college. McNair was initially-offered a full scholarship to the University of Florida to play running back, but wanting to play quarterback, McNair chose Alcorn State University, a Historically Black University which competes in the NCAA's Division I-AA (now known as the Football Championship Subdivision) Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). McNair was drafted in the 35th round of the 1991 MLB draft out of Mount Olive. Alcorn State legend Steve McNair, who made three Pro Bowls with the Tennessee Titans and . He finished third in 1994 Heisman voting, despite the near impossibility of an FCS player getting serious consideration. Defensive Coordinator: Steve Sidwell. Were officially at the point where any of the following guys can make the argument for being No. He came awfully close to becoming a Super Bowl champion in 1999, when Kevin Dyson was stopped 1 yard short of the of the goal line with six seconds to go and the Titans trailing by seven. 22. The Mariners offered him $15,000 and a college scholarship to sign and play baseball, but he turned down the offer and enrolled at Alcorn. McNair grew up in Mississippi and chose to attend . 96. Steve McNair was born on February 14, 1973. MVP has been shared in the past (such as '03, with Peyton Manning and Steve McNair), even Super Bowl MVP has been shared (with teammates Harvey Martin and Randy White splitting the award in 1977). 77. We all sat around and watched him Thanksgiving weekend. Randall Cunningham This is so, so sad. Sahel Kazemi was 20 years old and swept up: He gave her a Cadillac Escalade for her birthday and took her on trips to places such as Key West, Fla., and Las Vegas. He set the leagues passer rating record in 1994 during one of the greatest seasons a quarterback has ever produced. [51], Last edited on 18 February 2023, at 18:53, Dyson was unable to break the plane of the goal line, "Titans to Retire Steve McNair's No. At least Brees has a ring and will go down as one of the most prolific passers in league history. He retired with just about every passing record and won three rings (only one Super Bowl, though) over the course of his career. He threw for 2,895 yards and 24 touchdowns as a freshman. AP Photo/Santa Barbara News-Press, Mike Eliason, File. Cam Newton He didnt have an all-time FCS receiver like Rice or Randy Moss. 45 Copy quote. Hometown: Mount Olive, MS. Year Induction: 2014. 67. I wish him well at the next level. We couldnt believe some of the things he did against defenses that were designed specifically to stop him. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. McNair played for the Braves from 1991 to 1994 and when he arrived the atmosphere at Alcorn State University dramatically changed. In the divisional playoff round against the Pittsburgh Steelers, McNair threw for a career postseason high 338 yards and two touchdowns, with two interceptions, while rushing for 29 yards and another score on the ground. August 12, 2021. He was 36 years old. Shortly after Steve McNair's death, a former Nashville police officer named Vincent Hill starts digging into the case on his own, reaching out to the victims' friends and family, talking to people tied to the events of July 4, 2009, and sifting through the swirling rumors. The closest the Tigers got was in McNair's freshman year in 1991, when they lost 18-16. His restaurant, Gridiron9, closed down on July 4 . Steve LaTreal McNair (Air) Position: QB Throws: Right. Check out Steve Mcnair's College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits and More College Stats at Sports-Reference.com Unfortunately for Manning, playoff performance matters, and he just wasnt near his best in January. But whos the better FCS legend between Steve McNair and Trey Lance? In a presser today, police in Nashville, TN revealed the following about the death of Steve McNair -- an investigation they're saying "clearly points to a murder-suicide." McNair's complete stat line from the 1994 season is as follows: 356 completions, 5,377 yards, 47 passing touchdowns, 904 rushing yards, and nine rushing touchdowns. He nearly doubled those numbers in his senior year, throwing for 5,377 yards and 47 touchdowns while completing 58% of his passes. Steve McNair won one NFL Most Valuable Player award. 88. What an arm! 31. Bio. 73. "She just had it made, you . 46. McNair grew up in Mississippi and chose to attend the rural Alcorn State University, a historically Black Division I-AA (now Football Championship Subdivision [FCS]) school where he could play quarterback, rather than serve as defensive back at a major university. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. 55. Brian Sipe Steve McNair QB | Ultimate Legends 335K. McNair missed the 2004 season's fourth game with a bruised sternum, an injury suffered the previous week against Jacksonville,[17] and played in only five more games that season. Awards: Walter Payton | Buck Buchanan | Jerry Rice No big deal. He was positioned to graduate easily, whether right then or not. [15] All charges related to the incident were later dropped.[6]. The 94 draft featured a couple QBs slated to go higher, Trent Dilfer and Heath Shuler, and he wanted to keep playing at Alcorn along with his brother Tim, a receiver. I don't get caught up in the individual stats or the awards. He led the league in passer rating in each of his final two seasons and was coming off a fifth consecutive Pro Bowl season. Ive said before that hes the best college football player in the country, Alcorn head man Cardell Jones told the Hattiesburg American. July 4, 2009 (aged 36) Nashville Tennessee. Stats Gamelogs Splits 300-Yard Passing. Eli Manning After the season, McNair was voted to his second Pro Bowl and he was named Co-MVP of the league along with Manning. The Heisman Trust will tell you 32 players from small schools have finished in the top 10 in various years, but most of those are Ivy Leaguers from before the Ivies went FCS. A number of Hall of Fame worthy stars have retired this offseason, but which ones are worthy of induction in Canton in 2013? (McNairs number goes down a tick if you include his playoff game, but hes still well ahead of Klingler or anyone else.). Moon may have been higher on this list if he hadnt spent the first six years of his career in Canada. Cam Newton 39. 63. "Steve McNair is the best football player I've ever seen," said a guy who coached maybe the best athlete in history. 1st in career total offense per game: 400.5 yards per game, 1st in total offense in a season per game: 527.2 yards per game, 1st in career total offense gained against one opponent per game (min. HBCU: Championship history | Greatest individual players Lance was a more efficient passer than McNair, having a higher completion percentage and more yards per attempt. Steve McNair is a successful community and national icon that took an interest in a 19-20 year old young woman. McNair's 2,665 passing yards were the most for the Oilers in a season since Warren Moon in 1993, and his 13 interceptions were the fewest for a single season in franchise history. Frank Ryan Our Steven J. Gaither tells the story of McNair and his journey to . The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of - Stats - Collection Summary. McNair helped Alcorn State to another good year in 1993, as the Braves upped their record to 83 while McNair threw for more than 3,000 yards and 30 touchdowns. However,his 2,327 rushing yards continue to keep his total yards mark standing. The Titans ended at 124, the same record as the Colts, but Indianapolis took the AFC South division championship by virtue of its two victories over Tennessee. McNair had 2,733 completions in 4,544 attempts for 31,304 yards and 174 touchdowns. While McNair didn't end up winning the award, it was a major accomplishment to see a SWAC player get that kind of recognition during that time. That probably had more to do with the color of his skin than his actually ability, unfortunately. McNair was in the passenger seat and Vent Gordon, a chef at a restaurant McNair owned, was in the back seat. Ken Stabler 42. Even Texas Techs B.J. Steve McNair was selected to the Pro Bowl three times. Education. John Hadl He announced his retirement following the 2007 season. (Video by Courtney Cronin/The Clarion-Ledger). But almost everyone ahead of him played a longer season, some by up to four games. In addition, McNair won the Walter Payton Award as the top I-AA player and finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting behind Rashaan Salaam and Ki-Jana Carter. . Instead, hell have to settle for those three rings. 65. 36. [31], His cousin is NFL linebacker Demario Davis. The obvious point: thousands of QBs have played in lower-level conferences, and nobody has ever put together a resume like McNairs. What we admired most about Steve when we played against him was his competitive spirit, and we were lucky enough to have that with us for two years. Warner led another perennial loser to the Super Bowl and put together another masterful postseason performance. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? And what a start it was! 99 Everson Griffen RE | Limited Edition 326K. That period 1999-2003 was the Titans first five years they won 56 games making postseason 4 times winning 5 games,going to 2 AFC title games/1 . STEVE MCNAIR'S DEATH: Titans legend seemingly led double life. 97. 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College: Alcorn State. Original: Sep 11, 2021. 33. That said, lets get into the comparison. Career Stats for QB Steve McNair The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. Meanwhile, there is a great chance you have never heard of a single player McNair targeted with a college pass. The driver failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for DUI; McNair was charged with DUI by consent. ): 0.00%, 1st freshman to win the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award, 1st player to win the Walter Payton and Jerry Rice Award in the same season, 1stfreshman voted MVFC Offensive Player of the Year, 1st in FCS pass efficiency rating: 180.6, 2nd in FCS in yards per pass attempt: 9.71 yards per attempt, 4th in points responsible for: 252 points, 5th in completion percentage: 66.9 percent, 10th in rushing yards per carry: 6.51 yards per carry, 4x SWAC Offensive Player of the Year (1991-1994), Sports Illustrated Offensive Player of the Year (1992), Black College Football Hall of Fame (2012), NCAA Division I Football Championship Game Most Outstanding Player (2020), CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year (2019), FCS ADA Offensive Player of the Year (2019), Phil Steele FCS Offensive Player of the Year(2019), First-Team (STATS, HERO, Athlon, Phil Steele, ADA, Walter Camp) All-American(2019), Second-Team (AP, AFCA) All-American (2019), MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2019). Named to the Pro Bowl for the first time, McNair sat out the game due to a shoulder injury.[14]. Timeline of Steve McNair and Sahel 'Jenni' Kazemi leading up to their deaths. 58. However, the premier game of them all occurred on Oct. 22, 1994 against Southern. He attended Mount Olive High School as a freshman in the fall of 1987, where he played football, baseball, and basketball in addition to running track. The Tigers will have played 13 games this season when next week'sCelebration Bowl is completed. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. [25], McNair's number was retired by the Titans during a halftime ceremony against the Indianapolis Colts on September 15, 2019. On June 8, McNair flew to Baltimore, passed a physical and was announced as the newest member of the Ravens. Here are Steve McNairs career passing stats in college. We present them here for purely educational purposes. [34][35] The day of the shooting, text messages between the pair were exchanged proclaiming their love to one another in which Kazemi texted the victim, "u love me" in which McNair replied, "I love you baby. McNair guided three TD drives in the first seven minutes, had 311 yards by halftime, and finished with 533 and five touchdowns, despite hurting his hamstring late in the first half. O'Donnell is 4-1 in McNair's absence and currently is the AFC's fourth-rated passer. The headline was "Hand Him The Heisman." Alcorn State's men's basketball dynasty of the early 1980s is arguably the most successful in HBCU basketball history when considering postseason success. Rich Gannon Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Yet, it's not just McNair's statistics that makes this his best game, it's also the game itself. On the second-to-last play with the Titans facing 3rd down and 5 to go, McNair was hit by two Rams defenders, but he somehow got away and completed a 16-yard pass to Kevin Dyson to gain a 1st down at the Rams' 10-yard line. 71. We still need to see him do it for another five years or so before he even sniffs the GOAT conversation, but theres little doubt that hell eventually make it there. McNair played with a pulled hamstring and his running ability was limited, so he went 52-for-82 passing for 514 yards and three touchdowns in a 63-20 loss. Daunte Culpepper 9 in Tennessee, he wore No. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Steve McNair, whose full name was Stephen LaTreal McNair, was born in Mount Olive, Mississippi, United States, on February 14, 1973, and he was murdered in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, on July 4, 2009, according to Pro Football Reference. Down at Miami, we watched him every chance we got. Larry Blakeney was an Auburn assistant for 12 years. Ron Jaworski His blood alcohol was above 0.10, and a 9-mm handgun was sitting in the front of the car. 37. When comparing Lance's 2019 season to McNair's 1994 season,his best statistical season, you'll see a few things: McNair's best is undoubtedly his 1994 season. Forgot your password? 23. From there it was all upward. For the regular season finale against Jackson State, a radio station in Oklahoma City reached out to carry the broadcast. Steve LaTreal McNair (February 14, 1973 - July 4, 2009, nicknamed "Air McNair") was an American football quarterback who played for the Tennessee Titans and the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. Hes made a lot of receivers a lot of money thanks to his ability to buy time in the pocket and make ridiculous throws downfield. Starr is the forgotten quarterback in Green Bay. The game had a controversial finish when, after missing a game-winning field goal at the end of regulation time and a second failed kick in overtime was negated because of a controversial running-into-the-kicker penalty on Pittsburgh's Dewayne Washington, kicker Joe Nedney won the game from 26 yards out 2:15 into overtime. However, his best game statistically and arguably, impactfulness too came in his first-ever start. 48. [5], McNair played college football at Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, where he won the 1994 Walter Payton Award as the top player in NCAA Division I-AA. Join our linker program. Wed sure take him at Miami., You hear about somebody and you go, Oh, well, he cant be that good. The Inquirer reported the Braves traveled to every game in two Trailway buses, lifted weights in a classroom, and didnt have a working water fountain outside that weight room, because they didnt have money to fix a broken one. 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