Roster

Height:
5'9"

Weight:
200lbs.

College:
Arizona

Played for Browns:
##2007

Birthdate:
12/06/1984

Acquired:
D7(b) - '07

Year in NFL:
2

Syndric Steptoe

Wide Receiver

Games Played/Started:

2007 (0/0); 2008 (16/5)

Career Totals

16 games, 5 starts

Career Transactions

Selected by the Browns in the seventh round (234th overall) at the 2007 NFL Draft.

2008

Game 1 vs. Dallas 9/7: Made his NFL debut and his first career start as he replaced starting WR Donte’ Stallworth (quad)…Added 1 reception for 12 yards…Also replaced Joshua Cribbs on special teams return duties and added 2 punt returns for 23 yards (11.5 avg.) and 3 kickoff returns for 61 yards (20.3 avg.)… Game 2 vs. Pittsburgh 9/14: Started at WR for Donte’ Stallworth (quad) and recorded 2 receptions for 16 yards…Also played on special teams…Game 3 at Baltimore 9/21: Started at WR for Donte’ Stallworth and added 2 receptions for 6 yards…Game 4 at Cincinnati 9/28: Played WR and added 2 receptions for 24 yards (12.0 avg.), including a long of 17 yards…Game 5 vs. N.Y. Giants 10/13: Played WR with 1 reception for 20 yards…Game 6 at Washington 10/19: Played WR and on special teams…Game 7 at Jacksonville 10/26: Played WR with 1 reception for a career-long 53 yards…In the 4th quarter, connected with QB Derek Anderson for a 53 yard completion on a 3rd and 7 play down to the Jacksonville 1 yard line, and four plays later K Phil Dawson converted a 20-yard FG to open a 20-17 lead…Game 8 vs. Baltimore 11/2: Played WR with 2 receptions for 9 yards…Game 9 vs. Denver 11/6: Played WR with 1 reception for 7 yards…Game 10 at Buffalo 11/17: Played WR with 1 reception for 8 yards…Game 11 vs. Houston 11/23: Played WR and added 1 reception for 4 yards…Game 12 vs. Indianapolis 11/30: Started at WR with 1 reception for 3 yards…Game 13 at Tennessee 12/7: Started at WR and added a career-high 4 receptions for 20 yards…Game 14 at Philadelphia 12/15: Played WR…Game 15 vs. Cincinnati 12/21: Played WR…Game 16 at Pittsburgh 12/28: Played WR.

College Highlights

One of the Wildcats’ most explosive all-purpose threats…Earned honorable mention All PAC-10 honors for the second consecutive year in 2005.

Personal

Born on Dec. 6, 1984, in Bryan, Texas…Prepped at Bryan High School…Finished with SuperPrep All-America honors as a wide receiver…Earned Rivals.com Athletes 2003 national list at No. 48…Ranked in the Dallas Morning News Top 100 along with the Houston Chronicle’s state 100 honors…Played mostly quarterback during his senior season and earned first team All-District 13-5A honors as a utility back…Had 32 catches for 607 yards and 5 TDs as a junior receiver…5A All-District 13 honors and a Texas Football second-unit Super Team pick his junior year…Attended U.S. Army All-American Camp that summer, and also recorded a 37-inch vertical leap in Texas Nike Camp…Top five finishes in 2002 District track championships in long jump and 4x100 relay…Point guard in hoops and a three-year letterman…Football team captain final two years…All-district and all-state academic honors as a senior…Family studies and human development major…Son of James and Annette Steptoe…Full name is Syndric Marquis Steptoe.