T. C. Stevens

T. C. Stevens
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Stevens with the Washington Valor in 2017
No. 16, 18, 22
Position:Kicker
Personal information
Born: (1987-03-08) March 8, 1987 (age 37)
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:South Boston (VA) Halifax County
College:Hampden–Sydney
Undrafted:2009
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • NAL Special Teams Player of the Year (2021)
  • First-team All-NAL (2021)
  • Second-team All-ODAC (2006)
  • 3× First-team All-PIFL (2012, 2014, 2015)
  • 2× PIFL Special Teams Player of the Year (2012, 2015)
Career Arena League statistics
FG made:3
FG att:6
PAT made:65
PAT att:79
Tackles:2.5
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Tony C. Stevens (born March 8, 1987) is an American former professional football kicker. He played college football at Hampden–Sydney College and attended Halifax County High School in South Boston, Virginia. He was a member of the Rio Grande Valley Dorados, Richmond Raiders, New Orleans VooDoo, Triangle Torch, Washington Valor, Richmond Roughriders, Baltimore Brigade, and Carolina Cobras.

Early life

Stevens attended Halifax County High School.

College career

Stevens played for the Hampden–Sydney Tigers from 2005 to 2009. He was the team's starter his final all four years at punter and his final two at kicker and helped the Tigers to 29 wins. Stevens was named Second Team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference as a punter in 2006.[1]

Statistics

Source:[2]

Hampden–Sydney Tigers
Season Kicking Punting
Made FG Att FG Pct Long Pts Att Avg Long
2005 0 0 -- - 0 17 34.4 57
2006 0 2 0.0 0 1 27 38.1 53
2007 5 10 50.0 42 56 40 39.5 54
2008 6 9 66.7 35 54 31 35.1 58
NCAA career totals 11 21 52.4 42 78 115 36.8 58

Professional career

Rio Grande Valley Dorados

Stevens signed with the Rio Grande Valley Dorados for the 2009 season, where he would battle against Rubio Radamez for the teams kicking duties.[3] Stevens beat out Radamez for the starting kicking duties,[4] but was later replaced midseason by Radamez.

Richmond Raiders

Stevens signed with the Richmond Raiders of the Professional Indoor Football League. Stevens helped the Raiders clinch the top seed in the PIFL with a last second field goal to knock off the Albany Panthers on June 16, 2012.[5] Following the 2012 season, Stevens was named the 2012 PIFL Special Teams Player of the Year. Stevens would go on to make First Team All-PIFL 3 times during his 4-year stint with the Raiders.[6] Stevens added a second Special Teams Player of the Year award following the 2015 season.[7]

Stevens in 2017

New Orleans VooDoo

Stevens was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo to replace an injured Brian Jackson.[8] Stevens was 1 of 3 on field goal attempts and 15 of 18 on extra point attempts.

Triangle Torch

Stevens signed with the Triangle Torch in 2016.[9]

Washington Valor

On April 5, 2017, Stevens was assigned to the Washington Valor. On May 31, 2017, Stevens was placed on reassignment. On June 21, 2017, Stevens was assigned to the Valor once again. On June 29, 2017, Stevens was placed on reassignment. On July 13, 2017, Stevens was assigned to the Valor once again.

Richmond Roughriders

In 2018, Stevens returned to Richmond by signing with the Richmond Roughriders.[10] Stevens started off the season by making four out of five extra point attempts versus the High County Grizzlies.[11]

Baltimore Brigade

On May 16, 2019, Stevens was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade

References

  1. ^ "ODAC Announces 2006 All-Conference Football Teams". www.odaconline.com. Old Dominion Athletic Conference. November 21, 2006. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "2008 Hampden–Sydney Tigers stats". www.hscathletics.com. Hampden–Sydney Tigers Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  3. ^ Stephen K. Lee (March 27, 2009). "Dorados to start season without practicing on arena field". www.themonitor.com. The Monitor. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  4. ^ Stephen K. Lee (April 25, 2009). "Big plays help Dorados whip Sharks". www.themonitor.com. The Monitor. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  5. ^ Vic Door Jr. (June 17, 2012). "Stevens saves Raiders with field goal at the gun". www.richmond.com. BH Media Group, Inc. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  6. ^ Doug Ford (July 8, 2015). "Stevens named to first team". www.yourgv.com. BLOX Content Management System. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "PIFL Names Special Teams Player of the Year". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 14, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  8. ^ "T.C. Stevens Called up to New Orleans VooDoo". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 23, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  9. ^ Fran Stuchbury (June 30, 2016). "The OSC Interview: Triangle Torch Kicker T.C. Stevens". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  10. ^ "Roster". www.richmondroughriders.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ "Box Scores for Richmond Roughriders @ High Country Grizzlies" (PDF). Richmond Roughriders. Retrieved March 23, 2018.

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