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Derrick Gaffney
Derrick Tyrone Gaffney
Position: WR
Height: 6-1 Weight: 181 lbs.
Born: May 24, 1955 in Jacksonville, FL
College: Florida
Drafted by the New York Jets in the 8th round (197th overall) of the 1978 Draft
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View Details For: 7 Regular Season and 1 Playoff TDs Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1978 | 23 | NYJ | WR | 16 | 16 | 38 | 691 | 18.2 | 3 | 50 | 2.4 | 43.2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 689 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 24 | NYJ | WR | 16 | 16 | 32 | 534 | 16.7 | 1 | 43 | 2.0 | 33.4 | 534 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1980 | 25 | NYJ | wr | 13 | 5 | 24 | 397 | 16.5 | 2 | 36 | 1.8 | 30.5 | 397 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 1981 | 26 | NYJ | WR | 16 | 13 | 14 | 246 | 17.6 | 0 | 39 | 0.9 | 15.4 | 246 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1982 | 27 | NYJ | 9 | 2 | 11 | 207 | 18.8 | 1 | 45 | 1.2 | 23.0 | 207 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1983 | 28 | NYJ | WR | 16 | 9 | 17 | 243 | 14.3 | 0 | 35 | 1.1 | 15.2 | 243 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1984 | 29 | NYJ | wr | 12 | 7 | 19 | 285 | 15.0 | 0 | 29 | 1.6 | 23.8 | 285 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1987 | 32 | NYJ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 100 | 68 | 156 | 2613 | 16.8 | 7 | 50 | 1.6 | 26.1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2611 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1984 | 29 | NYJ | wr | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 291 | |||||
| Career | 100 | 68 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 2617 | ||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1984 | 29 | NYJ | wr | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 100 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 23 | NYJ | WR | 16 | 16 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 24 | NYJ | WR | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 25 | NYJ | wr | 13 | 5 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 27 | NYJ | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 100 | 68 | 7 | 42 |
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