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Wesley Walker

Wesley Darcel Walker

Position: WR
Height: 6-0    Weight: 179 lbs.

Born: May 26, 1955 in San Bernardino, CA
College: California   (school history)
Drafted by the New York Jets in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 73 (556th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated Jun 19, 2013 12:25AM
All-Time Rank: #502. Greg Lloyd… #503. Riley Odoms… #504. Charles Mann… #505. WESLEY WALKER… #506. Muhsin Muhammad… #507. Bob Gain… #508. Bob Golic… 

Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1977 22 NYJ WR 85 14 14 35 740 21.1 3 87 2.5 52.9 3 25 0 11 8.3 1.8 0.2 765 3 2 8
1978*+ 23 NYJ WR 85 16 16 48 1169 24.4 8 77 3.0 73.1 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.2 0.1 1166 8 2 16
1979 24 NYJ WR 85 9 9 23 569 24.7 5 71 2.6 63.2 569 5 0 6
1980 25 NYJ WR 85 10 7 18 376 20.9 1 47 1.8 37.6 376 1 0 3
1981 26 NYJ WR 85 13 13 47 770 16.4 9 49 3.6 59.2 770 9 0 7
1982* 27 NYJ WR 85 9 9 39 620 15.9 6 56 4.3 68.9 620 6 0 13
1983 28 NYJ WR 85 16 16 61 868 14.2 7 64 3.8 54.3 868 7 0 6
1984 29 NYJ WR 85 12 10 41 623 15.2 7 44 3.4 51.9 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 624 7 0 6
1985 30 NYJ WR 85 12 10 34 725 21.3 5 96 2.8 60.4 725 5 1 7
1986 31 NYJ WR 85 16 8 49 1016 20.7 12 83 3.1 63.5 1016 12 3 10
1987 32 NYJ wr 85 5 4 9 190 21.1 1 59 1.8 38.0 190 1 0 2
1988 33 NYJ WR 85 16 10 26 551 21.2 7 50 1.6 34.4 1 12 0 12 12.0 0.8 0.1 563 7 1 6
1989 34 NYJ wr 85 6 3 8 89 11.1 0 31 1.3 14.8 89 0 0 1
Career 154 129 438 8306 19.0 71 96 2.8 53.9 6 35 0 12 5.8 0.2 0.0 8341 71 9 91

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1977 22 NYJ WR 85 14 14 0 2 0 0 0
1978*+ 23 NYJ WR 85 16 16 0 2 1 0 0
1985 30 NYJ WR 85 12 10 0 1 1 0 0 1
1986 31 NYJ WR 85 16 8 0 3 0 0 0
1988 33 NYJ WR 85 16 10 0 1 0 0 0
Career 154 129 0 9 2 0 0 1

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1977 22 NYJ WR 85 14 14 3 3 18
1978*+ 23 NYJ WR 85 16 16 8 8 48
1979 24 NYJ WR 85 9 9 5 5 30
1980 25 NYJ WR 85 10 7 1 1 6
1981 26 NYJ WR 85 13 13 9 9 54
1982* 27 NYJ WR 85 9 9 6 6 36
1983 28 NYJ WR 85 16 16 7 7 42
1984 29 NYJ WR 85 12 10 7 7 42
1985 30 NYJ WR 85 12 10 5 5 1 32
1986 31 NYJ WR 85 16 8 12 12 72
1987 32 NYJ wr 85 5 4 1 1 6
1988 33 NYJ WR 85 16 10 7 7 42
Career 154 129 71 71 1 428

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4 Sonny Randle, Reggie Wayne, Roddy White, David Boston, Muhsin Muhammad, Roger Carr, Braylon Edwards, Robert Brooks, Eric Moulds, Harold Carmichael
5 Sonny Randle, Dave Parks, Otis Taylor, Andre Reed, Danny Abramowicz, Braylon Edwards, Wayne Chrebet, Vance Johnson, Ron Jessie, Harold Carmichael
6 Andre Reed, Gary Collins, Gordie Soltau, Paul Warfield*, Mel Gray, Plaxico Burress, Mark Clayton, Mark Duper, Dave Parks, Harold Jackson
7 Fred Biletnikoff*, Otis Taylor, Sonny Randle, Gordie Soltau, Dave Parks, Mark Duper, Henry Ellard, John Taylor, Red Phillips, Harold Jackson
8 Gordie Soltau, Dave Parks, Red Phillips, Sonny Randle, Harold Carmichael, Mark Duper, Muhsin Muhammad, John Taylor, Gary Collins, Brett Perriman
9 Dave Parks, Red Phillips, Otis Taylor, Mark Duper, John Taylor, Roy Green, Ken Burrough, Bobby Mitchell*, Jimmy Orr, Gordie Soltau
10 Otis Taylor, Bobby Mitchell*, Mel Gray, Muhsin Muhammad, Nat Moore, Brett Perriman, Fred Biletnikoff*, Roy Green, Ken Burrough, Billy Howton
11 Otis Taylor, Mel Gray, Jimmy Orr, Roy Green, Bobby Mitchell*, Nat Moore, Muhsin Muhammad, Eric Moulds, Terry Glenn, Ken Burrough
12 Jimmy Orr, Bobby Mitchell*, Roy Green, Nat Moore, Muhsin Muhammad, Otis Taylor, Ken Burrough, Mel Gray, Isaac Curtis, Eric Moulds
13 Roy Green, Jimmy Orr, Bobby Mitchell*, Otis Taylor, Ken Burrough, Mel Gray, Ed McCaffrey, Isaac Curtis, Eric Moulds, Nat Moore
Career Jimmy Orr, Roy Green, Bobby Mitchell*, Otis Taylor, Ken Burrough, Mel Gray, Isaac Curtis, Eric Moulds, Ed McCaffrey, Mark Duper

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1978
1982

First-Team All-Pro
1978

Approximate Value
1978 NFL 16 (3)

Receptions
Career 438 (156)

Receiving Yds
1978 NFL 1169 (1)
1982 NFL 620 (8)
Career 8306 (74)

Receiving TD
1978 NFL 8 (8)
1981 NFL 9 (4)
1982 NFL 6 (4)
1986 NFL 12 (2/86)
1988 NFL 7 (9)
Career 71 (33)

Long Reception
1977 NFL 87 (3)
1978 NFL 77 (5)
1985 NFL 96 (2/29)
1986 NFL 83 (7)

Yds/Reception
1977 NFL 21.1 (1)
1978 NFL 24.4 (1/18)
1985 NFL 21.3 (2)
1986 NFL 20.7 (2)
Career 19.0 (19)

Receiving Yds/Game
1978 NFL 73.1 (1)
1982 NFL 68.9 (9)
Career 53.9 (110)

Touchdowns
1986 NFL 12 (7)
Career 71 (82)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1986 NFL 12 (7)
Career 71 (79)

Yds From Scrimmage
Career 8341 (156)

Yds/Touch
Career 18.8 (6)

Safeties
1985 NFL 1 (2)
Career 1 (72)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19781st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19781st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19781st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19781st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19781st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19781st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19821st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19862nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1977 22 14 WR 95 30 15 41
1978 23 16 WR 165 80 3 9
1979 24 9 WR 87 35
1980 25 10 WR 44 63
1981 26 13 WR 131 34 18 43
1982 27 9 WR 98 79 5 18
1983 28 16 WR 129 40 14 39
1984 29 12 WR 104 2 29 74
1985 30 12 WR 103 34
1986 31 16 WR 174 72 5 15
1987 32 5 WR 25 99
1988 33 16 WR 98 35
1989 34 6 WR 9 119
1262 337