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1978 New York Jets
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 359 points (22.4/g), 3rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 364 points (22.8/g), 27th.
Differential of -5 points (-0.3/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 7.9-8.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 10th.
Simple Rating System: Total 1.1, Offense: 4.4, Defense: -3.3, SoS: 1.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Walt Michaels (8-8-0)
Offensive Coordinator: John Idzik
Training Camp: Hofstra University (Hempstead, New York)
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Drafted Players
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | CarAV | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 4 | NYJ | Chris Ward | T | 7 | 1978 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 100 | Ohio St. | |||||||||||
| 2 | 31 | NYJ | Mark Merrill | LB | 6 | 1978 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 68 | Minnesota | |||||||||||
| 3 | 61 | NYJ | Mickey Shuler | TE | 14 | 1978 | 1991 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 58 | 180 | 462 | 5100 | 37 | Penn St. | ||||||||
| 4 | 88 | NYJ | Dodie Donnell | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nebraska | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 113 | NYJ | Randy Sidler | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Penn St. | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 140 | NYJ | Bobby Jackson | DB | 8 | 1978 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 95 | Florida St. | |||||||||||
| 6 | 142 | NYJ | Gregg Robinson | DE | 1 | 1978 | 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | Dartmouth | |||||||||||
| 7 | 169 | NYJ | Levi Armstrong | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | UCLA | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 170 | NYJ | Jim Earley | RB | 1 | 1978 | 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Michigan St. | |||||||||||
| 8 | 197 | NYJ | Derrick Gaffney | WR | 8 | 1978 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 100 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 156 | 2613 | 7 | Florida | |||||
| 8 | 203 | NYJ | Mike Mock | LB | 1 | 1978 | 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | Texas Tech | |||||||||||
| 8 | 213 | NYJ | Roy Eppes | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clemson | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 225 | NYJ | Reggie Grant | DB | 1 | 1978 | 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | Oregon | |||||||||||
| 9 | 227 | NYJ | Neil Hutton | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Penn St. | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 254 | NYJ | Louis Richardson | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Florida St. | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 281 | NYJ | Pat Ryan | QB | 13 | 1978 | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 145 | 364 | 657 | 4320 | 31 | 35 | 53 | 156 | 1 | Tennessee | |||
| 12 | 311 | NYJ | Alan Williams | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | Florida | ||||||||||||||||