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1979 New York Jets
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 337 points (21.1/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 383 points (23.9/g), 25th.
Differential of -46 points (-2.9/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 6.8-9.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 11th.
Coached by Walt Michaels (8-8-0)
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1979 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1979 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 14 | NYJ | Marty Lyons | DE | 11 | 1979 | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 147 | Alabama | |||||||||||
| 2 | 41 | NYJ | Mark Gastineau | DE | 10 | 1979 | 1988 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 137 | East Central (OK) | |||||||||||
| 3 | 68 | NYJ | Donald Dykes | DB | 4 | 1979 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | Southeastern Louisiana | |||||||||||
| 4 | 96 | NYJ | Eric Cunningham | G | 2 | 1979 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | Penn State | |||||||||||
| 4 | 98 | NYJ | Johnny Lynn | DB | 7 | 1979 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 97 | UCLA | |||||||||||
| 5 | 123 | NYJ | Kelly Kirchbaum | LB | 2 | 1980 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kentucky | |||||||||||
| 5 | 125 | NYJ | Stan Blinka | LB | 5 | 1979 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | Sam Houston State | |||||||||||
| 6 | 149 | NYJ | Bill Dufek | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Michigan | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 179 | NYJ | Emmett King | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Houston | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 187 | NYJ | Keith Brown | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Minnesota | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 198 | NYJ | Marshall Harris | DE | 4 | 1980 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | TCU | |||||||||||
| 8 | 205 | NYJ | Willie Beamon | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Boise State | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 232 | NYJ | Gordy Sprattler | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Dakota State | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 262 | NYJ | Steve Sybeldon | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Dakota | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 263 | NYJ | Ed McGlasson | C | 3 | 1979 | 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Youngstown State | |||||||||||
| 11 | 288 | NYJ | Dan Sanders | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Carson-Newman | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 314 | NYJ | Paul Darby | WR | 2 | 1979 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 1 | Texas State | |||||