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1985 New York Jets
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 393 points (24.6/g), 7th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 264 points (16.5/g), 3rd.
Differential of 129 points (8.1/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 11.5-4.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.8/g), 2nd.
Coached by Joe Walton (11-5-0)
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1985 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Ken O'Brien* | 25 | 1 | 16 | 297 for 488, 3,888 yards, 25 td, 8 int, & 25 rushes for 58 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 24th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Freeman McNeil* | 26 | 4 | 13 | 294 rushes for 1,331 yards, 3 td, & 38 catches for 427 yards and 2 td | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1981 |
| RB | Johnny Hector | 25 | 2 | 5 | 145 rushes for 572 yards, 6 td, & 17 catches for 164 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1983 |
| FB | Tony Paige | 23 | 1 | 9 | 55 rushes for 158 yards, 8 td, & 18 catches for 120 yards and 2 td | New York Jets / 6th / 149th pick / 1984 |
| WR | Al Toon | 22 | Rook | 8 | 46 catches for 662 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Wesley Walker | 30 | 8 | 10 | 34 catches for 725 yards, 5 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1977 |
| WR | Kurt Sohn | 28 | 4 | 6 | 39 catches for 534 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 12 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Jo-Jo Townsell | 25 | Rook | 6 | 12 catches for 187 yards, 0 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 78th pick / 1983 |
| TE | Mickey Shuler | 29 | 7 | 13 | 76 catches for 879 yards, 7 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 61st pick / 1978 |
| TE | Rocky Klever | 26 | 2 | 6 | 14 catches for 183 yards, 2 td | New York Jets / 9th / 247th pick / 1982 |
| LT | Reggie McElroy | 25 | 2 | 11 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1982 |
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| LG | Jim Sweeney | 23 | 1 | 16 | New York Jets / 2nd / 37th pick / 1984 |
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| C | Joe Fields | 32 | 10 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
| RG | Dan Alexander | 30 | 8 | 16 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
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| RT | Marvin Powell | 30 | 8 | 14 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mark Gastineau* | 29 | 6 | 12 | 13.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 41st pick / 1979 |
| LDE | Marty Lyons | 28 | 6 | 8 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
| NT | Joe Klecko*+ | 32 | 8 | 16 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1977 |
| RDE | Barry Bennett | 30 | 7 | 16 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1978 |
| LOLB | Charles Jackson | 30 | 7 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 9th / 241st pick / 1977 |
| LILB | Kyle Clifton | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 64th pick / 1984 |
| RILB | Lance Mehl* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 69th pick / 1980 |
| ROLB | Rusty Guilbeau | 27 | 3 | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1982 |
| LCB | Bobby Jackson | 29 | 7 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 140th pick / 1978 |
| LCB | Johnny Lynn | 29 | 6 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1979 |
| RCB | Russell Carter | 23 | 1 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1984 |
| RCB | Kerry Glenn | 23 | Rook | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 10th / 262nd pick / 1985 |
| SS | Kirk Springs | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Harry Hamilton | 23 | 1 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 176th pick / 1984 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Leahy | 34 | 11 | 0 | 26 of 34 field goals & 43 of 45 extra points | |
| P | Dave Jennings | 33 | 11 | 0 | 74 punts for a 40.2 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Kurt Sohn | 28 | 4 | 6 | 16 punt returns for a 9.3 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Bobby Humphery | 24 | 1 | 0 | 17 kick returns for a 21.4 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 9th / 247th pick / 1983 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Sid Abramowitz | 25 | T | 1 | 0 | 280 | 6-6 | Air Force,Tulsa | 5/21/1960 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 113th pick / 1983 |
| Dan Alexander | 30 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-4 | LSU | 6/17/1955 | 8 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
| Tom Baldwin | 24 | NT-DT-DE | 16 | 0 | 274 | 6-4 | Tulsa,Wisconsin | 5/13/1961 | 1 | New York Jets / 9th / 234th pick / 1984 |
| Ted Banker | 24 | G-C-T | 16 | 4 | 270 | 6-2 | Southeast Missouri State | 2/17/1961 | 1 | |
| Marion Barber | 26 | RB | 8 | 1 | 224 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 12/6/1959 | 3 | New York Jets / 2nd / 30th pick / 1981 |
| Barry Bennett | 30 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 257 | 6-4 | Concordia (MN) | 12/10/1955 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1978 |
| Guy Bingham | 27 | C-G-T | 16 | 3 | 255 | 6-3 | Montana | 2/25/1958 | 5 | New York Jets / 10th / 260th pick / 1980 |
| Dennis Bligen | 23 | RB | 9 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | St. John's (NY) | 3/3/1962 | 1 | |
| Nick Bruckner | 24 | WR | 9 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 5/19/1961 | 2 | |
| Russell Carter | 23 | DB | 8 | 8 | 195 | 6-2 | SMU | 2/10/1962 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1984 |
| Kyle Clifton | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-4 | TCU | 8/23/1962 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 64th pick / 1984 |
| Bob Crable | 26 | LB | 10 | 2 | 228 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 9/22/1959 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 23rd pick / 1982 |
| Chy Davidson | 26 | WR | 1 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Rhode Island | 5/9/1959 | 1 | New England Patriots / 11th / 2nd pick / 1981 Supp |
| Donnie Elder | 23 | DB | 10 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Memphis | 12/13/1962 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1985 |
| Jim Eliopulos | 26 | LB | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Westminster (MO),Wyoming | 4/18/1959 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 81st pick / 1982 |
| Ron Faurot | 23 | DE-DT | 5 | 4 | 262 | 6-7 | Arkansas | 1/27/1962 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 15th pick / 1984 |
| Joe Fields | 32 | C-G | 15 | 14 | 250 | 6-2 | Rutgers-Camden,Widener | 11/14/1953 | 10 | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
| Larry Flowers | 27 | DB | 6 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas Tech | 4/19/1958 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1980 |
| Mark Gastineau* | 29 | DE | 16 | 12 | 266 | 6-5 | Arizona State,East Central (OK) | 11/20/1956 | 6 | New York Jets / 2nd / 41st pick / 1979 |
| Kerry Glenn | 23 | DB | 16 | 6 | 175 | 5-9 | Minnesota | 1/3/1962 | Rook | New York Jets / 10th / 262nd pick / 1985 |
| Billy Griggs | 23 | TE | 16 | 3 | 230 | 6-3 | Virginia | 8/4/1962 | Rook | New York Jets / 8th / 203rd pick / 1984 |
| Rusty Guilbeau | 27 | LB-DE | 14 | 7 | 242 | 6-4 | McNeese State | 11/20/1958 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1982 |
| Harry Hamilton | 23 | DB | 11 | 11 | 194 | 6-0 | Penn State | 11/29/1962 | 1 | New York Jets / 7th / 176th pick / 1984 |
| Johnny Hector | 25 | RB | 14 | 5 | 204 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 11/26/1960 | 2 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1983 |
| Carl Howard | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | Rutgers | 9/20/1961 | 1 | |
| Bobby Humphery | 24 | DB-WR | 12 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | New Mexico State | 8/23/1961 | 1 | New York Jets / 9th / 247th pick / 1983 |
| Bobby Jackson | 29 | DB | 12 | 11 | 178 | 5-9 | Florida State | 12/23/1956 | 7 | New York Jets / 6th / 140th pick / 1978 |
| Charles Jackson | 30 | LB | 16 | 14 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington | 3/22/1955 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 241st pick / 1977 |
| Dave Jennings | 33 | P | 16 | 0 | 203 | 6-4 | St. Lawrence | 6/8/1952 | 11 | |
| Joe Klecko*+ | 32 | DT-NT-DE | 16 | 16 | 263 | 6-3 | Temple | 10/15/1953 | 8 | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1977 |
| Rocky Klever | 26 | TE-RB | 16 | 6 | 225 | 6-3 | Montana | 7/10/1959 | 2 | New York Jets / 9th / 247th pick / 1982 |
| Pat Leahy | 34 | K | 16 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | St. Louis | 3/19/1951 | 11 | |
| Lester Lyles | 23 | DB-LB | 6 | 0 | 209 | 6-3 | Virginia | 12/27/1962 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 40th pick / 1985 |
| Johnny Lynn | 29 | DB | 14 | 12 | 196 | 6-0 | UCLA | 12/19/1956 | 6 | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1979 |
| Marty Lyons | 28 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 8 | 269 | 6-5 | Alabama | 1/5/1957 | 6 | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
| Reggie McElroy | 25 | T-G | 13 | 11 | 290 | 6-6 | West Texas A&M | 3/4/1960 | 2 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1982 |
| Freeman McNeil* | 26 | RB | 14 | 13 | 216 | 5-11 | UCLA | 4/22/1959 | 4 | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1981 |
| Lance Mehl* | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-3 | Penn State | 2/14/1958 | 5 | New York Jets / 3rd / 69th pick / 1980 |
| Rich Miano | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 200 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 9/3/1962 | Rook | New York Jets / 6th / 166th pick / 1985 |
| Cedric Minter | 27 | RB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Boise State | 11/13/1958 | 1 | |
| Matt Monger | 24 | LB | 15 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 11/15/1961 | Rook | New York Jets / 8th / 208th pick / 1985 |
| Davlin Mullen | 25 | DB | 11 | 1 | 175 | 6-1 | Western Kentucky | 2/17/1960 | 2 | New York Jets / 8th / 217th pick / 1983 |
| Ken O'Brien* | 25 | QB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-4 | California-Davis,Sacramento State | 11/27/1960 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 24th pick / 1983 |
| Tony Paige | 23 | RB | 16 | 9 | 225 | 5-10 | Virginia Tech | 10/14/1962 | 1 | New York Jets / 6th / 149th pick / 1984 |
| Marvin Powell | 30 | T | 14 | 14 | 268 | 6-5 | USC | 8/30/1955 | 8 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1977 |
| Ben Rudolph | 28 | DT-DE | 16 | 1 | 271 | 6-5 | Long Beach State | 8/29/1957 | 4 | New York Jets / 3rd / 60th pick / 1981 |
| Pat Ryan | 30 | QB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 9/16/1955 | 7 | New York Jets / 11th / 281st pick / 1978 |
| Billy Shields | 32 | T | 3 | 2 | 272 | 6-8 | Georgia Tech | 8/23/1953 | 10 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 136th pick / 1975 |
| Mickey Shuler | 29 | TE | 16 | 13 | 232 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/21/1956 | 7 | New York Jets / 3rd / 61st pick / 1978 |
| Mark Shumate | 25 | NT | 4 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 3/30/1960 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 257th pick / 1983 |
| Kurt Sohn | 28 | WR | 15 | 6 | 180 | 5-11 | Fordham,North Carolina State | 6/26/1957 | 4 | |
| Kirk Springs | 27 | DB | 16 | 14 | 192 | 6-0 | Miami (OH) | 8/16/1958 | 4 | |
| Jim Sweeney | 23 | C-T-G | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 8/8/1962 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 37th pick / 1984 |
| Al Toon | 22 | WR | 15 | 8 | 205 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 4/30/1963 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1985 |
| Jo-Jo Townsell | 25 | WR | 16 | 6 | 180 | 5-9 | UCLA | 11/4/1960 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 78th pick / 1983 |
| Wesley Walker | 30 | WR | 12 | 10 | 179 | 6-0 | California | 5/26/1955 | 8 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1977 |
| John Woodring | 26 | LB | 2 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Brown | 4/4/1959 | 4 | New York Jets / 6th / 142nd pick / 1981 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 224.0 | 6-2.0 | 3.5 |