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1986 New York Jets
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 364 points (22.8/g), 11th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 386 points (24.1/g), 22nd.
Differential of -22 points (-1.4/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 7.4-8.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 13th.
Coached by Joe Walton (10-6-0)
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1986 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 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 300 for 482, 3,690 yards, 25 td, 20 int, & 17 rushes for 46 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 24th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Freeman McNeil | 27 | 5 | 11 | 214 rushes for 856 yards, 5 td, & 49 catches for 410 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1981 |
| RB | Johnny Hector | 26 | 3 | 6 | 164 rushes for 605 yards, 8 td, & 33 catches for 302 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1983 |
| FB | Tony Paige | 24 | 2 | 7 | 47 rushes for 109 yards, 2 td, & 18 catches for 121 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 6th / 149th pick / 1984 |
| WR | Al Toon*+ | 23 | 1 | 16 | 85 catches for 1,176 yards, 8 td, & 2 rushes for -3 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Wesley Walker | 31 | 9 | 8 | 49 catches for 1,016 yards, 12 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1977 |
| TE | Mickey Shuler* | 30 | 8 | 16 | 69 catches for 675 yards, 4 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 61st pick / 1978 |
| TE | Rocky Klever | 27 | 3 | 11 | 15 catches for 150 yards, 0 td | New York Jets / 9th / 247th pick / 1982 |
| LT | Jim Sweeney | 24 | 2 | 16 | New York Jets / 2nd / 37th pick / 1984 |
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| LG | Ted Banker | 25 | 2 | 13 | ||
| C | Joe Fields | 33 | 11 | 9 | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
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| C | Guy Bingham | 28 | 6 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 10th / 260th pick / 1980 |
| RG | Dan Alexander | 31 | 9 | 16 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
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| RT | Reggie McElroy | 26 | 3 | 8 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1982 |
| RT | Gordon King | 30 | 8 | 9 | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1978 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Marty Lyons | 29 | 7 | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
| NT | Joe Klecko | 33 | 9 | 10 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1977 |
| NT | Tom Baldwin | 25 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 9th / 234th pick / 1984 |
| RDE | Barry Bennett | 31 | 8 | 15 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1978 |
| RDE | Mark Gastineau | 30 | 7 | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 41st pick / 1979 |
| LOLB | Charles Jackson | 31 | 8 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 9th / 241st pick / 1977 |
| LILB | Kyle Clifton | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 64th pick / 1984 |
| RILB | Lance Mehl | 28 | 6 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 69th pick / 1980 |
| ROLB | Bob Crable | 27 | 4 | 15 | 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 23rd pick / 1982 |
| LCB | Jerry Holmes | 29 | 6 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Russell Carter | 24 | 2 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1984 |
| SS | Lester Lyles | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 40th pick / 1985 |
| FS | Harry Hamilton | 24 | 2 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 176th pick / 1984 |
| FS | Johnny Lynn | 30 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1979 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Leahy | 35 | 12 | 0 | 16 of 19 field goals & 44 of 44 extra points | |
| P | Dave Jennings | 34 | 12 | 0 | 85 punts for a 39.4 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Kurt Sohn | 29 | 5 | 1 | 35 punt returns for a 8.3 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Bobby Humphery | 25 | 2 | 1 | 28 kick returns for a 23.4 average and 1 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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| Dan Alexander | 31 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-4 | LSU | 6/17/1955 | 9 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
| Rogers Alexander | 22 | LB | 1 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/11/1964 | Rook | New York Jets / 4th / 105th pick / 1986 |
| Bill Bain | 34 | T-G | 4 | 0 | 279 | 6-4 | Colorado,USC | 8/9/1952 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1975 |
| Tom Baldwin | 25 | NT-DT-DE | 16 | 6 | 274 | 6-4 | Tulsa,Wisconsin | 5/13/1961 | 2 | New York Jets / 9th / 234th pick / 1984 |
| Ted Banker | 25 | G-C-T | 16 | 13 | 270 | 6-2 | Southeast Missouri State | 2/17/1961 | 2 | |
| Marion Barber | 27 | RB | 15 | 0 | 224 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 12/6/1959 | 4 | New York Jets / 2nd / 30th pick / 1981 |
| Barry Bennett | 31 | DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 257 | 6-4 | Concordia (MN) | 12/10/1955 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1978 |
| Troy Benson | 23 | LB | 15 | 1 | 235 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/30/1963 | Rook | New York Jets / 5th / 120th pick / 1985 |
| Guy Bingham | 28 | C-G-T | 16 | 9 | 255 | 6-3 | Montana | 2/25/1958 | 6 | New York Jets / 10th / 260th pick / 1980 |
| Dennis Bligen | 24 | RB | 4 | 2 | 215 | 5-11 | St. John's (NY) | 3/3/1962 | 2 | |
| Russell Carter | 24 | DB | 13 | 13 | 195 | 6-2 | SMU | 2/10/1962 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1984 |
| Kyle Clifton | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-4 | TCU | 8/23/1962 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 64th pick / 1984 |
| Bob Crable | 27 | LB | 16 | 15 | 228 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 9/22/1959 | 4 | New York Jets / 1st / 23rd pick / 1982 |
| Robert Ducksworth | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 1/5/1963 | Rook | New York Jets / 8th / 215th pick / 1986 |
| Nuu Faaola | 22 | RB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Hawaii | 1/15/1964 | Rook | New York Jets / 9th / 245th pick / 1986 |
| Joe Fields | 33 | C-G | 9 | 9 | 250 | 6-2 | Rutgers-Camden,Widener | 11/14/1953 | 11 | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
| Jerome Foster | 26 | DE-DT | 1 | 0 | 268 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 7/25/1960 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 139th pick / 1983 |
| Elvis Franks | 29 | DE | 3 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | Morgan State | 7/9/1957 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 116th pick / 1980 |
| Mark Gastineau | 30 | DE | 10 | 7 | 266 | 6-5 | Arizona State,East Central (OK) | 11/20/1956 | 7 | New York Jets / 2nd / 41st pick / 1979 |
| Kerry Glenn | 24 | DB | 1 | 1 | 175 | 5-9 | Minnesota | 1/3/1962 | 1 | New York Jets / 10th / 262nd pick / 1985 |
| Billy Griggs | 24 | TE | 16 | 1 | 230 | 6-3 | Virginia | 8/4/1962 | 1 | New York Jets / 8th / 203rd pick / 1984 |
| Rusty Guilbeau | 28 | LB-DE | 6 | 4 | 242 | 6-4 | McNeese State | 11/20/1958 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1982 |
| Mike Haight | 24 | G-T | 2 | 0 | 281 | 6-4 | Iowa | 10/6/1962 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 22nd pick / 1986 |
| Harry Hamilton | 24 | DB | 15 | 11 | 194 | 6-0 | Penn State | 11/29/1962 | 2 | New York Jets / 7th / 176th pick / 1984 |
| Michael Harper | 25 | WR | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | USC | 5/11/1961 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 293rd pick / 1984 |
| Johnny Hector | 26 | RB | 13 | 6 | 204 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 11/26/1960 | 3 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1983 |
| Jerry Holmes | 29 | DB | 15 | 13 | 175 | 6-2 | Chowan,West Virginia | 12/22/1957 | 6 | |
| Carl Howard | 25 | DB | 14 | 3 | 188 | 6-2 | Rutgers | 9/20/1961 | 2 | |
| Bobby Humphery | 25 | DB-WR | 16 | 1 | 178 | 5-10 | New Mexico State | 8/23/1961 | 2 | New York Jets / 9th / 247th pick / 1983 |
| Charles Jackson | 31 | LB | 15 | 14 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington | 3/22/1955 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 241st pick / 1977 |
| Dave Jennings | 34 | P | 16 | 0 | 203 | 6-4 | St. Lawrence | 6/8/1952 | 12 | |
| Gordon King | 30 | T-G | 11 | 9 | 275 | 6-6 | Stanford | 2/3/1956 | 8 | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1978 |
| Joe Klecko | 33 | DT-NT-DE | 11 | 10 | 263 | 6-3 | Temple | 10/15/1953 | 9 | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1977 |
| Rocky Klever | 27 | TE-RB | 16 | 11 | 225 | 6-3 | Montana | 7/10/1959 | 3 | New York Jets / 9th / 247th pick / 1982 |
| Pat Leahy | 35 | K | 16 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | St. Louis | 3/19/1951 | 12 | |
| Lester Lyles | 24 | DB-LB | 16 | 14 | 209 | 6-3 | Virginia | 12/27/1962 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 40th pick / 1985 |
| Johnny Lynn | 30 | DB | 16 | 7 | 196 | 6-0 | UCLA | 12/19/1956 | 7 | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1979 |
| Marty Lyons | 29 | DE-DT-NT | 12 | 11 | 269 | 6-5 | Alabama | 1/5/1957 | 7 | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
| Kevin McArthur | 24 | LB | 8 | 1 | 244 | 6-2 | Lamar | 5/11/1962 | Rook | |
| Reggie McElroy | 26 | T-G | 8 | 8 | 290 | 6-6 | West Texas A&M | 3/4/1960 | 3 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1982 |
| Freeman McNeil | 27 | RB | 12 | 11 | 216 | 5-11 | UCLA | 4/22/1959 | 5 | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1981 |
| Lance Mehl | 28 | LB | 8 | 7 | 235 | 6-3 | Penn State | 2/14/1958 | 6 | New York Jets / 3rd / 69th pick / 1980 |
| Rich Miano | 24 | DB | 14 | 1 | 200 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 9/3/1962 | 1 | New York Jets / 6th / 166th pick / 1985 |
| Matt Monger | 25 | LB | 16 | 1 | 235 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 11/15/1961 | 1 | New York Jets / 8th / 208th pick / 1985 |
| Derland Moore | 35 | DT-NT-DE | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 10/7/1951 | 13 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1973 |
| Davlin Mullen | 26 | DB | 5 | 0 | 175 | 6-1 | Western Kentucky | 2/17/1960 | 3 | New York Jets / 8th / 217th pick / 1983 |
| Ken O'Brien | 26 | QB | 15 | 14 | 210 | 6-4 | California-Davis,Sacramento State | 11/27/1960 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 24th pick / 1983 |
| Tony Paige | 24 | RB | 16 | 7 | 225 | 5-10 | Virginia Tech | 10/14/1962 | 2 | New York Jets / 6th / 149th pick / 1984 |
| Ben Rudolph | 29 | DT-DE | 16 | 3 | 271 | 6-5 | Long Beach State | 8/29/1957 | 5 | New York Jets / 3rd / 60th pick / 1981 |
| Pat Ryan | 31 | QB | 16 | 2 | 210 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 9/16/1955 | 8 | New York Jets / 11th / 281st pick / 1978 |
| Mickey Shuler* | 30 | TE | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/21/1956 | 8 | New York Jets / 3rd / 61st pick / 1978 |
| Kurt Sohn | 29 | WR | 15 | 1 | 180 | 5-11 | Fordham,North Carolina State | 6/26/1957 | 5 | |
| Jim Stuckey | 28 | DE | 5 | 1 | 251 | 6-4 | Clemson | 6/21/1958 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 20th pick / 1980 |
| Jim Sweeney | 24 | C-T-G | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 8/8/1962 | 2 | New York Jets / 2nd / 37th pick / 1984 |
| Al Toon*+ | 23 | WR | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 4/30/1963 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1985 |
| Jo-Jo Townsell | 26 | WR | 14 | 1 | 180 | 5-9 | UCLA | 11/4/1960 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 78th pick / 1983 |
| Wesley Walker | 31 | WR | 16 | 8 | 179 | 6-0 | California | 5/26/1955 | 9 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1977 |
| Team Total | 27.2 | 16 | 227.9 | 6-2.1 | 4.4 |