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1987 New York Jets
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Record: 6-9-0, Finished 5th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 334 points (22.3/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 360 points (24.0/g), 20th.
Differential of -26 points (-1.7/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 6.8-8.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 18th.
Coached by Joe Walton (6-9-0)
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1987 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 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 234 for 393, 2,696 yards, 13 td, 8 int, & 30 rushes for 61 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 24th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Freeman McNeil | 28 | 6 | 8 | 121 rushes for 530 yards, 0 td, & 24 catches for 262 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1981 |
| RB | Johnny Hector | 27 | 4 | 6 | 111 rushes for 435 yards, 11 td, & 32 catches for 249 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1983 |
| FB | Roger Vick | 23 | Rook | 10 | 77 rushes for 257 yards, 1 td, & 13 catches for 108 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 21st pick / 1987 |
| WR | Al Toon* | 24 | 2 | 11 | 68 catches for 976 yards, 5 td | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1985 |
| TE | Rocky Klever | 28 | 4 | 6 | 14 catches for 152 yards, 0 td | New York Jets / 9th / 247th pick / 1982 |
| TE | Mickey Shuler | 31 | 9 | 10 | 43 catches for 434 yards, 3 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 61st pick / 1978 |
| LT | Jim Sweeney | 25 | 3 | 12 | New York Jets / 2nd / 37th pick / 1984 |
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| LG | Ted Banker | 26 | 3 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Guy Bingham | 29 | 7 | 11 | New York Jets / 10th / 260th pick / 1980 |
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| RG | Joe Fields | 34 | 12 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
| RG | Dan Alexander | 32 | 10 | 12 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
| RT | Dan Alexander | 32 | 10 | 12 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
| RT | Reggie McElroy | 27 | 4 | 5 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1982 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Marty Lyons | 30 | 8 | 13 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
| LDE | Mark Gastineau | 31 | 8 | 7 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 41st pick / 1979 |
| NT | Joe Klecko | 34 | 10 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1977 |
| NT | Gerald Nichols | 23 | Rook | 5 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 187th pick / 1987 |
| RDE | Barry Bennett | 32 | 9 | 11 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1978 |
| LOLB | Alex Gordon | 23 | Rook | 12 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1987 |
| LILB | Troy Benson | 24 | 1 | 11 | New York Jets / 5th / 120th pick / 1985 |
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| RILB | Kyle Clifton | 25 | 3 | 8 | New York Jets / 3rd / 64th pick / 1984 |
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| ROLB | Bob Crable | 28 | 5 | 11 | 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 23rd pick / 1982 |
| LCB | Jerry Holmes | 30 | 7 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Carl Howard | 26 | 3 | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Russell Carter | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1984 |
| SS | Rich Miano | 25 | 2 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 166th pick / 1985 |
| FS | Harry Hamilton | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 176th pick / 1984 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Leahy | 36 | 13 | 0 | 18 of 22 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | |
| P | Dave Jennings | 35 | 13 | 0 | 64 punts for a 38.2 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Jo-Jo Townsell | 27 | 2 | 0 | 32 punt returns for a 11.9 average and 1 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 78th pick / 1983 |
| KR | Bobby Humphery | 26 | 3 | 2 | 18 kick returns for a 19.8 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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| Dan Alexander | 32 | G-T | 12 | 12 | 260 | 6-4 | LSU | 6/17/1955 | 10 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
| Lynwood Alford | 24 | LB | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 8/22/1963 | Rook | |
| Don Baldwin | 23 | DE | 8 | 0 | 263 | 6-3 | Purdue | 7/9/1964 | Rook | |
| Ted Banker | 26 | G-C-T | 12 | 9 | 270 | 6-2 | Southeast Missouri State | 2/17/1961 | 3 | |
| Marion Barber | 28 | RB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 12/6/1959 | 5 | New York Jets / 2nd / 30th pick / 1981 |
| Barry Bennett | 32 | DT-DE | 13 | 11 | 257 | 6-4 | Concordia (MN) | 12/10/1955 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1978 |
| Troy Benson | 24 | LB | 11 | 11 | 235 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/30/1963 | 1 | New York Jets / 5th / 120th pick / 1985 |
| Guy Bingham | 29 | C-G-T | 12 | 11 | 255 | 6-3 | Montana | 2/25/1958 | 7 | New York Jets / 10th / 260th pick / 1980 |
| Dennis Bligen | 25 | RB | 6 | 2 | 215 | 5-11 | St. John's (NY) | 3/3/1962 | 3 | |
| Walter Briggs | 22 | QB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Montclair State | 8/6/1965 | Rook | |
| Jay Brophy | 27 | LB | 3 | 3 | 233 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/27/1960 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1984 |
| Chris Brown | 24 | T | 1 | 0 | 295 | 6-1 | Lamar,New York Tech | 7/16/1963 | Rook | |
| Joe Burke | 26 | RB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Rutgers | 2/9/1961 | Rook | |
| Russell Carter | 25 | DB | 8 | 6 | 195 | 6-2 | SMU | 2/10/1962 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1984 |
| Tony Chickillo | 27 | NT-DE-G | 2 | 1 | 262 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/8/1960 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 131st pick / 1983 |
| John Chirico | 22 | RB | 3 | 1 | 220 | 6-0 | Columbia | 8/15/1965 | Rook | |
| Kyle Clifton | 25 | LB | 12 | 8 | 236 | 6-4 | TCU | 8/23/1962 | 3 | New York Jets / 3rd / 64th pick / 1984 |
| Trent Collins | 26 | DB | 3 | 3 | 187 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 5/18/1961 | Rook | |
| Martin Cornelson | 26 | C | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 6/4/1961 | Rook | |
| Anthony Corvino | 22 | G-T | 2 | 0 | 262 | 6-1 | Southern Connecticut State | 9/15/1965 | Rook | |
| Eric Coss | 24 | C | 3 | 3 | 270 | 6-3 | Temple | 6/12/1963 | Rook | |
| Bob Crable | 28 | LB | 12 | 11 | 228 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 9/22/1959 | 5 | New York Jets / 1st / 23rd pick / 1982 |
| Sean Dykes | 23 | DB | 6 | 2 | 170 | 5-10 | Bowling Green | 8/8/1964 | Rook | |
| Onzy Elam | 23 | LB | 5 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Tennessee State | 12/1/1964 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 75th pick / 1987 |
| Nuu Faaola | 23 | RB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Hawaii | 1/15/1964 | 1 | New York Jets / 9th / 245th pick / 1986 |
| Joe Fields | 34 | C-G | 10 | 10 | 250 | 6-2 | Rutgers-Camden,Widener | 11/14/1953 | 12 | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
| Derrick Foster | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | William Paterson | 10/12/1963 | Rook | |
| Jerome Foster | 27 | DE-DT | 4 | 0 | 268 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 7/25/1960 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 139th pick / 1983 |
| Derrick Gaffney | 32 | WR | 2 | 0 | 181 | 6-1 | Florida | 5/24/1955 | 9 | New York Jets / 8th / 197th pick / 1978 |
| Tony Garbarczyk | 23 | DE | 2 | 0 | 275 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 1/20/1964 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 278th pick / 1986 |
| Mark Gastineau | 31 | DE | 15 | 7 | 266 | 6-5 | Arizona State,East Central (OK) | 11/20/1956 | 8 | New York Jets / 2nd / 41st pick / 1979 |
| Kerry Glenn | 25 | DB | 8 | 2 | 175 | 5-9 | Minnesota | 1/3/1962 | 2 | New York Jets / 10th / 262nd pick / 1985 |
| Alex Gordon | 23 | LB | 12 | 12 | 246 | 6-5 | Cincinnati | 9/14/1964 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1987 |
| Billy Griggs | 25 | TE | 12 | 1 | 230 | 6-3 | Virginia | 8/4/1962 | 2 | New York Jets / 8th / 203rd pick / 1984 |
| Mike Haight | 25 | G-T | 6 | 1 | 281 | 6-4 | Iowa | 10/6/1962 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 22nd pick / 1986 |
| Harry Hamilton | 25 | DB | 12 | 12 | 194 | 6-0 | Penn State | 11/29/1962 | 3 | New York Jets / 7th / 176th pick / 1984 |
| Michael Harper | 26 | WR | 3 | 2 | 180 | 5-10 | USC | 5/11/1961 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 293rd pick / 1984 |
| Jim Haslett | 32 | LB | 3 | 2 | 232 | 6-3 | Indiana (PA) | 12/9/1955 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 51st pick / 1979 |
| Jo Jo Heath | 30 | DB | 2 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Pittsburgh | 3/9/1957 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 141st pick / 1980 |
| Johnny Hector | 27 | RB | 11 | 6 | 204 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 11/26/1960 | 4 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1983 |
| Marc Hogan | 25 | DB | 3 | 3 | 180 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 4/21/1962 | Rook | |
| Scott Holman | 25 | WR | 3 | 2 | 195 | 6-2 | Oregon | 9/27/1962 | 1 | |
| Jerry Holmes | 30 | DB | 8 | 7 | 175 | 6-2 | Chowan,West Virginia | 12/22/1957 | 7 | |
| Carl Howard | 26 | DB | 12 | 7 | 188 | 6-2 | Rutgers | 9/20/1961 | 3 | |
| Bobby Humphery | 26 | DB-WR | 12 | 2 | 178 | 5-10 | New Mexico State | 8/23/1961 | 3 | New York Jets / 9th / 247th pick / 1983 |
| Tommy Humphrey | 25 | G-T | 3 | 3 | 280 | 6-3 | Iowa | 12/16/1962 | Rook | |
| Eddie Hunter | 22 | RB | 3 | 3 | 205 | 5-10 | Virginia Tech | 1/20/1965 | Rook | New York Jets / 8th / 196th pick / 1987 |
| Stan Hunter | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 184 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 11/29/1963 | Rook | |
| Vince Jasper | 23 | G | 3 | 1 | 270 | 6-4 | Iowa State | 11/30/1964 | Rook | |
| Dave Jennings | 35 | P | 12 | 0 | 203 | 6-4 | St. Lawrence | 6/8/1952 | 13 | |
| Ken Jones | 35 | T-DE | 5 | 4 | 260 | 6-5 | Arkansas State | 12/1/1952 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 45th pick / 1976 |
| Gordon King | 31 | T-G | 2 | 0 | 275 | 6-6 | Stanford | 2/3/1956 | 9 | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1978 |
| Joe Klecko | 34 | DT-NT-DE | 7 | 7 | 263 | 6-3 | Temple | 10/15/1953 | 10 | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1977 |
| Rocky Klever | 28 | TE-RB | 12 | 6 | 225 | 6-3 | Montana | 7/10/1959 | 4 | New York Jets / 9th / 247th pick / 1982 |
| Jamie Kurisko | 24 | TE | 3 | 2 | 236 | 6-4 | Allentown College,Southern Connecticut State | 12/22/1963 | Rook | |
| Pat Leahy | 36 | K | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | St. Louis | 3/19/1951 | 13 | |
| Sid Lewis | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Penn State | 5/30/1964 | Rook | New York Jets / 10th / 268th pick / 1987 |
| Lester Lyles | 25 | DB-LB | 4 | 1 | 209 | 6-3 | Virginia | 12/27/1962 | 2 | New York Jets / 2nd / 40th pick / 1985 |
| Marty Lyons | 30 | DE-DT-NT | 13 | 13 | 269 | 6-5 | Alabama | 1/5/1957 | 8 | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
| Tracy Martin | 23 | WR | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 12/4/1964 | Rook | New York Jets / 6th / 161st pick / 1987 |
| Kevin McArthur | 25 | LB | 12 | 3 | 244 | 6-2 | Lamar | 5/11/1962 | 1 | |
| Pete McCartney | 25 | T | 3 | 1 | 260 | 6-6 | Louisville | 6/15/1962 | Rook | |
| Reggie McElroy | 27 | T-G | 8 | 5 | 290 | 6-6 | West Texas A&M | 3/4/1960 | 4 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1982 |
| Freeman McNeil | 28 | RB | 9 | 8 | 216 | 5-11 | UCLA | 4/22/1959 | 6 | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1981 |
| Lance Mehl | 29 | LB | 3 | 2 | 235 | 6-3 | Penn State | 2/14/1958 | 7 | New York Jets / 3rd / 69th pick / 1980 |
| Scott Mersereau | 22 | DT-NT-DE | 13 | 4 | 275 | 6-4 | Southern Connecticut State | 4/8/1965 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 136th pick / 1987 |
| Rich Miano | 25 | DB | 12 | 11 | 200 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 9/3/1962 | 2 | New York Jets / 6th / 166th pick / 1985 |
| Matt Monger | 26 | LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 11/15/1961 | 2 | New York Jets / 8th / 208th pick / 1985 |
| Tim Newman | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Johnson C. Smith | 6/11/1964 | Rook | |
| Gerald Nichols | 23 | DT-NT-DE | 13 | 5 | 261 | 6-2 | Florida State | 2/10/1964 | Rook | New York Jets / 7th / 187th pick / 1987 |
| David Norrie | 24 | QB | 2 | 2 | 220 | 6-4 | UCLA | 11/30/1963 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 291st pick / 1986 |
| Ken O'Brien | 27 | QB | 12 | 12 | 210 | 6-4 | California-Davis,Sacramento State | 11/27/1960 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 24th pick / 1983 |
| Tom O'Connor | 24 | P | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 11/8/1963 | Rook | |
| George Radachowsky | 25 | DB | 8 | 3 | 186 | 5-11 | Boston College | 9/7/1962 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 188th pick / 1984 |
| Pat Ragusa | 24 | K | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-8 | St. John's (NY) | 3/17/1963 | Rook | |
| Bobby Riley | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 168 | 5-8 | Oklahoma State | 10/17/1964 | Rook | |
| Eric Riley | 23 | TE | 2 | 1 | 230 | 6-3 | Eastern Washington | 10/10/1964 | Rook | |
| Larry Robinson | 25 | DB | 3 | 2 | 194 | 5-9 | Northwest State (LA) | 4/30/1962 | Rook | |
| Ken Rose | 25 | LB | 10 | 3 | 215 | 6-1 | UNLV | 6/9/1962 | Rook | |
| Pat Ryan | 32 | QB | 13 | 1 | 210 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 9/16/1955 | 9 | New York Jets / 11th / 281st pick / 1978 |
| Mickey Shuler | 31 | TE | 11 | 10 | 232 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/21/1956 | 9 | New York Jets / 3rd / 61st pick / 1978 |
| Don L. Smith | 30 | NT-DE-DT | 3 | 0 | 256 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 5/9/1957 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1979 |
| Reggie Smith | 31 | WR | 1 | 0 | 168 | 5-4 | North Carolina Central | 7/15/1956 | 7 | |
| Kurt Sohn | 30 | WR | 12 | 4 | 180 | 5-11 | Fordham,North Carolina State | 6/26/1957 | 6 | |
| Treg Songy | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Tulane | 6/15/1962 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 320th pick / 1985 |
| Jim Sweeney | 25 | C-T-G | 12 | 12 | 297 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 8/8/1962 | 3 | New York Jets / 2nd / 37th pick / 1984 |
| Tony Sweet | 24 | TE | 3 | 2 | 230 | 6-4 | Montclair State | 12/13/1963 | Rook | |
| John Thomas | 23 | T | 3 | 3 | 280 | 6-4 | Toledo | 3/6/1964 | Rook | |
| Al Toon* | 24 | WR | 12 | 11 | 205 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 4/30/1963 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1985 |
| Jo-Jo Townsell | 27 | WR | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | UCLA | 11/4/1960 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 78th pick / 1983 |
| Maurice Turner | 27 | RB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Utah State | 9/10/1960 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 325th pick / 1983 |
| Roger Vick | 23 | RB | 12 | 10 | 239 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 8/11/1964 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 21st pick / 1987 |
| Wesley Walker | 32 | WR | 5 | 4 | 179 | 6-0 | California | 5/26/1955 | 10 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1977 |
| Henry Walls | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Clemson | 2/13/1964 | Rook | |
| Ladell Wills | 25 | LB | 3 | 1 | 240 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 5/30/1962 | Rook | |
| Mike Witteck | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 2/21/1964 | Rook | |
| Mike Zordich | 24 | DB | 10 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Penn State | 10/12/1963 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 235th pick / 1986 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 15 | 224.2 | 6-1.7 | 3.0 |