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1988 New York Jets
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Record: 8-7-1, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 372 points (23.2/g), 6th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 354 points (22.1/g), 21st.
Differential of 18 points (1.1/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 8.5-7.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.8/g), 3rd.
Coached by Joe Walton (8-7-1)
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1988 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 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 236 for 424, 2,567 yards, 15 td, 7 int, & 21 rushes for 25 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 24th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Freeman McNeil | 29 | 7 | 16 | 219 rushes for 944 yards, 6 td, & 34 catches for 288 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1981 |
| FB | Roger Vick | 24 | 1 | 12 | 128 rushes for 540 yards, 3 td, & 19 catches for 120 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 21st pick / 1987 |
| WR | Al Toon* | 25 | 3 | 15 | 93 catches for 1,067 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Wesley Walker | 33 | 11 | 10 | 26 catches for 551 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 12 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1977 |
| TE | Mickey Shuler* | 32 | 10 | 15 | 70 catches for 805 yards, 5 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 61st pick / 1978 |
| TE | Billy Griggs | 26 | 3 | 8 | 14 catches for 133 yards, 0 td | New York Jets / 8th / 203rd pick / 1984 |
| LT | Jeff Criswell | 24 | 1 | 12 | ||
| LG | Mike Haight | 26 | 2 | 9 | New York Jets / 1st / 22nd pick / 1986 |
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| LG | Ted Banker | 27 | 4 | 8 | ||
| C | Jim Sweeney | 26 | 4 | 16 | New York Jets / 2nd / 37th pick / 1984 |
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| RG | Dan Alexander | 33 | 11 | 13 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
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| RT | Reggie McElroy | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1982 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mark Gastineau | 32 | 9 | 7 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 41st pick / 1979 |
| LDE | Paul Frase | 23 | Rook | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 146th pick / 1988 |
| NT | Scott Mersereau | 23 | 1 | 15 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 136th pick / 1987 |
| RDE | Marty Lyons | 31 | 9 | 16 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
| LOLB | Alex Gordon | 24 | 1 | 13 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1987 |
| LILB | Troy Benson | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 5th / 120th pick / 1985 |
| RILB | Kyle Clifton | 26 | 4 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 64th pick / 1984 |
| ROLB | Kevin McArthur | 26 | 2 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Bobby Humphery | 27 | 4 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 9th / 247th pick / 1983 |
| RCB | James Hasty | 23 | Rook | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 74th pick / 1988 |
| SS | Rich Miano | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 166th pick / 1985 |
| FS | Erik McMillan* | 23 | Rook | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1988 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Leahy | 37 | 14 | 0 | 23 of 28 field goals & 43 of 43 extra points | |
| P | Joe Prokop | 28 | 3 | 0 | 85 punts for a 38.9 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Jo-Jo Townsell | 28 | 3 | 0 | 35 punt returns for a 11.7 average and 1 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 78th pick / 1983 |
| KR | Jo-Jo Townsell | 28 | 3 | 0 | 31 kick returns for a 19.4 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 78th pick / 1983 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Dan Alexander | 33 | G-T | 14 | 13 | 260 | 6-4 | LSU | 6/17/1955 | 11 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
| Tom Baldwin | 27 | NT-DT-DE | 16 | 2 | 274 | 6-4 | Tulsa,Wisconsin | 5/13/1961 | 4 | New York Jets / 9th / 234th pick / 1984 |
| Ted Banker | 27 | G-C-T | 11 | 8 | 270 | 6-2 | Southeast Missouri State | 2/17/1961 | 4 | |
| Marion Barber | 29 | RB | 16 | 1 | 224 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 12/6/1959 | 6 | New York Jets / 2nd / 30th pick / 1981 |
| Barry Bennett | 33 | DT-DE | 1 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | Concordia (MN) | 12/10/1955 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1978 |
| Troy Benson | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/30/1963 | 2 | New York Jets / 5th / 120th pick / 1985 |
| Guy Bingham | 30 | C-G-T | 10 | 1 | 255 | 6-3 | Montana | 2/25/1958 | 8 | New York Jets / 10th / 260th pick / 1980 |
| John Booty | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | TCU | 10/9/1965 | Rook | New York Jets / 10th / 257th pick / 1988 |
| Dave Cadigan | 23 | G-T | 5 | 4 | 285 | 6-4 | USC | 4/6/1965 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 8th pick / 1988 |
| Kyle Clifton | 26 | LB | 16 | 15 | 236 | 6-4 | TCU | 8/23/1962 | 4 | New York Jets / 3rd / 64th pick / 1984 |
| Robin Cole | 33 | LB-DE | 16 | 4 | 220 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 9/11/1955 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1977 |
| Jeff Criswell | 24 | T-G | 15 | 12 | 291 | 6-7 | Graceland College (IA) | 3/7/1964 | 1 | |
| K.D. Dunn | 25 | TE | 15 | 2 | 235 | 6-3 | Clemson | 4/28/1963 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 116th pick / 1985 |
| Onzy Elam | 24 | LB | 4 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Tennessee State | 12/1/1964 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 75th pick / 1987 |
| Nuu Faaola | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Hawaii | 1/15/1964 | 2 | New York Jets / 9th / 245th pick / 1986 |
| Paul Frase | 23 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 7 | 272 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 5/6/1965 | Rook | New York Jets / 6th / 146th pick / 1988 |
| John Galvin | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | Boston College | 7/9/1965 | Rook | New York Jets / 11th / 287th pick / 1988 |
| Mark Garalczyk | 24 | DT-DE | 7 | 0 | 272 | 6-5 | Western Michigan | 8/12/1964 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 146th pick / 1987 |
| Mark Gastineau | 32 | DE | 7 | 7 | 266 | 6-5 | Arizona State,East Central (OK) | 11/20/1956 | 9 | New York Jets / 2nd / 41st pick / 1979 |
| Alex Gordon | 24 | LB | 13 | 13 | 246 | 6-5 | Cincinnati | 9/14/1964 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1987 |
| Billy Griggs | 26 | TE | 15 | 8 | 230 | 6-3 | Virginia | 8/4/1962 | 3 | New York Jets / 8th / 203rd pick / 1984 |
| Mike Haight | 26 | G-T | 14 | 9 | 281 | 6-4 | Iowa | 10/6/1962 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 22nd pick / 1986 |
| Steve Hammond | 28 | LB | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 2/25/1960 | Rook | |
| Michael Harper | 27 | WR | 10 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | USC | 5/11/1961 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 293rd pick / 1984 |
| James Hasty | 23 | DB | 15 | 15 | 203 | 6-0 | Central Washington,Washington State | 5/23/1965 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 74th pick / 1988 |
| Johnny Hector | 28 | RB | 16 | 1 | 204 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 11/26/1960 | 5 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1983 |
| Carl Howard | 27 | DB | 16 | 1 | 188 | 6-2 | Rutgers | 9/20/1961 | 4 | |
| Bobby Humphery | 27 | DB-WR | 16 | 16 | 178 | 5-10 | New Mexico State | 8/23/1961 | 4 | New York Jets / 9th / 247th pick / 1983 |
| Pat Leahy | 37 | K | 16 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | St. Louis | 3/19/1951 | 14 | |
| Marty Lyons | 31 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-5 | Alabama | 1/5/1957 | 9 | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
| Kevin McArthur | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 244 | 6-2 | Lamar | 5/11/1962 | 2 | |
| Reggie McElroy | 28 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-6 | West Texas A&M | 3/4/1960 | 5 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1982 |
| Erik McMillan* | 23 | DB | 13 | 13 | 200 | 6-2 | Missouri | 5/3/1965 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1988 |
| Freeman McNeil | 29 | RB | 16 | 16 | 216 | 5-11 | UCLA | 4/22/1959 | 7 | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1981 |
| Scott Mersereau | 23 | DT-NT-DE | 16 | 15 | 275 | 6-4 | Southern Connecticut State | 4/8/1965 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 136th pick / 1987 |
| Rich Miano | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 9/3/1962 | 3 | New York Jets / 6th / 166th pick / 1985 |
| Keith Neubert | 24 | TE | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 9/13/1964 | Rook | New York Jets / 8th / 203rd pick / 1988 |
| Gerald Nichols | 24 | DT-NT-DE | 16 | 2 | 261 | 6-2 | Florida State | 2/10/1964 | 1 | New York Jets / 7th / 187th pick / 1987 |
| Ken O'Brien | 28 | QB | 14 | 12 | 210 | 6-4 | California-Davis,Sacramento State | 11/27/1960 | 4 | New York Jets / 1st / 24th pick / 1983 |
| Joe Prokop | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Minnesota | 7/7/1960 | 3 | |
| George Radachowsky | 26 | DB | 9 | 3 | 186 | 5-11 | Boston College | 9/7/1962 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 188th pick / 1984 |
| Ken Rose | 26 | LB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | UNLV | 6/9/1962 | 1 | |
| Pat Ryan | 33 | QB | 16 | 4 | 210 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 9/16/1955 | 10 | New York Jets / 11th / 281st pick / 1978 |
| Adam Schreiber | 26 | G-C | 7 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Texas | 2/20/1962 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 9th / 243rd pick / 1984 |
| Mickey Shuler* | 32 | TE | 15 | 15 | 232 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/21/1956 | 10 | New York Jets / 3rd / 61st pick / 1978 |
| Kurt Sohn | 31 | WR | 15 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Fordham,North Carolina State | 6/26/1957 | 7 | |
| Jim Sweeney | 26 | C-T-G | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 8/8/1962 | 4 | New York Jets / 2nd / 37th pick / 1984 |
| Al Toon* | 25 | WR | 15 | 15 | 205 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 4/30/1963 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1985 |
| Jo-Jo Townsell | 28 | WR | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | UCLA | 11/4/1960 | 3 | New York Jets / 3rd / 78th pick / 1983 |
| Roger Vick | 24 | RB | 16 | 12 | 239 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 8/11/1964 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 21st pick / 1987 |
| Wesley Walker | 33 | WR | 16 | 10 | 179 | 6-0 | California | 5/26/1955 | 11 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1977 |
| Terry Williams | 23 | DB | 8 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | Bethune-Cookman | 10/14/1965 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 37th pick / 1988 |
| Mike Withycombe | 24 | G-T-C | 6 | 1 | 300 | 6-5 | Fresno State | 11/18/1964 | Rook | New York Jets / 5th / 119th pick / 1988 |
| Mike Zordich | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Penn State | 10/12/1963 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 235th pick / 1986 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 16 | 233.2 | 6-2.4 | 3.8 |