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1989 New York Jets
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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 5th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 253 points (15.8/g), 26th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 411 points (25.7/g), 25th.
Differential of -158 points (-9.9/g), 26th.
Expected W-L: 3.8-12.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -17 (-1.1/g), 25th.
Coached by Joe Walton (4-12-0)
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1989 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 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 288 for 477, 3,346 yards, 12 td, 18 int, & 9 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 24th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Johnny Hector | 29 | 6 | 9 | 177 rushes for 702 yards, 3 td, & 38 catches for 330 yards and 2 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1983 |
| RB | Freeman McNeil | 30 | 8 | 7 | 80 rushes for 352 yards, 2 td, & 31 catches for 310 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1981 |
| FB | Roger Vick | 25 | 2 | 10 | 112 rushes for 434 yards, 5 td, & 34 catches for 241 yards and 2 td | New York Jets / 1st / 21st pick / 1987 |
| WR | Al Toon | 26 | 4 | 10 | 63 catches for 693 yards, 2 td | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Jo-Jo Townsell | 29 | 4 | 16 | 45 catches for 787 yards, 5 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 78th pick / 1983 |
| TE | Mickey Shuler | 33 | 11 | 7 | 29 catches for 322 yards, 0 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 61st pick / 1978 |
| LT | Jeff Criswell | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Mike Haight | 27 | 3 | 13 | New York Jets / 1st / 22nd pick / 1986 |
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| C | Jim Sweeney | 27 | 5 | 16 | New York Jets / 2nd / 37th pick / 1984 |
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| RG | Dan Alexander | 34 | 12 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
| RT | Reggie McElroy | 29 | 6 | 15 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1982 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Paul Frase | 24 | 1 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 146th pick / 1988 |
| NT | Scott Mersereau | 24 | 2 | 15 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 136th pick / 1987 |
| RDE | Marty Lyons | 32 | 10 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Ron Stallworth | 23 | Rook | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1989 |
| LOLB | Alex Gordon | 25 | 2 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1987 |
| LILB | Troy Benson | 26 | 3 | 15 | New York Jets / 5th / 120th pick / 1985 |
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| RILB | Kyle Clifton | 27 | 5 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 64th pick / 1984 |
| ROLB | Jeff Lageman | 22 | Rook | 15 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1989 |
| LCB | Bobby Humphery | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 9th / 247th pick / 1983 |
| RCB | James Hasty | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 74th pick / 1988 |
| SS | George Radachowsky | 27 | 5 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 188th pick / 1984 |
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| FS | Erik McMillan* | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1988 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Leahy | 38 | 15 | 0 | 14 of 21 field goals & 29 of 30 extra points | |
| P | Joe Prokop | 29 | 4 | 0 | 87 punts for a 39.4 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Jo-Jo Townsell | 29 | 4 | 16 | 33 punt returns for a 9.1 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 78th pick / 1983 |
| KR | Jo-Jo Townsell | 29 | 4 | 16 | 34 kick returns for a 19.2 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 | 34 | G-T | 15 | 14 | 260 | 6-4 | LSU | 6/17/1955 | 12 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
| Brad Baxter | 22 | RB | 1 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Alabama State | 5/5/1967 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 303rd pick / 1989 |
| Sanjay Beach | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 2/21/1966 | Rook | |
| Troy Benson | 26 | LB | 16 | 15 | 235 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/30/1963 | 3 | New York Jets / 5th / 120th pick / 1985 |
| Adam Bob | 22 | LB | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 10/30/1967 | Rook | New York Jets / 10th / 265th pick / 1989 |
| John Booty | 24 | DB | 9 | 1 | 185 | 6-0 | TCU | 10/9/1965 | 1 | New York Jets / 10th / 257th pick / 1988 |
| A.B. Brown | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 5-9 | Pittsburgh,West Virginia | 12/4/1965 | Rook | New York Jets / 8th / 209th pick / 1989 |
| Chris Burkett | 27 | WR | 13 | 3 | 205 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 8/21/1962 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1985 |
| Dennis Byrd | 23 | DT-DE | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Tulsa | 10/5/1966 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1989 |
| Dave Cadigan | 24 | G-T | 13 | 4 | 285 | 6-4 | USC | 4/6/1965 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 8th pick / 1988 |
| Kyle Clifton | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-4 | TCU | 8/23/1962 | 5 | New York Jets / 3rd / 64th pick / 1984 |
| Tim Cofield | 26 | LB | 6 | 2 | 243 | 6-2 | Elizabeth City State | 5/18/1963 | 3 | |
| Jeff Criswell | 25 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 291 | 6-7 | Graceland College (IA) | 3/7/1964 | 2 | |
| Titus Dixon | 23 | WR | 3 | 0 | 152 | 5-6 | Troy State | 6/15/1966 | Rook | New York Jets / 6th / 153rd pick / 1989 |
| Chris Dressel | 28 | TE | 8 | 1 | 238 | 6-4 | Stanford | 2/7/1961 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1983 |
| K.D. Dunn | 26 | TE | 1 | 1 | 235 | 6-3 | Clemson | 4/28/1963 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 116th pick / 1985 |
| Tony Eason | 30 | QB | 2 | 2 | 212 | 6-4 | Illinois | 10/8/1959 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 15th pick / 1983 |
| Phil Epps | 31 | WR | 10 | 0 | 165 | 5-10 | TCU | 11/11/1958 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 321st pick / 1982 |
| Nuu Faaola | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Hawaii | 1/15/1964 | 3 | New York Jets / 9th / 245th pick / 1986 |
| Paul Frase | 24 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 14 | 272 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 5/6/1965 | 1 | New York Jets / 6th / 146th pick / 1988 |
| Kerry Glenn | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Minnesota | 1/3/1962 | 4 | New York Jets / 10th / 262nd pick / 1985 |
| Alex Gordon | 25 | LB | 16 | 15 | 246 | 6-5 | Cincinnati | 9/14/1964 | 2 | New York Jets / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1987 |
| Billy Griggs | 27 | TE | 5 | 3 | 230 | 6-3 | Virginia | 8/4/1962 | 4 | New York Jets / 8th / 203rd pick / 1984 |
| Mike Haight | 27 | G-T | 13 | 13 | 281 | 6-4 | Iowa | 10/6/1962 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 22nd pick / 1986 |
| Michael Harper | 28 | WR | 6 | 4 | 180 | 5-10 | USC | 5/11/1961 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 293rd pick / 1984 |
| James Hasty | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 203 | 6-0 | Central Washington,Washington State | 5/23/1965 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 74th pick / 1988 |
| Johnny Hector | 29 | RB | 15 | 9 | 204 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 11/26/1960 | 6 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1983 |
| Carl Howard | 28 | DB | 15 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | Rutgers | 9/20/1961 | 5 | |
| Bobby Humphery | 28 | DB-WR | 16 | 16 | 178 | 5-10 | New Mexico State | 8/23/1961 | 5 | New York Jets / 9th / 247th pick / 1983 |
| Leander Knight | 26 | DB | 13 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Ferrum,Montclair State | 2/16/1963 | 2 | |
| Jeff Lageman | 22 | DE-LB | 16 | 15 | 266 | 6-6 | Virginia | 7/18/1967 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1989 |
| Pat Leahy | 38 | K | 16 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | St. Louis | 3/19/1951 | 15 | |
| Marty Lyons | 32 | DE-DT-NT | 10 | 10 | 269 | 6-5 | Alabama | 1/5/1957 | 10 | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
| Kyle Mackey | 27 | QB | 4 | 1 | 220 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 3/2/1962 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 296th pick / 1984 |
| Mark Malone | 31 | QB-WR | 1 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 11/22/1958 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1980 |
| Kevin McArthur | 27 | LB | 9 | 1 | 244 | 6-2 | Lamar | 5/11/1962 | 3 | |
| Reggie McElroy | 29 | T-G | 15 | 15 | 290 | 6-6 | West Texas A&M | 3/4/1960 | 6 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1982 |
| Erik McMillan* | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-2 | Missouri | 5/3/1965 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1988 |
| Freeman McNeil | 30 | RB | 11 | 7 | 216 | 5-11 | UCLA | 4/22/1959 | 8 | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1981 |
| Scott Mersereau | 24 | DT-NT-DE | 16 | 15 | 275 | 6-4 | Southern Connecticut State | 4/8/1965 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 136th pick / 1987 |
| Rich Miano | 27 | DB | 2 | 2 | 200 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 9/3/1962 | 4 | New York Jets / 6th / 166th pick / 1985 |
| Michael Mitchell | 28 | DB | 5 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Howard Payne | 10/18/1961 | 2 | |
| Joe Mott | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 253 | 6-4 | Iowa | 10/6/1965 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 70th pick / 1989 |
| Keith Neubert | 25 | TE | 16 | 2 | 250 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 9/13/1964 | 1 | New York Jets / 8th / 203rd pick / 1988 |
| Gerald Nichols | 25 | DT-NT-DE | 16 | 0 | 261 | 6-2 | Florida State | 2/10/1964 | 2 | New York Jets / 7th / 187th pick / 1987 |
| Ken O'Brien | 29 | QB | 15 | 12 | 210 | 6-4 | California-Davis,Sacramento State | 11/27/1960 | 5 | New York Jets / 1st / 24th pick / 1983 |
| Jeff Oliver | 24 | T-G | 1 | 0 | 292 | 6-4 | Boston College | 7/28/1965 | Rook | |
| Joe Prokop | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Minnesota | 7/7/1960 | 4 | |
| George Radachowsky | 27 | DB | 16 | 13 | 186 | 5-11 | Boston College | 9/7/1962 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 188th pick / 1984 |
| Ken Rose | 27 | LB | 15 | 1 | 215 | 6-1 | UNLV | 6/9/1962 | 2 | |
| Pat Ryan | 34 | QB | 7 | 1 | 210 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 9/16/1955 | 11 | New York Jets / 11th / 281st pick / 1978 |
| Adam Schreiber | 27 | G-C | 15 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Texas | 2/20/1962 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 9th / 243rd pick / 1984 |
| Mickey Shuler | 33 | TE | 7 | 7 | 232 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/21/1956 | 11 | New York Jets / 3rd / 61st pick / 1978 |
| Curt Singer | 28 | T | 6 | 1 | 278 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 11/4/1961 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 167th pick / 1984 |
| Ron Stallworth | 23 | DE | 16 | 9 | 262 | 6-5 | Auburn | 2/25/1966 | Rook | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1989 |
| Jim Sweeney | 27 | C-T-G | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 8/8/1962 | 5 | New York Jets / 2nd / 37th pick / 1984 |
| Al Toon | 26 | WR | 11 | 10 | 205 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 4/30/1963 | 4 | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1985 |
| Jo-Jo Townsell | 29 | WR | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-9 | UCLA | 11/4/1960 | 4 | New York Jets / 3rd / 78th pick / 1983 |
| Roger Vick | 25 | RB | 16 | 10 | 239 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 8/11/1964 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 21st pick / 1987 |
| Wesley Walker | 34 | WR | 6 | 3 | 179 | 6-0 | California | 5/26/1955 | 12 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1977 |
| Marvin Washington | 24 | DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 285 | 6-6 | Idaho,Texas-El Paso | 10/22/1965 | Rook | New York Jets / 6th / 151st pick / 1989 |
| Greg Werner | 23 | TE | 10 | 4 | 236 | 6-4 | DePauw | 10/21/1966 | Rook | |
| Terry Williams | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | Bethune-Cookman | 10/14/1965 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 37th pick / 1988 |
| Mike Withycombe | 25 | G-T-C | 5 | 1 | 300 | 6-5 | Fresno State | 11/18/1964 | 1 | New York Jets / 5th / 119th pick / 1988 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 16 | 229.9 | 6-2.2 | 3.6 |