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1996 New York Jets
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Record: 1-15-0, Finished 5th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 279 points (17.4/g), 27th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 454 points (28.4/g), 29th.
Differential of -175 points (-10.9/g), 30th.
Expected W-L: 3.8-12.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -20 (-1.2/g), 30th.
Coached by Rich Kotite (1-15-0)
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1996 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 | Frank Reich | 35 | 11 | 7 | 175 for 331, 2,205 yards, 15 td, 16 int, & 18 rushes for 31 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1985 |
| QB | Neil O'Donnell | 30 | 5 | 6 | 110 for 188, 1,147 yards, 4 td, 7 int, & 6 rushes for 30 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1990 |
| RB | Adrian Murrell | 26 | 3 | 16 | 301 rushes for 1,249 yards, 6 td, & 17 catches for 81 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 5th / 120th pick / 1993 |
| FB | Richie Anderson | 25 | 3 | 13 | 47 rushes for 150 yards, 1 td, & 44 catches for 385 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1993 |
| WR | Wayne Chrebet | 23 | 1 | 9 | 84 catches for 909 yards, 3 td | |
| WR | Keyshawn Johnson | 24 | Rook | 11 | 63 catches for 844 yards, 8 td | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1996 |
| WR | Jeff Graham | 27 | 5 | 9 | 50 catches for 788 yards, 6 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1991 |
| TE | Kyle Brady | 24 | 1 | 16 | 15 catches for 144 yards, 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1995 |
| LT | Jumbo Elliott | 31 | 8 | 14 | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1988 |
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| LG | Harry Galbreath | 31 | 8 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1988 |
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| LG | Roger Duffy | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 8th / 196th pick / 1990 |
| C | Roger Duffy | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 8th / 196th pick / 1990 |
| C | David Alexander | 32 | 9 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 121st pick / 1987 |
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| RG | Matt O'Dwyer | 24 | 1 | 16 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1995 |
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| RT | David W. Williams | 30 | 7 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1989 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bobby Hamilton | 25 | Rook | 11 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDE | Marvin Washington | 31 | 7 | 14 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 151st pick / 1989 |
| LDT | Marvin Washington | 31 | 7 | 14 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 151st pick / 1989 |
| LDT | Marc Spindler | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1990 |
| RDT | Matt Brock | 30 | 7 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1989 |
| RDE | Hugh Douglas | 25 | 1 | 10 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 16th pick / 1995 |
| RDE | Mike Chalenski | 26 | 3 | 7 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LLB | Bobby Houston | 29 | 6 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1990 |
| MLB | Marvin Jones | 24 | 3 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1993 |
| RLB | Mo Lewis | 27 | 5 | 9 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1991 |
| RLB | Chad Cascadden | 24 | 1 | 8 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Aaron Glenn | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 1994 |
| RCB | Ray Mickens | 23 | Rook | 10 | New York Jets / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1996 |
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| SS | Victor Green | 27 | 3 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Gary Jones | 29 | 6 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 239th pick / 1990 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Nick Lowery | 40 | 18 | 0 | 17 of 24 field goals & 26 of 27 extra points | |
| P | Brian Hansen | 36 | 12 | 0 | 74 punts for a 44.5 average, 0 blocked | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 237th pick / 1984 |
| PR | Wayne Chrebet | 23 | 1 | 9 | 28 punt returns for a 5.0 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Henry Bailey | 23 | Rook | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 19.6 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 235th pick / 1995 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| David Alexander | 32 | C-G-T | 7 | 7 | 275 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/28/1964 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 121st pick / 1987 |
| Richie Anderson | 25 | FB | 16 | 13 | 230 | 6-2 | Penn State | 9/13/1971 | 3 | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1993 |
| Henry Bailey | 23 | WR | 8 | 0 | 176 | 5-8 | UNLV | 2/28/1973 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 235th pick / 1995 |
| Fred Baxter | 25 | TE | 16 | 4 | 268 | 6-3 | Auburn | 6/14/1971 | 3 | New York Jets / 5th / 115th pick / 1993 |
| Aubrey Beavers | 25 | LB | 7 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 8/30/1971 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 54th pick / 1994 |
| Harry Boatswain | 27 | G-T | 16 | 4 | 310 | 6-4 | New Haven | 6/26/1969 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 137th pick / 1991 |
| Kyle Brady | 24 | TE | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-6 | Penn State | 1/14/1972 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1995 |
| Matt Brock | 30 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Oregon | 1/14/1966 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1989 |
| Ron Carpenter | 26 | DB | 2 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | Miami (OH) | 1/20/1970 | 3 | |
| Chad Cascadden | 24 | LB | 16 | 8 | 235 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 5/14/1972 | 1 | |
| Mike Chalenski | 26 | DE-DT | 15 | 7 | 279 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh,UCLA | 1/28/1970 | 3 | |
| Wayne Chrebet | 23 | WR | 16 | 9 | 188 | 5-10 | Hofstra | 8/14/1973 | 1 | |
| Kyle Clifton | 34 | LB | 16 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | TCU | 8/23/1962 | 12 | New York Jets / 3rd / 64th pick / 1984 |
| Reggie Cobb | 28 | RB | 15 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 7/7/1968 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1990 |
| Marcus Coleman | 22 | DB | 13 | 4 | 210 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 5/24/1974 | Rook | New York Jets / 5th / 133rd pick / 1996 |
| Lou D'Agostino | 23 | FB | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Hofstra,Rhode Island | 12/12/1973 | Rook | |
| Tyrone Davis | 24 | TE-WR | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Virginia | 6/30/1972 | 1 | New York Jets / 4th / 107th pick / 1995 |
| Hugh Douglas | 25 | DE | 10 | 10 | 281 | 6-2 | Central State (OH) | 8/23/1971 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 16th pick / 1995 |
| Roger Duffy | 29 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Penn State | 7/16/1967 | 6 | New York Jets / 8th / 196th pick / 1990 |
| Jumbo Elliott | 31 | T | 14 | 14 | 308 | 6-7 | Michigan | 4/1/1965 | 8 | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1988 |
| Kwame Ellis | 22 | DB | 8 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Stanford | 2/27/1974 | Rook | |
| Jeff Faulkner | 32 | DE-DT | 4 | 0 | 305 | 6-4 | Southern | 4/4/1964 | 9 | |
| Glenn Foley | 26 | QB | 5 | 3 | 210 | 6-2 | Boston College | 10/10/1970 | 2 | New York Jets / 7th / 208th pick / 1994 |
| Harry Galbreath | 31 | G | 15 | 8 | 280 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 1/1/1965 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1988 |
| Aaron Glenn | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 7/16/1972 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 1994 |
| Jeff Graham | 27 | WR | 11 | 9 | 200 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 2/14/1969 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1991 |
| Victor Green | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 5-11 | Akron | 12/8/1969 | 3 | |
| Carl Greenwood | 24 | DB | 14 | 1 | 186 | 5-11 | UCLA | 3/11/1972 | 1 | New York Jets / 5th / 142nd pick / 1995 |
| Mark Gunn | 28 | DT-DE | 8 | 0 | 288 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 7/24/1968 | 5 | New York Jets / 4th / 94th pick / 1991 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 25 | DE-DT | 15 | 11 | 280 | 6-5 | Southern Miss | 7/1/1971 | Rook | |
| Rick Hamilton | 26 | LB | 15 | 4 | 241 | 6-2 | Central Florida | 4/19/1970 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 71st pick / 1993 |
| Brian Hansen | 36 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Sioux Falls | 10/26/1960 | 12 | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 237th pick / 1984 |
| Melvin Hayes | 23 | T | 1 | 0 | 328 | 6-6 | Mississippi State | 4/28/1973 | 1 | New York Jets / 4th / 106th pick / 1995 |
| Bobby Houston | 29 | LB | 15 | 15 | 242 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 10/26/1967 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1990 |
| Erik Howard | 32 | NT-DT-DE | 1 | 1 | 275 | 6-4 | Washington State | 11/12/1964 | 10 | New York Giants / 2nd / 46th pick / 1986 |
| John Hudson | 28 | G-C | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Auburn | 1/29/1968 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 294th pick / 1990 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 24 | WR | 14 | 11 | 212 | 6-4 | USC | 7/22/1972 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1996 |
| Gary Jones | 29 | DB | 15 | 15 | 210 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/30/1967 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 239th pick / 1990 |
| Marvin Jones | 24 | LB | 12 | 12 | 244 | 6-2 | Florida State | 6/28/1972 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1993 |
| Brad Keeney | 23 | DT | 1 | 0 | 294 | 6-3 | The Citadel | 11/20/1973 | Rook | |
| Mo Lewis | 27 | LB | 9 | 9 | 258 | 6-3 | Georgia | 10/21/1969 | 5 | New York Jets / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1991 |
| Nick Lowery | 40 | K | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Dartmouth | 5/27/1956 | 18 | |
| Siupeli Malamala | 27 | T-G | 4 | 1 | 310 | 6-5 | Washington | 1/15/1969 | 4 | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1992 |
| Sherriden May | 23 | RB | 8 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Idaho | 8/10/1973 | 1 | |
| Ray Mickens | 23 | DB | 15 | 10 | 180 | 5-8 | Texas A&M | 1/4/1973 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1996 |
| Ronald Moore | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | Pittsburg State | 1/26/1970 | 3 | Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 87th pick / 1993 |
| Adrian Murrell | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 211 | 5-11 | West Virginia | 10/16/1970 | 3 | New York Jets / 5th / 120th pick / 1993 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 30 | QB | 6 | 6 | 228 | 6-3 | Maryland | 7/3/1966 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1990 |
| Matt O'Dwyer | 24 | G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Northwestern | 9/1/1972 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1995 |
| James Parrish | 28 | T | 1 | 0 | 310 | 6-6 | Temple | 5/19/1968 | 3 | |
| Frank Reich | 35 | QB | 11 | 7 | 210 | 6-4 | Maryland | 12/4/1961 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1985 |
| Phillip Riley | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Florida State | 9/24/1972 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 199th pick / 1996 |
| Don Silvestri | 28 | K | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 12/25/1968 | 1 | |
| Webster Slaughter | 32 | WR | 10 | 1 | 175 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 10/19/1964 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1986 |
| Otis Smith | 31 | DB | 2 | 0 | 198 | 5-11 | Missouri,Southern | 10/22/1965 | 5 | |
| Marc Spindler | 27 | DE-NT-DT | 15 | 5 | 290 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 11/28/1969 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1990 |
| Alex Van Dyke | 22 | WR | 15 | 1 | 205 | 6-0 | Nevada-Reno | 7/24/1974 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 31st pick / 1996 |
| Marvin Washington | 31 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 285 | 6-6 | Idaho,Texas-El Paso | 10/22/1965 | 7 | New York Jets / 6th / 151st pick / 1989 |
| Brent Williams | 32 | DE | 5 | 0 | 283 | 6-4 | Toledo | 10/23/1964 | 10 | New England Patriots / 7th / 192nd pick / 1986 |
| David W. Williams | 30 | T | 14 | 14 | 294 | 6-5 | Florida | 6/21/1966 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1989 |
| Lonnie Young | 33 | DB | 15 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 7/18/1963 | 11 | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 325th pick / 1985 |
| Eric Zomalt | 24 | DB | 10 | 1 | 201 | 5-11 | California | 8/9/1972 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 103rd pick / 1994 |
| Team Total | 27.2 | 16 | 242.8 | 6-2.2 | 4.3 |