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1997 New York Jets
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 348 points (21.8/g), 12th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 287 points (17.9/g), 6th.
Differential of 61 points (3.8/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 9.8-6.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 12th.
Coached by Bill Parcells (9-7-0)
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1997 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 | Neil O'Donnell | 31 | 6 | 14 | 259 for 460, 2,796 yards, 17 td, 7 int, & 32 rushes for 36 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1990 |
| RB | Adrian Murrell | 27 | 4 | 15 | 300 rushes for 1,086 yards, 7 td, & 27 catches for 106 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 5th / 120th pick / 1993 |
| WR | Jeff Graham | 28 | 6 | 16 | 42 catches for 542 yards, 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Keyshawn Johnson | 25 | 1 | 16 | 70 catches for 963 yards, 5 td | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1996 |
| TE | Fred Baxter | 26 | 4 | 9 | 27 catches for 276 yards, 3 td | New York Jets / 5th / 115th pick / 1993 |
| TE | Kyle Brady | 25 | 2 | 14 | 22 catches for 238 yards, 2 td | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1995 |
| LT | Jumbo Elliott | 32 | 9 | 13 | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1988 |
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| LG | Lonnie Palelei | 27 | 4 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 135th pick / 1993 |
| C | Roger Duffy | 30 | 7 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 8th / 196th pick / 1990 |
| RG | Matt O'Dwyer | 25 | 2 | 16 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1995 |
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| RT | David W. Williams | 31 | 8 | 11 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1989 |
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| RT | Siupeli Malamala | 28 | 5 | 5 | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1992 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Rick Lyle | 26 | 3 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| NT | Ernie Logan | 29 | 6 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 226th pick / 1991 |
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| RDE | Hugh Douglas | 26 | 2 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 16th pick / 1995 |
| LOLB | Mo Lewis | 28 | 6 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1991 |
| LILB | Dwayne Gordon | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 218th pick / 1993 |
| LILB | Pepper Johnson | 33 | 11 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 51st pick / 1986 |
| RILB | Marvin Jones | 25 | 4 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1993 |
| ROLB | James Farrior | 22 | Rook | 15 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 8th pick / 1997 |
| LCB | Aaron Glenn* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 1994 |
| RCB | Otis Smith | 32 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Victor Green | 28 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Jerome Henderson | 28 | 6 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1991 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Hall | 23 | Rook | 0 | 28 of 41 field goals & 36 of 36 extra points | |
| P | Brian Hansen | 37 | 13 | 0 | 71 punts for a 43.2 average, 1 blocked | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 237th pick / 1984 |
| PR | Leon Johnson | 23 | Rook | 1 | 51 punt returns for a 12.1 average and 1 td | New York Jets / 4th / 104th pick / 1997 |
| KR | Aaron Glenn* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 28 kick returns for a 26.5 average and 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 1994 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Richie Anderson | 26 | FB | 16 | 3 | 230 | 6-2 | Penn State | 9/13/1971 | 4 | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1993 |
| Raymond Austin | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 12/21/1974 | Rook | New York Jets / 5th / 145th pick / 1997 |
| Fred Baxter | 26 | TE | 16 | 9 | 268 | 6-3 | Auburn | 6/14/1971 | 4 | New York Jets / 5th / 115th pick / 1993 |
| Kyle Brady | 25 | TE | 16 | 14 | 278 | 6-6 | Penn State | 1/14/1972 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1995 |
| Corwin Brown | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Michigan | 4/25/1970 | 4 | New England Patriots / 4th / 110th pick / 1993 |
| John Burke | 26 | TE-WR | 7 | 1 | 248 | 6-3 | Virginia Tech | 9/7/1971 | 3 | New England Patriots / 4th / 121st pick / 1994 |
| Lamont Burns | 23 | G | 4 | 3 | 300 | 6-4 | East Carolina | 3/16/1974 | Rook | New York Jets / 5th / 131st pick / 1997 |
| Chad Cascadden | 25 | LB | 15 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 5/14/1972 | 2 | |
| Wayne Chrebet | 24 | WR | 16 | 1 | 188 | 5-10 | Hofstra | 8/14/1973 | 2 | |
| Chuck Clements | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 214 | 6-3 | Houston | 9/29/1973 | Rook | New York Jets / 6th / 191st pick / 1997 |
| Marcus Coleman | 23 | DB | 16 | 2 | 210 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 5/24/1974 | 1 | New York Jets / 5th / 133rd pick / 1996 |
| J.R. Conrad | 23 | G | 12 | 1 | 300 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 2/2/1974 | Rook | New England Patriots / 7th / 247th pick / 1996 |
| Terry Day | 23 | DE | 1 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Mississippi State | 9/18/1974 | Rook | New York Jets / 4th / 102nd pick / 1997 |
| Ronnie Dixon | 26 | DT-NT | 5 | 3 | 301 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 5/10/1971 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 165th pick / 1993 |
| Hugh Douglas | 26 | DE | 15 | 15 | 281 | 6-2 | Central State (OH) | 8/23/1971 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 16th pick / 1995 |
| Roger Duffy | 30 | G-C | 15 | 15 | 300 | 6-3 | Penn State | 7/16/1967 | 7 | New York Jets / 8th / 196th pick / 1990 |
| Jumbo Elliott | 32 | T | 13 | 13 | 308 | 6-7 | Michigan | 4/1/1965 | 9 | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1988 |
| James Farrior | 22 | LB | 16 | 15 | 242 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/6/1975 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 8th pick / 1997 |
| Jason Ferguson | 23 | DT-NT | 13 | 1 | 305 | 6-3 | Georgia | 11/28/1974 | Rook | New York Jets / 7th / 229th pick / 1997 |
| Mike Finkes | 22 | DE | 8 | 0 | 272 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 2/12/1975 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 189th pick / 1997 |
| Glenn Foley | 27 | QB | 6 | 2 | 210 | 6-2 | Boston College | 10/10/1970 | 3 | New York Jets / 7th / 208th pick / 1994 |
| Aaron Glenn* | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 7/16/1972 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 1994 |
| Dwayne Gordon | 28 | LB | 16 | 8 | 240 | 6-1 | New Hampshire | 11/2/1969 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 218th pick / 1993 |
| Jeff Graham | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 2/14/1969 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1991 |
| Victor Green | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 5-11 | Akron | 12/8/1969 | 4 | |
| Jay Hagood | 24 | T | 2 | 0 | 306 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 8/9/1973 | Rook | |
| John Hall | 23 | K | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 3/17/1974 | Rook | |
| Bobby Hamilton | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 280 | 6-5 | Southern Miss | 7/1/1971 | 1 | |
| Brian Hansen | 37 | P | 15 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Sioux Falls | 10/26/1960 | 13 | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 237th pick / 1984 |
| Chris Hayes | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | Washington State | 5/7/1972 | 1 | New York Jets / 7th / 210th pick / 1996 |
| Jerome Henderson | 28 | DB | 16 | 14 | 193 | 5-10 | Clemson | 8/8/1969 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1991 |
| John Hudson | 29 | G-C | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Auburn | 1/29/1968 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 294th pick / 1990 |
| Kerry Jenkins | 24 | G | 2 | 2 | 305 | 6-5 | LSU,Troy State | 9/6/1973 | Rook | |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 212 | 6-4 | USC | 7/22/1972 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1996 |
| Leon Johnson | 23 | RB | 16 | 1 | 222 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 7/13/1974 | Rook | New York Jets / 4th / 104th pick / 1997 |
| Pepper Johnson | 33 | LB | 8 | 8 | 250 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 7/29/1964 | 11 | New York Giants / 2nd / 51st pick / 1986 |
| Marvin Jones | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 244 | 6-2 | Florida State | 6/28/1972 | 4 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1993 |
| Mo Lewis | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 258 | 6-3 | Georgia | 10/21/1969 | 6 | New York Jets / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1991 |
| Ernie Logan | 29 | NT-DE-DT | 15 | 14 | 290 | 6-3 | East Carolina | 5/18/1968 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 226th pick / 1991 |
| Ray Lucas | 25 | QB | 5 | 0 | 214 | 6-3 | Rutgers | 8/6/1972 | 1 | |
| Rick Lyle | 26 | DE | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-5 | Missouri | 2/26/1971 | 3 | |
| Siupeli Malamala | 28 | T-G | 10 | 5 | 310 | 6-5 | Washington | 1/15/1969 | 5 | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1992 |
| Ray Mickens | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-8 | Texas A&M | 1/4/1973 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1996 |
| Adrian Murrell | 27 | RB | 16 | 15 | 211 | 5-11 | West Virginia | 10/16/1970 | 4 | New York Jets / 5th / 120th pick / 1993 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 27 | FB | 16 | 3 | 255 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 12/27/1970 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 89th pick / 1993 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 31 | QB | 15 | 14 | 228 | 6-3 | Maryland | 7/3/1966 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1990 |
| Matt O'Dwyer | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Northwestern | 9/1/1972 | 2 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1995 |
| Lonnie Palelei | 27 | G-T | 15 | 14 | 310 | 6-3 | Purdue,UNLV | 10/15/1970 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 135th pick / 1993 |
| William Roberts | 35 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 291 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 8/5/1962 | 13 | New York Giants / 1st / 27th pick / 1984 |
| Otis Smith | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 198 | 5-11 | Missouri,Southern | 10/22/1965 | 6 | |
| Jerald Sowell | 23 | FB | 9 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Tulane | 1/21/1974 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 231st pick / 1997 |
| Rick Terry | 23 | DT | 14 | 0 | 302 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 4/5/1974 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 31st pick / 1997 |
| Alex Van Dyke | 23 | WR | 5 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Nevada-Reno | 7/24/1974 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 31st pick / 1996 |
| Dedric Ward | 23 | WR | 11 | 1 | 187 | 5-9 | Northern Iowa | 9/29/1974 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 88th pick / 1997 |
| Casey Wiegmann | 24 | C | 3 | 0 | 285 | 6-2 | Iowa | 7/20/1973 | Rook | |
| David W. Williams | 31 | T | 12 | 11 | 294 | 6-5 | Florida | 6/21/1966 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1989 |
| Chris Wing | 26 | LB | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Boise State | 5/28/1971 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 16 | 249.6 | 6-2.1 | 3.1 |