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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)

1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 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

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

RT David W. Williams 31 8 11

Houston Oilers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1989

RT Siupeli Malamala 28 5 5

New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1992

 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

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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
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