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2003 New York Jets
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 283 points (17.7/g), 23rd of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 299 points (18.7/g), 8th.
Differential of -16 points (-1.0/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 14th.
Coached by Herman Edwards (6-10-0)
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2003 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 | Chad Pennington | 27 | 3 | 9 | 189 for 297, 2,139 yards, 13 td, 12 int, & 21 rushes for 42 yards and 2 td | New York Jets / 1st / 18th pick / 2000 |
| QB | Vinny Testaverde | 40 | 16 | 7 | 123 for 198, 1,385 yards, 7 td, 2 int, & 6 rushes for 17 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1987 |
| RB | Curtis Martin | 30 | 8 | 16 | 323 rushes for 1,308 yards, 2 td, & 42 catches for 262 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 74th pick / 1995 |
| FB | Jerald Sowell | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1 rush for 2 yards, 0 td, & 47 catches for 436 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 231st pick / 1997 |
| WR | Curtis Conway | 32 | 10 | 15 | 46 catches for 640 yards, 2 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1993 |
| WR | Santana Moss | 24 | 2 | 12 | 74 catches for 1,105 yards, 10 td, & 10 rushes for 67 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 16th pick / 2001 |
| WR | Wayne Chrebet | 30 | 8 | 5 | 27 catches for 289 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Anthony Becht | 26 | 3 | 16 | 40 catches for 356 yards, 4 td | New York Jets / 1st / 27th pick / 2000 |
| LT | Jason Fabini | 29 | 5 | 16 | New York Jets / 4th / 111th pick / 1998 |
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| LG | Dave Szott | 36 | 13 | 15 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 180th pick / 1990 |
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| C | Kevin Mawae* | 32 | 9 | 16 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 36th pick / 1994 |
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| RG | Brent Smith | 30 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 96th pick / 1997 |
| RT | Kareem McKenzie | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 79th pick / 2001 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Shaun Ellis* | 26 | 3 | 16 | 12.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 2000 |
| LDT | Dewayne Robertson | 22 | Rook | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 2003 |
| RDT | Jason Ferguson | 29 | 6 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 229th pick / 1997 |
| RDE | Bryan Thomas | 24 | 1 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 22nd pick / 2002 |
| RDE | John Abraham | 25 | 3 | 6 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 2000 |
| LLB | Mo Lewis | 34 | 12 | 15 | New York Jets / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1991 |
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| MLB | Marvin Jones | 31 | 10 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1993 |
| RLB | Sam Cowart | 28 | 5 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1998 |
| LCB | Ray Mickens | 30 | 7 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1996 |
| RCB | Aaron Beasley | 30 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1996 |
| SS | Sam Garnes | 29 | 6 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 136th pick / 1997 |
| FS | Tyrone Carter | 27 | 3 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 118th pick / 2000 |
| FS | Jon McGraw | 24 | 1 | 6 | New York Jets / 2nd / 57th pick / 2002 |
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| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Doug Brien | 33 | 9 | 0 | 27 of 32 field goals & 24 of 24 extra points | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 85th pick / 1994 |
| P | Dan Stryzinski | 38 | 13 | 0 | 71 punts for a 37.4 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Santana Moss | 24 | 2 | 12 | 30 punt returns for a 11.1 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 16th pick / 2001 |
| KR | Michael Bates | 34 | 10 | 0 | 22 kick returns for a 27.1 average and 0 td | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 150th pick / 1992 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Donnie Abraham | 30 | DB | 8 | 2 | 190 | 5-10 | East Tennessee State | 10/8/1973 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1996 |
| John Abraham | 25 | DE | 7 | 6 | 256 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 5/6/1978 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 2000 |
| B.J. Askew | 23 | FB | 16 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Michigan | 8/19/1980 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 85th pick / 2003 |
| Chris Baker | 24 | TE | 16 | 0 | 258 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 11/18/1979 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 88th pick / 2002 |
| Michael Bates | 34 | RB | 8 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Arizona | 12/19/1969 | 10 | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 150th pick / 1992 |
| Aaron Beasley | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 7/7/1973 | 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1996 |
| Anthony Becht | 26 | TE | 16 | 16 | 272 | 6-5 | West Virginia | 8/8/1977 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 27th pick / 2000 |
| Doug Brien | 33 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | California | 11/24/1970 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 85th pick / 1994 |
| Mark Brown | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 238 | 6-0 | Auburn | 5/19/1980 | Rook | |
| Khary Campbell | 24 | LB | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 4/4/1979 | 1 | |
| Jonathan Carter | 24 | WR | 9 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Troy State | 3/20/1979 | 2 | New York Giants / 5th / 162nd pick / 2001 |
| Tyrone Carter | 27 | DB | 16 | 10 | 190 | 5-8 | Minnesota | 3/31/1976 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 118th pick / 2000 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 30 | WR | 7 | 5 | 188 | 5-10 | Hofstra | 8/14/1973 | 8 | |
| Curtis Conway | 32 | WR | 16 | 15 | 196 | 6-1 | USC | 1/13/1971 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1993 |
| Sam Cowart | 28 | LB | 15 | 15 | 245 | 6-2 | Florida State | 2/26/1975 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1998 |
| James Dearth | 27 | TE-C | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Tarleton State,Tulsa | 1/22/1976 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 191st pick / 1999 |
| Shaun Ellis* | 26 | DE | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 6/24/1977 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 2000 |
| Josh Evans | 31 | DT | 6 | 0 | 280 | 6-3 | Alabama-Birmingham | 9/6/1972 | 8 | |
| Jason Fabini | 29 | T | 16 | 16 | 304 | 6-7 | Cincinnati | 8/25/1974 | 5 | New York Jets / 4th / 111th pick / 1998 |
| Jason Ferguson | 29 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-3 | Georgia | 11/28/1974 | 6 | New York Jets / 7th / 229th pick / 1997 |
| Sam Garnes | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 7/12/1974 | 6 | New York Giants / 5th / 136th pick / 1997 |
| Jason Glenn | 24 | LB | 14 | 1 | 231 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 8/20/1979 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 173rd pick / 2001 |
| Jonathan Goodwin | 25 | G | 15 | 0 | 318 | 6-3 | Michigan,Ohio | 12/2/1978 | 1 | New York Jets / 5th / 154th pick / 2002 |
| Ray Green | 26 | DB | 8 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | South Carolina | 3/22/1977 | 3 | |
| Jamie Henderson | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Georgia | 1/1/1979 | 2 | New York Jets / 4th / 101st pick / 2001 |
| Victor Hobson | 23 | LB | 16 | 1 | 252 | 6-0 | Michigan | 2/3/1980 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2003 |
| Albert Johnson | 26 | WR | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | SMU | 11/11/1977 | 1 | |
| Marvin Jones | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 244 | 6-2 | Florida State | 6/28/1972 | 10 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1993 |
| LaMont Jordan | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 5-10 | Maryland | 11/11/1978 | 2 | New York Jets / 2nd / 49th pick / 2001 |
| Mo Lewis | 34 | LB | 15 | 15 | 258 | 6-3 | Georgia | 10/21/1969 | 12 | New York Jets / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1991 |
| Kevin Lockett | 29 | WR | 3 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 9/8/1974 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 1997 |
| Omare Lowe | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Washington | 4/20/1978 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 161st pick / 2002 |
| J.P. Machado | 27 | G-C | 16 | 0 | 300 | 6-4 | Illinois | 1/6/1976 | 4 | New York Jets / 6th / 197th pick / 1999 |
| Curtis Martin | 30 | RB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 5/1/1973 | 8 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 74th pick / 1995 |
| Kevin Mawae* | 32 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 289 | 6-4 | LSU | 1/23/1971 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 36th pick / 1994 |
| Chester McGlockton | 34 | DT-DE | 16 | 0 | 334 | 6-3 | Clemson | 9/16/1969 | 11 | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 16th pick / 1992 |
| Jon McGraw | 24 | DB | 6 | 6 | 206 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 4/2/1979 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 57th pick / 2002 |
| Kareem McKenzie | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 327 | 6-6 | Penn State | 5/24/1979 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 79th pick / 2001 |
| Ray Mickens | 30 | DB | 16 | 14 | 180 | 5-8 | Texas A&M | 1/4/1973 | 7 | New York Jets / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1996 |
| Brandon Moore | 23 | G | 3 | 1 | 295 | 6-3 | Illinois | 6/3/1980 | Rook | |
| Santana Moss | 24 | WR | 16 | 12 | 185 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 6/1/1979 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 16th pick / 2001 |
| Leonard Myers | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 12/18/1978 | 2 | New England Patriots / 6th / 200th pick / 2001 |
| Derek Pagel | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Iowa | 10/24/1979 | Rook | New York Jets / 5th / 140th pick / 2003 |
| Chad Pennington | 27 | QB | 10 | 9 | 225 | 6-3 | Marshall | 6/26/1976 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 18th pick / 2000 |
| James Reed | 26 | DT | 16 | 0 | 286 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 2/3/1977 | 2 | New York Jets / 7th / 206th pick / 2001 |
| Dewayne Robertson | 22 | DT | 16 | 16 | 317 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 10/16/1981 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 2003 |
| Jacoby Shepherd | 24 | DB | 4 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 8/31/1979 | 3 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2000 |
| Brent Smith | 30 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Mississippi State | 11/21/1973 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 96th pick / 1997 |
| Jerald Sowell | 29 | FB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-0 | Tulane | 1/21/1974 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 231st pick / 1997 |
| Quincy Stewart | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 3/27/1978 | 2 | |
| Dan Stryzinski | 38 | P | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Indiana | 5/15/1965 | 13 | |
| Kevin Swayne | 28 | WR | 15 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Wayne State (NE) | 1/17/1975 | 2 | |
| Dave Szott | 36 | G | 15 | 15 | 289 | 6-4 | Penn State | 12/12/1967 | 13 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 180th pick / 1990 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 40 | QB | 7 | 7 | 235 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 11/13/1963 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1987 |
| Bryan Thomas | 24 | DE | 16 | 10 | 266 | 6-4 | Alabama-Birmingham | 6/7/1979 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 22nd pick / 2002 |
| Matt Walters | 24 | DE | 11 | 0 | 272 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 8/22/1979 | Rook | New York Jets / 5th / 150th pick / 2003 |
| Kenyatta Wright | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 2/19/1978 | 3 | |
| David Young | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 209 | 6-1 | Georgia Southern | 5/17/1979 | Rook | Jacksonville Jaguars / 6th / 179th pick / 2003 |
| Team Total | 27.5 | 16 | 239.6 | 6-1.6 | 4.4 |