| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
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| QB | Richard Todd | 28 | 5 | 16 | 279 for 497, 3,231 yards, 25 td, 13 int, & 32 rushes for 131 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1976 |
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| RB | Freeman McNeil | 22 | Rook | 6 | 137 rushes for 623 yards, 2 td, & 18 catches for 171 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1981 |
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| FB | Mike Augustyniak | 25 | Rook | 8 | 85 rushes for 339 yards, 1 td, & 18 catches for 144 yards and 0 td | |
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| WR | Derrick Gaffney | 26 | 3 | 13 | 14 catches for 246 yards, 0 td | New York Jets / 8th / 197th pick / 1978 |
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| WR | Wesley Walker | 26 | 4 | 13 | 47 catches for 770 yards, 9 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1977 |
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| TE | Jerome Barkum | 31 | 9 | 16 | 39 catches for 495 yards, 7 td | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1972 |
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| LT | Chris Ward | 26 | 3 | 16 | | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1978 |
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| LG | Randy Rasmussen | 36 | 14 | 15 | | New York Jets / 12th / 302nd pick / 1967 |
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| C | Joe Fields* | 28 | 6 | 16 | | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
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| RG | Dan Alexander | 26 | 4 | 15 | | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
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| RT | Marvin Powell*+ | 26 | 4 | 14 | | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
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| LDE | Mark Gastineau* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 41st pick / 1979 |
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| LDT | Abdul Salaam | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 188th pick / 1976 |
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| RDT | Marty Lyons | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
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| RDE | Joe Klecko*+ | 28 | 4 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1977 |
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| LLB | Greg Buttle | 27 | 5 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1976 |
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| MLB | Stan Blinka | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 5th / 125th pick / 1979 |
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| RLB | Lance Mehl | 23 | 1 | 15 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 69th pick / 1980 |
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| LCB | Bobby Jackson | 25 | 3 | 6 | | New York Jets / 6th / 140th pick / 1978 |
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| RCB | Jerry Holmes | 24 | 1 | 13 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
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| SS | Ken Schroy | 29 | 4 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1975 |
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| FS | Darrol Ray | 23 | 1 | 16 | 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 40th pick / 1980 |
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