| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
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| QB | Pat Ryan | 29 | 6 | 11 | 156 for 285, 1,939 yards, 14 td, 14 int, & 23 rushes for 92 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 11th / 281st pick / 1978 |
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| RB | Freeman McNeil* | 25 | 3 | 12 | 229 rushes for 1,070 yards, 5 td, & 25 catches for 294 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1981 |
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| FB | Marion Barber Jr. | 25 | 2 | 6 | 31 rushes for 148 yards, 2 td, & 10 catches for 79 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 30th pick / 1981 |
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| WR | Lam Jones | 26 | 4 | 8 | 32 catches for 470 yards, 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 2nd pick / 1980 |
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| WR | Wesley Walker | 29 | 7 | 10 | 41 catches for 623 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1977 |
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| TE | Mickey Shuler | 28 | 6 | 16 | 68 catches for 782 yards, 6 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 61st pick / 1978 |
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| LT | Reggie McElroy | 24 | 1 | 16 | | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1982 |
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| LG | Stan Waldemore | 29 | 6 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 70th pick / 1978 |
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| C | Joe Fields | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
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| RG | Dan Alexander | 29 | 7 | 16 | | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
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| RT | Marvin Powell | 29 | 7 | 16 | | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
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| LDE | Mark Gastineau*+ | 28 | 5 | 16 | 22.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 41st pick / 1979 |
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| LDT | Barry Bennett | 29 | 6 | 13 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1978 |
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| RDT | Marty Lyons | 27 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
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| RDE | Ron Faurot | 22 | Rook | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 15th pick / 1984 |
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| LLB | Greg Buttle | 30 | 8 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1976 |
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| MLB | Kyle Clifton | 22 | Rook | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 64th pick / 1984 |
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| RLB | Lance Mehl | 26 | 4 | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 69th pick / 1980 |
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| LCB | Davlin Mullen | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 8th / 217th pick / 1983 |
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| RCB | Johnny Lynn | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1979 |
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| SS | Kirk Springs | 26 | 3 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
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| FS | Darrol Ray | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 40th pick / 1980 |
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