New York Jets

1979 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
60	Dan Alexander D. Alexander	OL	6'4"	260	6/17/1955	24	Louisiana State
83	Jerome Barkum J. Barkum	TE	6'3"	218	7/18/1950	29	Jackson State
46	Woody Bennett W. Bennett	RB	6'2"	227	3/24/1955	24	Miami (FL)
54	Stan Blinka S. Blinka	LB	6'2"	230	4/29/1957	22	Sam Houston State
51	Greg Buttle G. Buttle	LB	6'3"	235	6/20/1954	25	Penn State
55	Ron Crosby R. Crosby	LB	6'3"	224	3/2/1955	24	Penn State
68	Eric Cunningham E. Cunningham	OL	6'3"	257	3/16/1957	22	Penn State
84	Paul Darby P. Darby	WR	5'10"	192	10/22/1956	23	Texas State
25	Scott Dierking S. Dierking	RB	5'10"	218	5/24/1955	24	Purdue
26	Donald Dykes D. Dykes	DB	5'11"	182	8/24/1955	24	Southeastern Louisiana
80	Roger Farmer R. Farmer	WR	6'3"	195	11/10/1955	24	Baker
65	Joe Fields J. Fields	OL	6'2"	250	11/14/1953	26	Widener
81	Derrick Gaffney D. Gaffney	WR	6'1"	181	5/24/1955	24	Florida
21	Clark Gaines C. Gaines	RB	6'1"	206	2/1/1954	25	Wake Forest
99	Mark Gastineau M. Gastineau	DL	6'5"	266	11/20/1956	23	East Central
42	Bruce Harper B. Harper	RB	5'8"	174	6/20/1955	24	Kutztown
63	John Hennessy J. Hennessy	LB	6'3"	243	3/12/1955	24	Michigan
40	Bobby Jackson B. Jackson	DB	5'9"	178	12/23/1956	23	Florida State
1	Dave Jacobs D. Jacobs	K	5'7"	151	7/15/1957	22	Syracuse
89	Bobby Jones B. Jones	WR	5'11"	180	7/12/1955	24	Millikin
73	Joe Klecko J. Klecko	DL	6'3"	263	10/15/1953	26	Temple
5	Pat Leahy P. Leahy	K	6'0"	189	3/19/1951	28	Saint Louis
2	Toni Linhart T. Linhart	K	6'0"	178	7/24/1942	37
33	Kevin Long K. Long	RB	6'1"	212	1/20/1955	24	South Carolina
29	Johnny Lynn J. Lynn	DB	6'0"	196	12/19/1956	23	UCLA
93	Marty Lyons M. Lyons	DL	6'5"	269	1/15/1957	22	Alabama
59	Bob Martin B. Martin	LB	6'1"	217	11/14/1953	26	Nebraska
67	Ed McGlasson E. McGlasson	OL	6'4"	248	7/11/1956	23	Youngstown State
53	Mike McKibben M. McKibben	LB	6'3"	228	9/3/1956	23	Kent State
58	Mark Merrill M. Merrill	LB	6'4"	237	5/5/1955	24	Minnesota
37	Tim Moresco T. Moresco	DB	5'11"	176	10/3/1954	25	Syracuse
44	Tom Newton T. Newton	RB	6'0"	212	3/8/1954	25	California
22	Burgess Owens B. Owens	DB	6'2"	200	8/2/1951	28	Miami (FL)
77	Joe Pellegrini Jr. J. Pellegrini Jr.	DL	6'2"	270	8/9/1956	23	Idaho
76	Lawrence Pillers L. Pillers	DL	6'4"	255	11/4/1952	27	Alcorn State
79	Marvin Powell M. Powell	OL	6'5"	268	8/30/1955	24	Southern California
86	Bob Raba B. Raba	TE	6'1"	222	4/23/1955	24	Maryland
15	Chuck Ramsey C. Ramsey	P	6'2"	191	2/24/1952	27	Wake Forest
66	Randy Rasmussen R. Rasmussen	OL	6'2"	255	5/10/1945	34	Nebraska-Kearney
17	Matt Robinson M. Robinson	QB	6'2"	196	6/28/1955	24	Georgia
61	John Roman J. Roman	OL	6'4"	255	8/31/1952	27	Idaho State
4	Pat Ryan P. Ryan	QB	6'3"	210	9/16/1955	24	Tennessee
74	Abdul Salaam A. Salaam	DL	6'3"	262	2/12/1953	26	Kent State
48	Ken Schroy K. Schroy	DB	6'2"	198	9/22/1952	27	Maryland
82	Mickey Shuler M. Shuler	TE	6'3"	236	8/21/1956	23	Penn State
23	Shafer Suggs S. Suggs	DB	6'1"	200	4/28/1953	26	Ball State
50	John Sullivan J. Sullivan	LB	6'1"	221	10/1/1956	23	Illinois
10	Richie Szaro R. Szaro	K	5'11"	205	3/7/1948	31	Harvard
38	Ed Taylor E. Taylor	DB	6'0"	174	5/13/1953	26	Memphis
14	Richard Todd R. Todd	QB	6'2"	207	11/19/1953	26	Alabama
70	Stan Waldemore S. Waldemore	OL	6'4"	263	2/20/1955	24	Nebraska
85	Wesley Walker W. Walker	WR	6'0"	179	5/26/1955	24	California
72	Chris Ward C. Ward	OL	6'3"	267	12/16/1955	24	Ohio State
71	Bob Winkel B. Winkel	DL	6'4"	253	10/23/1955	24	Kentucky

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000