1996 New York Jets Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-15
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Rich Kotite (1-15)
Location: New York, New York
1996 New York Jets StatisticsTeam Record: 1-15
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Rich Kotite (1-15)
Location: New York, New York
1996 New York Jets Results
The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 1 wins and 15 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
New York stumbled, scoring only 279 points, while the leaky defense surrendered 454. Frank Reich passed for 2,205 yards, and Neil O'Donnell spent time under center also. Wayne Chrebet hauled in 84 balls for 909 yards. Keyshawn Johnson and Jeff Graham were targeted regularly, too.
Adrian Murrell rushed for a team-leading 1,249 yards for the Jets.
Aaron Glenn picked off 4 opponent throws. Hugh Douglas sacked opposing passers 8 times.
Rich Kotite coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | David Alexander | C | July 28, 1964 | 6'3" | 275 | Tulsa | Silver Spring, MD USA | 7 | 7 |
| 20 | Richie Anderson | FB | September 13, 1971 | 6'2" | 230 | Penn St. | Sandy Spring, MD USA | 16 | 13 |
| 85 | Henry Bailey | KR | February 28, 1973 | 5'8" | 176 | UNLV | Suffolk, VA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 84 | Fred Baxter | TE | June 14, 1971 | 6'3" | 268 | Auburn | Brundidge, AL USA | 16 | 4 |
| 58 | Aubrey Beavers | LB | August 30, 1971 | 6'3" | 234 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 69 | Harry Boatswain | G | June 26, 1969 | 6'4" | 310 | New Haven | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 4 |
| 88 | Kyle Brady | TE | January 14, 1972 | 6'6" | 278 | Penn St. | New Cumberland, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 94 | Matt Brock | RDT | January 14, 1966 | 6'5" | 300 | Oregon | Ogden, UT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Ron Carpenter | DB | January 20, 1970 | 6'1" | 189 | Miami (OH) | Cincinnati, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Chad Cascadden | RLB | May 14, 1972 | 6'1" | 235 | Wisconsin | Chippewa Falls, WI USA | 16 | 8 |
| 71 | Mike Chalenski | RDE | January 28, 1970 | 6'5" | 279 | Pittsburgh | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 15 | 7 |
| 80 | Wayne Chrebet | PR | August 14, 1973 | 5'10" | 188 | Hofstra | Garfield, NJ USA | 16 | 9 |
| 59 | Kyle Clifton | LB | August 23, 1962 | 6'4" | 236 | TCU | Olney, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Reggie Cobb | RB | July 7, 1968 | 6'1" | 212 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 15 | 0 |
| 42 | Marcus Coleman | DB | May 24, 1974 | 6'2" | 210 | Texas Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 4 |
| 27 | Lou D'Agostino | FB | December 12, 1973 | 6'0" | 235 | Hofstra | Brooklyn, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 83 | Tyrone Davis | TE-WR | June 30, 1972 | 6'4" | 240 | Virginia | Halifax, VA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | Hugh Douglas | RDE | August 23, 1971 | 6'2" | 281 | Central State (OH) | Mansfield, OH USA | 10 | 10 |
| 62 | Roger Duffy | C | July 16, 1967 | 6'3" | 300 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Jumbo Elliott | LT | April 1, 1965 | 6'7" | 308 | Michigan | Lake Ronkonkoma, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 38 | Kwame Ellis | DB | February 27, 1974 | 5'10" | 188 | Stanford | Berkeley, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 96 | Jeff Faulkner | DE-DT | April 4, 1964 | 6'4" | 305 | Southern | St. Thomas, Virgin Islands | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Glenn Foley | QB | October 10, 1970 | 6'2" | 210 | Boston Col. | Cherry Hill, NJ USA | 5 | 3 |
| 64 | Harry Galbreath | LG | January 1, 1965 | 6'1" | 280 | Tennessee | Clarksville, TN USA | 15 | 8 |
| 31 | Aaron Glenn | LCB | July 16, 1972 | 5'9" | 185 | Texas A&M | Humble, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Jeff Graham | WR | February 14, 1969 | 6'2" | 200 | Ohio St. | Dayton, OH USA | 11 | 9 |
| 21 | Victor Green | SS | December 8, 1969 | 5'11" | 210 | Akron | Americus, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Carl Greenwood | DB | March 11, 1972 | 5'11" | 186 | UCLA | Fort Ord, CA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 98 | Mark Gunn | DT-DE | July 24, 1968 | 6'5" | 288 | Pittsburgh | Cleveland, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 92 | Bobby Hamilton | LDE | July 1, 1971 | 6'5" | 280 | Southern Miss | Denver, CO USA | 15 | 11 |
| 56 | Rick Hamilton | LB | April 19, 1970 | 6'2" | 241 | Central Florida | Inverness, FL USA | 15 | 4 |
| 11 | Brian Hansen | P | October 26, 1960 | 6'4" | 215 | Sioux Falls | Hawarden, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 79 | Melvin Hayes | T | April 28, 1973 | 6'6" | 328 | Mississippi St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Bobby Houston | LLB | October 26, 1967 | 6'2" | 242 | North Carolina St. | Washington, DC USA | 15 | 15 |
| 74 | Erik Howard | NT | November 12, 1964 | 6'4" | 275 | Washington St. | Pittsfield, MA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | John Hudson | G-C | January 29, 1968 | 6'2" | 270 | Auburn | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 19 | Keyshawn Johnson | WR | July 22, 1972 | 6'4" | 212 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 25 | Gary Jones | FS | November 30, 1967 | 6'1" | 210 | Texas A&M | San Augustine, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 54 | Marvin Jones | MLB | June 28, 1972 | 6'2" | 244 | Florida St. | Miami, FL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 95 | Brad Keeney | DT | November 20, 1973 | 6'3" | 294 | The Citadel | Augusta, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Mo Lewis | RLB | October 21, 1969 | 6'3" | 258 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Nick Lowery | K | May 27, 1956 | 6'4" | 215 | Dartmouth | Munich, Germany | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | Siupeli Malamala | T | January 15, 1969 | 6'5" | 310 | Washington | Tofoa, Tonga | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | Sherriden May | RB | August 10, 1973 | 6'0" | 215 | Idaho | Tacoma, WA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 24 | Ray Mickens | RCB | January 4, 1973 | 5'8" | 180 | Texas A&M | Frankfurt, Germany | 15 | 10 |
| 33 | Ronald Moore | RB | January 26, 1970 | 5'10" | 220 | Pittsburg St. | Spencer, OK USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Adrian Murrell | RB | October 16, 1970 | 5'11" | 211 | West Virginia | Fayetteville, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Neil O'Donnell | QB | July 3, 1966 | 6'3" | 228 | Maryland | Morristown, NJ USA | 6 | 6 |
| 70 | Matt O'Dwyer | RG | September 1, 1972 | 6'5" | 305 | Northwestern | Lincolnshire, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | James Parrish | T | May 19, 1968 | 6'6" | 310 | Temple | Baltimore, MD USA | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Frank Reich | QB | December 4, 1961 | 6'4" | 210 | Maryland | Freeport, NY USA | 11 | 7 |
| 89 | Phillip Riley | WR | September 24, 1972 | 5'11" | 189 | Florida St. | Orlando, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Don Silvestri | K | December 25, 1968 | 6'4" | 220 | Pittsburgh | Perkasie, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 87 | Webster Slaughter | WR | October 19, 1964 | 6'1" | 175 | San Diego St. | Stockton, CA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 45 | Otis Smith | DB | October 22, 1965 | 5'11" | 198 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | Marc Spindler | LDT | November 28, 1969 | 6'5" | 290 | Pittsburgh | Scranton, PA USA | 15 | 5 |
| 86 | Alex Van Dyke | WR | July 24, 1974 | 6'0" | 205 | Nevada-Reno | Sacramento, CA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 97 | Marvin Washington | LDE | October 22, 1965 | 6'6" | 285 | Texas-El Paso | Denver, CO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 91 | Brent Williams | DE | October 23, 1964 | 6'4" | 283 | Toledo | Flint, MI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 73 | David Williams | RT | June 21, 1966 | 6'5" | 294 | Florida | Mulberry, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | Lonnie Young | DB | July 18, 1963 | 6'1" | 205 | Michigan St. | Flint, MI USA | 15 | 0 |
| 23 | Eric Zomalt | DB | August 9, 1972 | 5'11" | 201 | California | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 1 |
