Jay Novacek
Jay McKinley Novacek
Born: October 24, 1962
Martin, SD USA
Position: TE
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 234
College: Wyoming
High School: Gothenburg (NE)
Career: 1985-1995
Drafted: 1985 in Round 6, #158 overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Jay Novacek played from 1985 to 1995 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys, Phoenix Cardinals and St. Louis Cardinals. Novacek caught 422 passes for 4,630 yards and 30 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 254 | 12.7 | 25 | 3 |
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 38 | 569 | 15.0 | 42 | 4 |
| 1989 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 23 | 225 | 9.8 | 30 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 59 | 657 | 11.1 | 41 | 4 |
| 1991 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 59 | 664 | 11.3 | 49 | 4 |
| 1992 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 68 | 630 | 9.3 | 34 | 6 |
| 1993 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 44 | 445 | 10.1 | 30 | 1 |
| 1994 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 47 | 475 | 10.1 | 27 | 2 |
| 1995 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 62 | 705 | 11.4 | 33 | 5 |
| Totals | 422 | 4630 | 11.0 | 49 | 30 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 20 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1989 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1990 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1991 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1992 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1993 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1994 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1995 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 188 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 4 |
| 1988 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 16 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 16 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 15 |
| 1991 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 12 |
| 1992 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 |
| 1993 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 |
| 1994 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 14 |
| 1995 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 15 |
Honors
1990 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1991 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1991 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1991 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1991 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1992 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1992 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1992 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1992 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1992 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1994 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1995 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
