Jo-Jo Townsell
Joseph Ray Townsell
Born: November 4, 1960
Reno, NV USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 180
College: UCLA
High School: Hug (Reno, NV)
Career: 1983-1990
Drafted: 1983 in Round 3, #78 overall by the New York Jets
Jo-Jo Townsell played from 1983 to 1990 during his career with the Los Angeles Express and New York Jets. Townsell caught 196 passes for 3,111 yards and 21 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| USFL | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 13 | 0 | |
| NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 13 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 21 | 326 | 15.5 | 82t | 3 |
| 1984 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 58 | 889 | 15.3 | 81t | 7 |
| 1985 | NFL New York Jets | 12 | 187 | 15.6 | 36 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 47 | 777 | 16.5 | 64t | 6 |
| 1986 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New York Jets | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New York Jets | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 45 | 787 | 17.5 | 63 | 5 |
| 1990 | NFL New York Jets | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 18 | 0 |
| USFL | 126 | 1992 | 15.8 | 82 | 16 | |
| NFL | 70 | 1119 | 16.0 | 63 | 5 | |
| Totals | 196 | 3111 | 15.9 | 82 | 21 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL New York Jets | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL New York Jets | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New York Jets | 32 | 381 | 11.9 | 91 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL New York Jets | 35 | 409 | 11.7 | 59 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 33 | 299 | 9.1 | 30 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL New York Jets | 17 | 154 | 9.1 | 20 | 0 |
| USFL | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 16 | 0 | |
| NFL | 127 | 1360 | 10.7 | 91 | 2 | |
| Totals | 135 | 1393 | 10.3 | 91 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL New York Jets | 13 | 322 | 24.8 | 93 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL New York Jets | 11 | 272 | 24.7 | 60 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New York Jets | 31 | 601 | 19.4 | 40 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 34 | 653 | 19.2 | 69 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL New York Jets | 7 | 158 | 22.6 | 38 | 0 |
| USFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| NFL | 98 | 2048 | 20.9 | 93 | 1 | |
| Totals | 99 | 2056 | 20.8 | 93 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | NFL New York Jets | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL New York Jets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 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 |
| 1983 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1984 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1985 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1986 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1987 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1988 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| USFL | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
| NFL | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| Totals | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL | Los Angeles Express | 5 | 4 |
| 1984 | USFL | Los Angeles Express | 18 | 17 |
| 1985 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 6 |
| 1985 | USFL | Los Angeles Express | 16 | |
| 1986 | NFL | New York Jets | 14 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL | New York Jets | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 16 |
| 1990 | NFL | New York Jets | 9 | 0 |
Honors
1988 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
