New York Jets Player Records: All-Time Leaders, Career Stats

Record	Headshot	Player	Value	Year(s)
Career Passing Yards		Joe Namath	27,057	1965-1976
Single-Season Passing Yards		Joe Namath	4,007❗️	1967
Career Passing TD		Joe Namath	170	1965-1976
Single-Season Passing TD		Ryan Fitzpatrick	31	2015
Career Rushing Yards		Curtis Martin	10,302	1998-2005
Single-Season Rushing Yards		Curtis Martin	1,697	2004
Career Rushing TD		Curtis Martin	58	1998-2005
Single-Season Rushing TD		Thomas Jones	14	2009
Career Receiving Yards		Don Maynard	11,732❗️	1960-1972
Single-Season Receiving Yards		Brandon Marshall	1,502	2015
Career Receiving TD		Don Maynard	88	1960-1972
Single-Season Receiving TD		Don Maynard Brandon Marshall Art Powell	14	1965, 2015, 1960
Career Receptions		Don Maynard	627❗️	1960-1972
Single-Season Receptions		Brandon Marshall	109	2015
Career Interceptions		Bill Baird	34	1963-1969
Single-Season Interceptions		Dainard Paulson	12	1964
Career Sacks		Mark Gastineau	74	1979-1988
Single-Season Sacks		Mark Gastineau	22❗️	1984
Career Solo Tackles		Kyle Clifton	1,468	1984-1996
Career Pass Deflections		Darrelle Revis	112	2007-2012, 2015-2016
Career Points Scored		Pat Leahy	1,470	1974-1991
Single-Season Points Scored		Jim Turner	145	1968

• ❗️Denotes a previous NFL record

Joe Namath and Don Maynard lead the way; it’s as obvious as anything when the New York Jets player records are mentioned.

Joe Namath and Don Maynard Lead the Way

Namath leads the organization in nearly every all-time passing record—other than one. Ryan Fitzpatrick’s 31 touchdowns in 2015 stand as the franchise’s single-season record. It stands out as one of the more interesting records, considering Fitzpatrick’s polarizing nature among the fanbase.

The previously mentioned Maynard isn’t just the greatest wide receiver in Jets history, but he’s also one of the greatest in NFL history. Other than some of the modern records, controlled by Brandon Marshall, who, much like Fitzpatrick, had two extra games to play with, Maynard owns the receiving categories.

None other than Curtis Martin is the man to complete the all-time triplets trio, as his eight seasons in New York put him atop most of the all-time rushing categories.

New York Jets records are richer than the average NFL fan thinks.

For instance, New York Jets legend Joe Namath became the first-ever quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a single season in 1967. Remember, both the AFL and NFL played a 14-game schedule then, and the passing game wasn’t nearly as advanced as it is today.

Naturally, Namath tops the Jets’ all-time passing list with 25,057 career yards, with Ken O’Brien comfortably sitting in second place.

Elsewhere, Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Curtis Martin is the organization’s all-time rushing leader, while another Hall of Famer, Don Maynard, is way out in front on the receiving end of things.

Then there are the sacks, as the Jets have enjoyed a rich history of sack masters.

The famed New York Sack Exchange of the early 1980s produced a Mark Gastineau single-season NFL record and a versatile stud in Joe Klecko.

From defensive dominance to high-flying offensive ball, the New York Jets’ record book features a little bit of everything.

The New York Jets all-time leaders in the passing department are pretty damn singular. Joe Namath is the Jets’ all-time leader in nearly every passing category.

Namath’s 27,057 career passing yards are nearly 3,000 clear of Ken O’Brien—in spite of playing in a tougher era for quarterbacks—and his 170 career passing touchdowns trump O’Brien’s 124.

The New York Jets career stats in the rushing department bring us to another Pro Football Hall of Fame player: Curtis Martin.

From his 10,302 rushing yards to his 58 rushing touchdowns, Martin leads the way in the Jets’ all-time rushing department.

As tough as nails, wide receiver Don Maynard is often argued for as the New York Jets’ greatest all-time player. Although it’s tough to dismiss Namath’s overall importance to the franchise—and to the NFL as a whole—pound for pound, Maynard may just be that guy.

Don Maynard racked up an incredible 11,732 receiving yards for the Jets, a number that represented the NFL’s all-time mark for quite some time.

Behind No. 13 is Wesley Walker, Wayne Chrebet, and, of course, the incomparable Al Toon.

Discussing the tackles category is a tricky thing in football for one apparent reason: Tackles were not always so stringently tallied.

In terms of solo tackles, maniac linebacker Kyle Clifton is the Jets’ all-time leader with 1,468.

Similar to tackles, sacks are another incredibly difficult stat to track. Because the stat did not become official until 1982, Jets’ great and recent Hall of Fame inductee Joe Klecko got screwed.

Fortunately, our sack list includes the unofficial number that counts sacks pre-1982, which puts Mark Gastineau at 107.5 and Klecko at 78.

While we know Darrelle Revis is the New York Jets’ greatest defensive back in history, it’s Bill Baird who leads the interception category with 34 all-time thefts. Baird’s running mate, Dainard Paulson, ranks second with 29.

Remember, the high-flying 1960s of AFL football featured a ton of passing yardage and turnovers. It’s why guys like Baird and Paulson lead the way here, and it’s also why Joe Namath and others in his era piled up the interceptions thrown.

Revis’s 112 pass deflections are by far the most in Jets’ history.