Don Maynard Stats, News, Records – WR | NY Jets Legend Profile

Don Maynard	G	REC	REC YDS	REC TD	Y/R	LNG	ATT	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD
Regular Season	172	627	11,732	88	18.7	87	12	25	0
Playoffs	3	7	136	2	19.4	52	0	0	0

📲 Player	Don Maynard
✅ Team: Years Active	New York Jets: 1960-1972
➡️ Position	WR
🔢 Number	13
🚨 Height	6-foot-0
⚖️ Weight	180 pounds
🎂 DOB	Jan. 25, 1935
🇺🇸 Hometown	Crosbyton, TX
🎓 High School	Colorado (TX)
🏫 College	Texas-El Paso
📛 NFL Entrance	1957 NFL Draft NYG: No. 109 (Round 9) GM Ray Walsh
❗️ Jets Acquisition	Signed by NYT (1960) GM Steve Sebo

Once upon a time, Don Maynard was the best wide receiver to play the game. The best receiver in New York Jets history tore up the AFL with quarterback Joe Namath firing the ball all over the field.

At one point, many of Maynard’s combined AFL-NFL receiving records were thought to be untouchable. Obviously, the game’s evolution led us to today’s pass-happy NFL, yet Maynard’s impact on the game is unmistakable.

CAREER STATS

	G	REC	REC YDS	REC TD	Y/R	LNG	ATT	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD
Jets Regular Season	172	627	11,732	88	18.7	87	12	25	0
Regular Season	186	633	11,834	88	18.7	87	24	70	0
Jets Playoffs	3	7	136	2	19.4	52	0	0	0
Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

RECEIVING BY SEASON

Year	Tm	G	GS	Rec	Rec Yds	Y/R	Rec TD	Rec Lng	R/G	Y/G	Rush Att	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Rush Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1958		12	0	5	84	16.8	0	31	0.4	7	12	45	0	14	3.8	3.8	1	17	7.6	129	0	3
1959	Missed season – Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Canadian Football League)
1960		14	12	72	1265	17.6	6	65	5.1	90.4			0					72	17.6	1265	6	0
1961		14	7	43	629	14.6	8	45	3.1	44.9			0					43	14.6	629	8	1
1962		14	13	56	1041	18.6	8	86	4	74.4			0					56	18.6	1041	8	0
1963		12	12	38	780	20.5	9	73	3.2	65	2	6	0	8	3	0.5	0.2	40	19.7	786	9	0
1964		14	13	46	847	18.4	8	68	3.3	60.5	3	3	0	14	1	0.2	0.2	49	17.3	850	8	1
1965		14	14	68	1218	17.9	14	56	4.9	87	1	2	0	2	2	0.1	0.1	69	17.7	1220	14	1
1966		14	14	48	840	17.5	5	55	3.4	60			0					48	17.5	840	5	0
1967		14	14	71	1434	20.2	10	75	5.1	102.4	4	18	0	7	4.5	1.3	0.3	75	19.4	1452	10	1
1968		13	13	57	1297	22.8	10	87	4.4	99.8			0					57	22.8	1297	10	0
1969		11	11	47	938	20	6	60	4.3	85.3	1	-6	0	-6	-6	-0.5	0.1	48	19.4	932	6	0
1970		10	8	31	525	16.9	0	47	3.1	52.5			0					31	16.9	525	0	1
1971		14	14	21	408	19.4	2	74	1.5	29.1	1	2	0	2	2	0.1	0.1	22	18.6	410	2	0
1972		14	14	29	510	17.6	2	41	2.1	36.4			0					29	17.6	510	2	0
1973		2	0	1	18	18	0	18	0.5	9			0					1	18	18	0	0

PLAYOFFS RECEIVING BY SEASON

Year	Tm	G	GS	Rec	Rec Yds	Y/R	Rec TD	Rec Lng	R/G	Y/G	Rush Att	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Rush Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1958		2	0																			2
1968		2	2	6	118	19.7	2	52	3	59			0					6	19.7	118	2	0
1969		1	0	1	18	18	0	18	1	18			0					1	18	18	0	0

Honors:

• 4-time AFL All-Star (1965, 1967-69)
• 2-time First-Team All-AFL (1968-69)
• 2-time Second-Team All-AFL (1965, 1967)
• No. 13 retired by Jets
• Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1987
• New York Jets Ring of Honor

Jets all-time regular season ranks:

• 1st in Pro-Football-Reference’s Approximate Value (132)
• 1st in receiving yards (11,732)
• 1st in receptions (627)
• 1st in receiving touchdowns (88)
• 2nd in yards per reception, minimum 50 receptions (18.7, trailing Wesley Walker’s 19.0)
• 3rd in receiving yards per game (68.2)
• 9th in games played (172)

Jets all-time playoff ranks:

• T-3rd in receiving touchdowns (2)
• 14th in receiving yards (136)
• T-21st in receptions (7)

Jets single-season ranks:

• 2nd-most receiving yards (1,434, 1967, trailing Brandon Marshall’s 1,502 in 2015)
• 3rd-most receiving yards (1,297, 1968)
• 4th-most receiving yards (1,265, 1960)
• 6th-most receiving yards (1,218, 1965)
• T-most receiving touchdowns (14, 1965, tied with Art Powell in 1960 and Brandon Marshall in 2015)
• T-6th-most receiving touchdowns (10, 1968)
• T-6th-most receiving touchdowns (10, 1967)
• T-11th-most receiving touchdowns (9, 1963)

Jets single-game (regular season or playoff) ranks:

• Most receiving yards (228, Week 11 of 1968, L 32-43 @ OAK)
• 3rd-most receiving yards (212, Week 6 of 1969, W 26-17 vs. HOU)
• 6th-most receiving yards (203, Week 2 of 1968, W 20-19 @ KC)
• 14th-most receiving yards (180, Week 15 of 1965, W 14-12 vs. BUF)
• T-15th-most receiving yards (179, Week 12 of 1960, W 41-35 vs. DAL)
• T-2nd-most receiving touchdowns (3, Week 13 of 1968, W 35-17 vs. MIA)
• T-2nd-most receiving touchdowns (3, Week 17 of 1967, W 42-31 @ SD)
• T-2nd-most receiving touchdowns (3, Week 8 of 1963, T 35-35 vs. DEN)
• T-5th-most receptions (12, Week 16 of 1967, L 29-38 @ OAK)
• T-14th-most receptions (11, Week 5 of 1960, L 21-27 @ HOU)

Miscellaneous Jets records:

• Most games with at least one touchdown (66)
• Most games with at least one receiving touchdown (66)
• Most games with 100+ receiving yards (51)
• Most games with 5+ receptions (58)
• Most games with 20.0+ yards per reception on 3+ receptions (45)
• Most regular season games played among WR (172)