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Don Maynard

Don Maynard

Bio

POSITION: WR
NUMBER: 13
HEIGHT: 6-foot-0
WEIGHT: 180 pounds
DOB: 1/25/1935
BIRTHPLACE: Crosbyton, TX
HIGH SCHOOL: Colorado (TX)
COLLEGE: Texas-El Paso
NFL ENTRANCE: Round 9, Pick 109 in 1957 NFL Draft (Giants, GM Ray Walsh)
JETS ACQUISITION: Signed with NY Titans (1960, GM Steve Sebo)
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

Stories

Career Stats

Playoff Stats

Records and Facts

*- Rankings as of the conclusion of 2019.

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)