#13
New york jets – WR
Rec Yd w/NYJ
11,732
Rec TD w/NYJ
88
Rec w/NYJ
627
AVG/REC w/NYJ
18.7
Lng w/NYJ
87
Rush Yd w/NYJ
25
Bio
HT
6-0
WT
180 lbs
DRAFT
1957 R9-P109 (NYG)
NYJ ACQN
1960 Signing
DOB
Jan. 25, 1935
POB
Crosbyton, TX
HS
Colorado (TX)
COLLEGE
UTEP
Teams
New York Jets
1963-1972
New York Titans (NYJ)
1960-1962
St. Louis Cardinals (ARZ)
1973
New York Giants
1958
The Don Maynard team profile page at Jets X-Factor provides New York Jets stats, bio, records, awards, and more about the organization’s legendary wide receiver.
Honors
Super Bowl 3
Champion (NYJ)
All-AFL
2X 1st TM: 1968-69 / 2X 2nd TM: 1965, 1967
AFL All-Star
4X: 1965, 1967-69
All-Decade
AFL Hall of Fame 1st TM All-1960s
Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee: 1987
Retired Number
New York Jets Retired Number: 13
Ring of Honor
New York Jets Ring of Honor
Career Highlights
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)
CAREER STATS
| Totals | 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 | NYG | 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 | CFL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | NYT | 14 | 12 | 72 | 1265 | 17.6 | 6 | 65 | 5.1 | 90.4 | 0 | 72 | 17.6 | 1265 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 1961 | NYT | 14 | 7 | 43 | 629 | 14.6 | 8 | 45 | 3.1 | 44.9 | 0 | 43 | 14.6 | 629 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| 1962 | NYT | 14 | 13 | 56 | 1041 | 18.6 | 8 | 86 | 4 | 74.4 | 0 | 56 | 18.6 | 1041 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 1963 | NYJ | 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 | NYJ | 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 | NYJ | 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 | NYJ | 14 | 14 | 48 | 840 | 17.5 | 5 | 55 | 3.4 | 60 | 0 | 48 | 17.5 | 840 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 1967 | NYJ | 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 | NYJ | 13 | 13 | 57 | 1297 | 22.8 | 10 | 87 | 4.4 | 99.8 | 0 | 57 | 22.8 | 1297 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 1969 | NYJ | 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 | NYJ | 10 | 8 | 31 | 525 | 16.9 | 0 | 47 | 3.1 | 52.5 | 0 | 31 | 16.9 | 525 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1971 | NYJ | 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 | NYJ | 14 | 14 | 29 | 510 | 17.6 | 2 | 41 | 2.1 | 36.4 | 0 | 29 | 17.6 | 510 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1973 | STL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0.5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
PLAYOFFS RECEIVING
| 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 | NYG | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | NYJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 2 | 52 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 19.7 | 118 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1969 | NYJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
