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Wesley Walker

Wesley Walker

Bio

POSITION: WR
NUMBER: 85
HEIGHT: 6-foot-0
WEIGHT: 179 pounds
DOB: 5/29/1955
BIRTHPLACE: San Bernardino, CA
HIGH SCHOOL: Carson (CA)
COLLEGE: California
NFL ENTRANCE: Round 2, Pick 33, 1977 NFL Draft (Jets)
JETS ACQUISITION: Drafted by Jets (GM Jim Kensil)
HONORS: 2 Pro Bowls (1978, 1982), First-Team All-Pro (1978), Receiving Yards Leader (1978), New York Jets Ring of Honor
TWITTER: @wesleywalker85
INSTAGRAM: N/A
YOUTUBE: N/A
FACEBOOK: Wesley Walker

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Records and Facts

*- Rankings as of the conclusion of 2019.

Jets all-time regular season ranks:

  • 1st in yards per reception, minimum 50 receptions (19.0)
  • 2nd in receiving yards (8,306)
  • 2nd in receiving touchdowns (71)
  • 5th in receptions (438)
  • T-12th in Pro-Football-Reference’s Approximate Value (91, tied with Shaun Ellis and Mark Gastineau)
  • T-17th in games played (154)

Jets all-time playoff ranks:

  • 1st in receiving yards (486)
  • 1st in receiving touchdowns (3)
  • 3rd in receptions (27)
  • T-7th in games played (7)

Jets single-season ranks:

  • Most yards per reception, minimum 20 receptions (24.7, 1979)
  • 2nd-most yards per reception, minimum 20 receptions (24.4, 1978)
  • 5th-most yards per reception, minimum 20 receptions (21.3, 1985)
  • 6th-most yards per reception, minimum 20 receptions (21.2, 1988)
  • 7th-most yards per reception, minimum 20 receptions (21.1, 1977)
  • 8th-most yards per reception, minimum 20 receptions (20.7, 1986)
  • T-4th-most receiving touchdowns (12, 1986)
  • 10th-most receiving yards (1,169, 1978)
  • T-11th-most receiving touchdowns (9, 1981)

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

  • Most receiving touchdowns (4, Week 3 of 1986, W 51-45 vs. MIA)
  • Most yards per reception, minimum 4 receptions (44.5, Week 6 of 1977, L 27-28 vs. OAK)
  • T-2nd-most receiving touchdowns (3, Week 3 of 1988, W 45-3 vs. HOU)
  • T-2nd-most receiving touchdowns (3, Week 11 of 1986, W 31-16 vs. IND)
  • T-2nd-most receiving touchdowns (3, Week 4 of 1984, W 28-26 @ BUF)
  • T-2nd-most receiving touchdowns (3, Week 13 of 1982, W 28-13 @ DET
  • T-9th-most receiving yards (194, Week 3 of 1986, W 51-45 vs. MIA)
  • 17th-most receiving yards (178, Week 6 of 1977, L 27-28 vs. OAK)
  • 18th-most receiving yards (177,Week 3 of 1979, W 31-10 vs. DET)

Miscellaneous Jets records:

  • Most games with 3+ receiving touchdowns (5)
  • T-most games with 30.0+ yards per reception on 4+ receptions (6, tied with Don Maynard)
  • 2nd-most games with 2+ receiving touchdowns (15)
  • 2nd-most games with at least one receiving touchdown (53)
  • 2nd-most games with at least one touchdown (53)
  • 2nd-most games with 100+ receiving yards (24)
  • 3rd-most regular season games played among WR (152)