Wesley Walker

JETS CAREER	G	REC	REC YDS	REC TD	Y/R	LNG	ATT	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD
REG SEASON	154	438	8,306	71	19.0	96	6	35	0
PLAYOFFS	7	27	486	3	18.0	49	0	0	0

Player	Wesley Walker
Team: Years Active	New York Jets: 1977-1989
Position	WR
Number	85
Height	6-foot-0
Weight	179 pounds
DOB	May 29, 1955
Hometown	San Bernardino, CA
High School	Carson (CA)
College	California
NFL Entrance	1977 NFL Draft NYJ: No. 33 (Round 2)
Jets Acquisition	Drafted by NYJ (1977) GM Jim Kensil

Don’t you dare overlook Wesley Walker; he’s one of the most prolific wide receivers in New York Jets history.

Teaming up with the likes of Richard Todd and Ken O’Brien, Walker led the way for the high-flying Jets offense of the 1980s—until Al Toon’s arrival passed the torch.

Save for Don Maynard, Walker’s all-time Jets stats place him as the most accomplished receiver in franchise history.

CAREER STATS

	GAMES	REC	REC YDS	REC TD	Y/R	LNG	ATT	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD
Jets Regular Season	154	438	8,306	71	19.0	96	6	35	0
Jets Playoffs	7	27	486	3	18.0	49	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
1977		14	14	35	740	21.1	3	87	2.5	52.9	3	25	0	11	8.3	1.8	0.2	38	20.1	765	3	2
1978		16	16	48	1169	24.4	8	77	3	73.1	1	-3	0	-3	-3	-0.2	0.1	49	23.8	1166	8	2
1979		9	9	23	569	24.7	5	71	2.6	63.2			0					23	24.7	569	5	0
1980		10	7	18	376	20.9	1	47	1.8	37.6			0					18	20.9	376	1	0
1981		13	13	47	770	16.4	9	49	3.6	59.2			0					47	16.4	770	9	0
1982		9	9	39	620	15.9	6	56	4.3	68.9			0					39	15.9	620	6	0
1983		16	16	61	868	14.2	7	64	3.8	54.3			0					61	14.2	868	7	0
1984		12	10	41	623	15.2	7	44	3.4	51.9	1	1	0	1	1	0.1	0.1	42	14.9	624	7	0
1985		12	10	34	725	21.3	5	96	2.8	60.4			0					34	21.3	725	5	1
1986		16	8	49	1016	20.7	12	83	3.1	63.5			0					49	20.7	1016	12	3
1987		5	4	9	190	21.1	1	59	1.8	38			0					9	21.1	190	1	0
1988		16	10	26	551	21.2	7	50	1.6	34.4	1	12	0	12	12	0.8	0.1	27	20.9	563	7	1
1989		6	3	8	89	11.1	0	31	1.3	14.8			0					8	11.1	89	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
1981		1	1	3	24	8	0	11	3	24			0					3	8	24	0	0
1982		3	3	16	314	19.6	2	49	5.3	104.7			0					16	19.6	314	2	0
1985		1	1	4	54	13.5	0	24	4	54			0					4	13.5	54	0	0
1986		2	0	4	94	23.5	1	42	2	47			0					4	23.5	94	1	0

Honors:

• 2 Pro Bowls (1978, 1982)
• First-Team All-Pro (1978)
• Receiving Yards Leader (1978)
• New York Jets Ring of Honor

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)