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2005 New York Jets
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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 240 points (15.0/g), 29th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 355 points (22.2/g), 23rd.
Differential of -115 points (-7.2/g), 28th.
Expected W-L: 4.5-11.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 20th.
Coached by Herman Edwards (4-12-0)
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2005 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Brooks Bollinger | 26 | 1 | 9 | 150 for 266, 1,558 yards, 7 td, 6 int, & 35 rushes for 135 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 6th / 200th pick / 2003 |
| RB | Curtis Martin | 32 | 10 | 12 | 220 rushes for 735 yards, 5 td, & 24 catches for 118 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 74th pick / 1995 |
| FB | Jerald Sowell | 31 | 8 | 14 | 1 rush for 1 yards, 1 td, & 28 catches for 155 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 231st pick / 1997 |
| WR | Laveranues Coles | 28 | 5 | 16 | 73 catches for 845 yards, 5 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 78th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Justin McCareins | 27 | 4 | 16 | 43 catches for 713 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 8 yards and 0 td | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 124th pick / 2001 |
| TE | Chris Baker | 26 | 3 | 8 | 18 catches for 269 yards, 1 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 88th pick / 2002 |
| TE | Doug Jolley | 26 | 3 | 7 | 29 catches for 324 yards, 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 55th pick / 2002 |
| LT | Adrian Jones | 24 | 1 | 16 | New York Jets / 4th / 132nd pick / 2004 |
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| LG | Jonathan Goodwin | 27 | 3 | 10 | New York Jets / 5th / 154th pick / 2002 |
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| LG | Pete Kendall | 32 | 9 | 16 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 21st pick / 1996 |
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| C | Pete Kendall | 32 | 9 | 16 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 21st pick / 1996 |
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| C | Kevin Mawae | 34 | 11 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 36th pick / 1994 |
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| RG | Brandon Moore | 25 | 2 | 16 | ||
| RT | Jason Fabini | 31 | 7 | 9 | New York Jets / 4th / 111th pick / 1998 |
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| RT | Scott Gragg | 33 | 10 | 7 | New York Giants / 2nd / 54th pick / 1995 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Shaun Ellis | 28 | 5 | 13 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 2000 |
| LDT | James Reed | 28 | 4 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 206th pick / 2001 |
| RDT | Dewayne Robertson | 24 | 2 | 12 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 2003 |
| RDE | John Abraham | 27 | 5 | 15 | 10.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 2000 |
| LLB | Victor Hobson | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2003 |
| MLB | Jonathan Vilma* | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 2004 |
| RLB | Mark Brown | 25 | 2 | 11 | 1.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Ty Law* | 31 | 10 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 10 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995 |
| RCB | David Barrett | 28 | 5 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 102nd pick / 2000 |
| RCB | Justin Miller | 21 | Rook | 8 | New York Jets / 2nd / 57th pick / 2005 |
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| SS | Erik Coleman | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 5th / 143rd pick / 2004 |
| FS | Kerry Rhodes | 23 | Rook | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 4th / 123rd pick / 2005 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Nugent | 23 | Rook | 0 | 22 of 28 field goals & 24 of 24 extra points | New York Jets / 2nd / 47th pick / 2005 |
| P | Ben Graham | 32 | Rook | 0 | 74 punts for a 43.7 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Jerricho Cotchery | 23 | 1 | 1 | 23 punt returns for a 7.9 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 4th / 108th pick / 2004 |
| KR | Justin Miller | 21 | Rook | 8 | 60 kick returns for a 26.3 average and 1 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 57th pick / 2005 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| John Abraham | 27 | DE | 16 | 15 | 256 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 5/6/1978 | 5 | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 2000 |
| B.J. Askew | 25 | FB | 10 | 1 | 233 | 6-3 | Michigan | 8/19/1980 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 85th pick / 2003 |
| Chris Baker | 26 | TE | 8 | 8 | 258 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 11/18/1979 | 3 | New York Jets / 3rd / 88th pick / 2002 |
| Dave Ball | 24 | DE | 3 | 0 | 275 | 6-6 | UCLA | 1/4/1981 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 133rd pick / 2004 |
| David Barrett | 28 | DB | 13 | 8 | 208 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 12/22/1977 | 5 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 102nd pick / 2000 |
| Eric Barton | 28 | LB | 4 | 3 | 245 | 6-2 | Maryland | 9/29/1977 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 146th pick / 1999 |
| Derrick Blaylock | 26 | RB | 7 | 1 | 205 | 5-9 | Stephen F. Austin | 8/23/1979 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 150th pick / 2001 |
| Brooks Bollinger | 26 | QB | 11 | 9 | 205 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 11/15/1979 | 1 | New York Jets / 6th / 200th pick / 2003 |
| Mark Brown | 25 | LB | 15 | 11 | 238 | 6-0 | Auburn | 5/19/1980 | 2 | |
| Terry Butler | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Villanova | 8/2/1982 | Rook | |
| Oliver Celestin | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Texas Southern | 2/25/1981 | 1 | |
| Wayne Chrebet | 32 | WR | 8 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Hofstra | 8/14/1973 | 10 | |
| Erik Coleman | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-10 | Washington State | 5/6/1982 | 1 | New York Jets / 5th / 143rd pick / 2004 |
| Laveranues Coles | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 193 | 5-11 | Florida State | 12/29/1977 | 5 | New York Jets / 3rd / 78th pick / 2000 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 23 | WR | 16 | 1 | 200 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 6/16/1982 | 1 | New York Jets / 4th / 108th pick / 2004 |
| James Dearth | 29 | TE-C | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Tarleton State,Tulsa | 1/22/1976 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 191st pick / 1999 |
| Joel Dreessen | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 7/26/1982 | Rook | New York Jets / 6th / 198th pick / 2005 |
| Shaun Ellis | 28 | DE | 13 | 13 | 285 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 6/24/1977 | 5 | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 2000 |
| Jamar Enzor | 24 | LB | 1 | 0 | 237 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 12/28/1981 | Rook | |
| Jason Fabini | 31 | T | 9 | 9 | 304 | 6-7 | Cincinnati | 8/25/1974 | 7 | New York Jets / 4th / 111th pick / 1998 |
| Jay Fiedler | 34 | QB | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Dartmouth | 12/29/1971 | 10 | |
| Barry Gardner | 29 | LB | 16 | 1 | 245 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 12/13/1976 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 35th pick / 1999 |
| Jonathan Goodwin | 27 | G | 16 | 10 | 318 | 6-3 | Michigan,Ohio | 12/2/1978 | 3 | New York Jets / 5th / 154th pick / 2002 |
| Scott Gragg | 33 | T | 15 | 7 | 315 | 6-8 | Montana | 2/28/1972 | 10 | New York Giants / 2nd / 54th pick / 1995 |
| Ben Graham | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-5 | Deakin (Australia) | 11/2/1973 | Rook | |
| Victor Hobson | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 252 | 6-0 | Michigan | 2/3/1980 | 2 | New York Jets / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2003 |
| T.J. Hollowell | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 4/8/1981 | 1 | |
| Cedric Houston | 23 | RB | 12 | 4 | 225 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 6/28/1982 | Rook | New York Jets / 6th / 182nd pick / 2005 |
| Darrien Johnson | 25 | DB | 8 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Iowa | 5/3/1980 | Rook | |
| Trevor Johnson | 24 | DE | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 2/26/1981 | 1 | New York Jets / 7th / 234th pick / 2004 |
| Doug Jolley | 26 | TE | 16 | 7 | 250 | 6-4 | BYU | 1/2/1979 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 55th pick / 2002 |
| Adrian Jones | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/10/1981 | 1 | New York Jets / 4th / 132nd pick / 2004 |
| Pete Kendall | 32 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 279 | 6-5 | Boston College | 7/9/1973 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 21st pick / 1996 |
| Kliff Kingsbury | 26 | QB | 1 | 0 | 231 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 8/9/1979 | Rook | New England Patriots / 6th / 201st pick / 2003 |
| Ty Law* | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | Michigan | 2/10/1974 | 10 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995 |
| Luke Lawton | 25 | RB | 4 | 0 | 237 | 5-11 | McNeese State | 8/26/1980 | Rook | |
| Lance LeGree | 28 | DT-DE | 16 | 4 | 300 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 12/22/1977 | 4 | |
| Jeremy LeSueur | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Michigan | 10/5/1980 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 85th pick / 2004 |
| Curtis Martin | 32 | RB | 12 | 12 | 210 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 5/1/1973 | 10 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 74th pick / 1995 |
| Kevin Mawae | 34 | C-G | 6 | 6 | 289 | 6-4 | LSU | 1/23/1971 | 11 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 36th pick / 1994 |
| Justin McCareins | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-2 | Northern Illinois | 12/11/1978 | 4 | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 124th pick / 2001 |
| Matt McChesney | 24 | DT | 3 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Colorado | 11/6/1981 | Rook | |
| Justin Miller | 21 | DB | 16 | 8 | 202 | 5-10 | Clemson | 2/14/1984 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 57th pick / 2005 |
| Brandon Moore | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-3 | Illinois | 6/3/1980 | 2 | |
| Steve Morley | 24 | T | 7 | 0 | 330 | 6-7 | St. Mary's (Canada) | 8/18/1981 | Rook | |
| Ryan Myers | 25 | LB | 15 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Akron,Ashland | 2/27/1980 | Rook | |
| Doug Nienhuis | 23 | T | 7 | 0 | 307 | 6-6 | Oregon State | 2/16/1982 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 254th pick / 2005 |
| Mike Nugent | 23 | K | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 3/2/1982 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 47th pick / 2005 |
| Chad Pennington | 29 | QB | 3 | 3 | 225 | 6-3 | Marshall | 6/26/1976 | 5 | New York Jets / 1st / 18th pick / 2000 |
| Sione Pouha | 26 | DT | 14 | 0 | 330 | 6-3 | Utah | 2/3/1979 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 88th pick / 2005 |
| James Reed | 28 | DT | 16 | 15 | 286 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 2/3/1977 | 4 | New York Jets / 7th / 206th pick / 2001 |
| Kerry Rhodes | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 209 | 6-3 | Louisville | 8/2/1982 | Rook | New York Jets / 4th / 123rd pick / 2005 |
| Dante Ridgeway | 21 | WR | 7 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | Ball State | 4/18/1984 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 6th / 192nd pick / 2005 |
| Dewayne Robertson | 24 | DT | 13 | 12 | 317 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 10/16/1981 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 2003 |
| Jerald Sowell | 31 | FB | 16 | 14 | 237 | 6-0 | Tulane | 1/21/1974 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 231st pick / 1997 |
| Derrick Strait | 25 | DB | 16 | 2 | 189 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 8/27/1980 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 76th pick / 2004 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 42 | QB | 6 | 4 | 235 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 11/13/1963 | 18 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1987 |
| Bryan Thomas | 26 | DE | 16 | 4 | 266 | 6-4 | Alabama-Birmingham | 6/7/1979 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 22nd pick / 2002 |
| Jonathan Vilma* | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/16/1982 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 2004 |
| Rashad Washington | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 3/15/1980 | 1 | New York Jets / 7th / 236th pick / 2004 |
| Harry Williams Jr. | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Tuskegee | 8/10/1982 | Rook | New York Jets / 7th / 240th pick / 2005 |
| Kenyatta Wright | 27 | LB | 15 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 2/19/1978 | 5 | |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 243.6 | 6-1.9 | 3.2 |