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New York Jets All-Time Roster by Decade

NFL Dynasty rates 108 Jets players across 6 decades of football (1970s–2020s). The highest-rated is Ken O'Brien (QB, 85 overall), whose peak season with the team came in 1985: 3,888 pass yds, 25 TD, 8 INT. The best Jets defense in the game belongs to the 2000s: 14.8 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL) in 2009.

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The strongest Jets lineup: 2000s

Drafting the top-rated player at every position from the 2000s Jets board gives a team rating of 79.4 — good for an expected 9-8 season in the game, just short of the 88 team rating needed for a shot at 17-0. Against the 16-0 2007 Patriots in Boss mode, that five would win about 2.0% of the time. The thinnest Jets board is the 1970s (70.3).

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Chad Pennington	2002	3,120 pass yds, 22 TD, 6 INT	80
RB	Curtis Martin	2004	1,697 rush yds, 12 TD, 41 rec	85
WR	Laveranues Coles	2002	1,264 rec yds, 5 TD, 89 rec	79
TE	Anthony Becht	2003	356 rec yds, 4 TD, 40 rec	67
DEF	Jets Defense	2009	14.8 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	82

Best Jets player at every position

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Ken O'Brien	1985	3,888 pass yds, 25 TD, 8 INT	85
RB	Curtis Martin	2004	1,697 rush yds, 12 TD, 41 rec	85
WR	Brandon Marshall	2015	1,502 rec yds, 14 TD, 109 rec	84
TE	Rich Caster	1972	833 rec yds, 10 TD, 39 rec	82
DEF	Jets Defense	2009	14.8 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	82

Jets boards, decade by decade

The top three players at each offensive position plus the best defense of each decade — what you can draft when the wheel lands on the Jets. Ratings run 56–99 and are era-adjusted (how ratings work).

1970s Jets

Best possible lineup: team rating 70.3 · expected 3-14 · 15 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Joe Namath	1972	2,816 pass yds, 19 TD, 21 INT	74
RB	John Riggins	1975	1,005 rush yds, 8 TD, 30 rec	75
RB	Carl Garrett	1975	566 rush yds, 5 TD, 19 rec	69
RB	Clark Gaines	1976	724 rush yds, 3 TD, 41 rec	69
WR	David Knight	1974	579 rec yds, 4 TD, 40 rec	70
WR	Eddie Bell	1972	629 rec yds, 2 TD, 35 rec	68
WR	George Sauer	1970	510 rec yds, 4 TD, 31 rec	63
TE	Rich Caster	1972	833 rec yds, 10 TD, 39 rec	82
TE	Jerome Barkum	1973	810 rec yds, 6 TD, 44 rec	73
TE	Pete Lammons	1970	316 rec yds, 2 TD, 25 rec	67
DEF	Jets Defense	1970	20.4 points allowed per game (#18 in NFL)	56

1980s Jets

Best possible lineup: team rating 75.3 · expected 6-11 · 7 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Ken O'Brien	1985	3,888 pass yds, 25 TD, 8 INT	85
QB	Richard Todd	1981	3,231 pass yds, 25 TD, 13 INT	73
RB	Roger Vick	1989	434 rush yds, 5 TD, 34 rec	61
WR	Al Toon	1986	1,176 rec yds, 8 TD, 85 rec	77
WR	Wesley Walker	1986	1,016 rec yds, 12 TD, 49 rec	76
TE	Keith Neubert	1989	302 rec yds, 1 TD, 28 rec	65
DEF	Jets Defense	1985	16.5 points allowed per game (#3 in NFL)	77

1990s Jets

Best possible lineup: team rating 76.8 · expected 7-10 · 15 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Vinny Testaverde	1998	3,256 pass yds, 29 TD, 7 INT	81
QB	Boomer Esiason	1993	3,421 pass yds, 16 TD, 11 INT	72
QB	Frank Reich	1996	2,205 pass yds, 15 TD, 16 INT	69
RB	Curtis Martin	1998	1,287 rush yds, 8 TD, 43 rec	75
RB	Johnny Johnson	1993	821 rush yds, 3 TD, 67 rec	74
RB	Brad Baxter	1991	666 rush yds, 11 TD, 12 rec	66
WR	Keyshawn Johnson	1998	1,131 rec yds, 10 TD, 83 rec	79
WR	Wayne Chrebet	1998	1,083 rec yds, 8 TD, 75 rec	75
WR	Dedric Ward	1998	477 rec yds, 4 TD, 25 rec	65
TE	Fred Baxter	1997	276 rec yds, 3 TD, 27 rec	68
DEF	Jets Defense	1998	16.6 points allowed per game (#2 in NFL)	76

2000s Jets

Best possible lineup: team rating 79.4 · expected 9-8 · 22 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Chad Pennington	2002	3,120 pass yds, 22 TD, 6 INT	80
QB	Brett Favre	2008	3,472 pass yds, 22 TD, 22 INT	73
QB	Vinny Testaverde	2000	3,692 pass yds, 21 TD, 23 INT	70
RB	Curtis Martin	2004	1,697 rush yds, 12 TD, 41 rec	85
RB	Thomas Jones	2008	1,312 rush yds, 13 TD, 36 rec	79
RB	Leon Washington	2006	650 rush yds, 4 TD, 25 rec	67
WR	Laveranues Coles	2002	1,264 rec yds, 5 TD, 89 rec	79
WR	Jerricho Cotchery	2006	961 rec yds, 6 TD, 82 rec	74
WR	Santana Moss	2003	1,105 rec yds, 10 TD, 74 rec	73
TE	Anthony Becht	2003	356 rec yds, 4 TD, 40 rec	67
TE	Chris Baker	2007	411 rec yds, 3 TD, 41 rec	64
TE	Doug Jolley	2005	324 rec yds, 1 TD, 29 rec	64
DEF	Jets Defense	2009	14.8 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	82

2010s Jets

Best possible lineup: team rating 75.0 · expected 6-11 · 31 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Josh McCown	2017	2,926 pass yds, 18 TD, 9 INT	74
QB	Ryan Fitzpatrick	2015	3,905 pass yds, 31 TD, 15 INT	69
QB	Mark Sanchez	2011	3,474 pass yds, 26 TD, 18 INT	67
RB	LaDainian Tomlinson	2010	914 rush yds, 6 TD, 52 rec	73
RB	Chris Ivory	2015	1,070 rush yds, 7 TD, 30 rec	71
RB	Le'Veon Bell	2019	789 rush yds, 3 TD, 66 rec	71
WR	Brandon Marshall	2015	1,502 rec yds, 14 TD, 109 rec	84
WR	Eric Decker	2015	1,027 rec yds, 12 TD, 80 rec	77
WR	Robbie Chosen	2017	941 rec yds, 7 TD, 63 rec	72
TE	Dustin Keller	2010	687 rec yds, 5 TD, 55 rec	74
TE	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	2017	357 rec yds, 3 TD, 50 rec	68
TE	Kellen Winslow	2013	388 rec yds, 2 TD, 31 rec	65
DEF	Jets Defense	2015	19.6 points allowed per game (#9 in NFL)	71

2020s Jets

Best possible lineup: team rating 73.8 · expected 5-12 · 18 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Aaron Rodgers	2024	3,897 pass yds, 28 TD, 11 INT	74
QB	Joe Flacco	2022	1,051 pass yds, 5 TD, 3 INT	61
QB	Mike White	2022	1,192 pass yds, 3 TD, 4 INT	61
RB	Breece Hall	2023	994 rush yds, 5 TD, 76 rec	76
RB	Frank Gore	2020	653 rush yds, 2 TD, 16 rec	64
RB	Michael Carter	2021	639 rush yds, 4 TD, 36 rec	64
WR	Garrett Wilson	2024	1,104 rec yds, 7 TD, 101 rec	78
WR	Davante Adams	2024	854 rec yds, 7 TD, 67 rec	73
WR	Allen Lazard	2024	530 rec yds, 6 TD, 37 rec	67
TE	Tyler Conklin	2022	552 rec yds, 3 TD, 58 rec	70
DEF	Jets Defense	2022	18.6 points allowed per game (#4 in NFL)	71

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