Dream Team Project
New York Jets Dream Team
The all-time Jets lineup, position by position. Every player here suited up for the Jets. Disagree with a pick? Leave a comment or nominate someone below.
How we pick
One real lineup per franchise, judged on what each player did in this uniform: impact, playoff moments and longevity with the team first, league honors second. Players are measured against their own era, and every entry is checked against the team site, the Pro Football Hall of Fame or Pro Football Reference.
The roster
Our picks, grouped by unit.
Offense
11 playersQB
Joe Namath
Guaranteed and delivered the upset that legitimised the AFL.
Super Bowl III champion and MVP; AFL MVP 1968; Hall of Fame
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
RB
Curtis Martin
Hall of Fame workhorse who was the model of consistency in New York.
NFL rushing champion 2004; 1st-team All-Pro 2004; 3× Pro Bowl with NYJ
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
WR
Don Maynard
Original Titan and Namath's Hall of Fame deep target.
Super Bowl III champ; 4× AFL All-Star; AFL All-Time Team; No. 13 retired
Sources: Wikipedia
WR
Al Toon
Graceful possession receiver whose career was cut short by concussions.
3× Pro Bowl (1986-1988); 1st-team All-Pro 1986; NFL receptions leader 1988
Sources: Wikipedia
WR
Wesley Walker
Thirteen-year deep threat who spent his whole career with the Jets.
2× Pro Bowl (1978, 1982); 1st-team All-Pro 1978
Sources: Wikipedia
TE
Mickey Shuler
Reliable chain-mover at tight end through the 1980s.
2× Pro Bowl (1986, 1988); Jets All-Time Four Decade Team
Sources: Wikipedia
LT
Winston Hill
Hall of Fame tackle who guarded Namath's blind side for 174 straight starts.
Super Bowl III champ; 4× AFL All-Star; 4× Pro Bowl (1970-1973)
Sources: Wikipedia
LG
Randy Rasmussen
Fifteen-season guard who started on the Super Bowl III line.
Super Bowl III champ; 15 seasons, all with the Jets
Sources: Wikipedia
C
Nick Mangold
Elite center for eleven seasons and two AFC title game runs.
7× Pro Bowl; 2× 1st-team All-Pro (2009, 2010)
Sources: Wikipedia
RG
Dave Herman
Starting right guard of the 1968 champions.
Super Bowl III champ; 2× AFL All-Star (1968, 1969)
Sources: Wikipedia
RT
Marvin Powell
Dominant tackle of the early-1980s playoff teams.
5× Pro Bowl (1979-1983); 3× 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Wikipedia
Defense
11 playersDT
Joe Klecko
Hall of Fame force of the Sack Exchange at end, tackle and nose.
4× Pro Bowl; 2× 1st-team All-Pro (1981, 1985); Hall of Fame
Sources: Wikipedia
DT
Quinnen Williams
Disruptive interior lineman and the best Jets defender of his time.
1st-team All-Pro 2022; 3× Pro Bowl with NYJ (2022-2024)
Sources: Wikipedia
DE
Mark Gastineau
Explosive face of the New York Sack Exchange.
5× Pro Bowl (1981-1985); 3× 1st-team All-Pro; NFL sacks leader 1983 & 1984
Sources: Wikipedia
EDGE
Gerry Philbin
Top pass rusher on the Super Bowl III defense.
Super Bowl III champ; 2× 1st-team All-AFL (1968, 1969); All-Time All-AFL Team
Sources: Wikipedia
LB
Larry Grantham
Original Titan who called the defense for the champions.
Super Bowl III champ; 5× AFL All-Star; 5× 1st-team All-AFL
Sources: Wikipedia
LB
Mo Lewis
Thirteen-year standout who played his whole career in green.
3× Pro Bowl (1998-2000); 1st-team All-Pro 1998
Sources: Wikipedia
LB
David Harris
Steady middle linebacker of the back-to-back AFC title game defenses.
2nd-team All-Pro 2009; ten seasons with the Jets
Sources: Wikipedia
CB
Darrelle Revis
Revis Island: the best cover corner of his generation.
5× Pro Bowl with NYJ; 3× 1st-team All-Pro with NYJ (2009-2011)
Sources: Wikipedia
CB
Aaron Glenn
Quick, sticky corner and big-play threat through the Parcells years.
2× Pro Bowl with NYJ (1997, 1998); Jets All-Time Four Decade Team
Sources: Wikipedia
S
Bill Baird
Ballhawk in the secondary that shut down the Colts.
Super Bowl III champ; 34 career interceptions
Sources: Wikipedia
S
Victor Green
Nine seasons at safety through the 1990s revival under Parcells.
Jets All-Time Four Decade Team
Sources: Wikipedia
Special Teams / Coaching
4 playersK
Pat Leahy
Eighteen-season kicker and the franchise scoring leader.
Jets all-time leading scorer (1,470 points); 1st-team All-Pro 1978
Sources: Wikipedia
P
Curley Johnson
Punter through the AFL years and the title season.
Super Bowl III champ; AFL All-Star 1965
Sources: Wikipedia
RET
Bruce Harper
Undersized returner who tops the Jets kick return list.
Jets career leader in kickoff return yards (5,407); led NFL in kickoff return yards 1977-1979
Sources: Wikipedia
COACH
Weeb Ewbank
Hall of Fame coach of the only championship team in franchise history.
Super Bowl III champion head coach; AFL champion 1968
Sources: Wikipedia
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