2008 New York Jets Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Eric Mangini (9-7)
Location: New York, New York
2008 New York Jets StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Eric Mangini (9-7)
Location: New York, New York
2008 New York Jets Results
The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 2008 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Jets chalked up 405 points, and the defensive unit yielded 356. Brett Favre led the charge, throwing for 3,472 yards. Jerricho Cotchery hauled in 71 balls for 858 yards, while Laveranues Coles contributed to the receiving game also.
Thomas Jones rushed for a team-leading 1,312 yards for New York.
The ball-hawking defense led the way with 30 turnovers. Darrelle Revis intercepted 5 opponent throws. Shaun Ellis sacked quarterbacks 8 times, leading the way for a team which created 40 sacks.
Eric Mangini coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Chris Baker | TE | November 18, 1979 | 6'3" | 258 | Michigan St. | St. Albans, NY USA | 16 | 13 |
| 36 | David Barrett | DB | December 22, 1977 | 5'10" | 208 | Arkansas | Waterloo, IA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 50 | Eric Barton | LILB | September 29, 1977 | 6'2" | 245 | Maryland | Fayetteville, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 96 | David Bowens | RILB | July 3, 1977 | 6'3" | 260 | Michigan | Denver, CO USA | 16 | 5 |
| 31 | Ahmad Carroll | DB | August 4, 1983 | 5'11" | 190 | Arkansas | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | Jesse Chatman | RB | September 22, 1979 | 5'8" | 215 | East. Washington | Houston, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Kellen Clemens | QB | June 6, 1983 | 6'2" | 224 | Oregon | Burns, OR USA | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | David Clowney | WR | July 7, 1985 | 6'1" | 190 | Virginia Tech | Long Island, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Drew Coleman | DB | April 22, 1983 | 5'8" | 173 | TCU | Henderson, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 93 | Kenyon Coleman | RDE | April 10, 1979 | 6'5" | 285 | UCLA | Fontana, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 87 | Laveranues Coles | WR | December 29, 1977 | 5'11" | 193 | Florida St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Jerricho Cotchery | WR | June 16, 1982 | 6'1" | 200 | North Carolina St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | James Dearth | TE-C | January 22, 1976 | 6'4" | 270 | Tulsa | Fort Ord, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | Mike DeVito | DE | June 10, 1984 | 6'3" | 298 | Maine | New York, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Abram Elam | SS | October 15, 1981 | 6'0" | 205 | Notre Dame | Riviera Beach, FL USA | 16 | 9 |
| 92 | Shaun Ellis | LDE | June 24, 1977 | 6'5" | 285 | Tennessee | Anderson, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Alan Faneca | LG | December 7, 1976 | 6'5" | 312 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | Brett Favre | QB | October 10, 1969 | 6'2" | 225 | Southern Miss | Gulfport, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Jay Feely | K | May 23, 1976 | 5'10" | 206 | Michigan | Odessa, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 60 | D'Brickashaw Ferguson | LT | December 10, 1983 | 6'5" | 295 | Virginia | New York, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Bubba Franks | TE | January 6, 1978 | 6'6" | 263 | Miami (FL) | Riverside, CA USA | 8 | 4 |
| 56 | Vernon Gholston | DE | June 5, 1986 | 6'4" | 258 | Ohio St. | Detroit, MI USA | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | Ben Graham | P | November 2, 1973 | 6'5" | 230 | Deakin (Australia) | Geelong, Australia | 4 | 0 |
| 52 | David Harris | RILB | January 21, 1984 | 6'2" | 243 | Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 11 | 11 |
| 6 | Reggie Hodges | P | January 26, 1982 | 6'0" | 226 | Ball St. | Champaign, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 78 | Wayne Hunter | T | July 2, 1981 | 6'5" | 303 | Hawaii | California; Honolulu, HI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | James Ihedigbo | DB | December 3, 1983 | 6'1" | 202 | Massachusetts | Northampton, MA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 77 | Kris Jenkins | NT | August 3, 1979 | 6'4" | 335 | Maryland | Ypsilanti, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Thomas Jones | RB | August 19, 1978 | 5'10" | 220 | Virginia | Big Stone Gap, VA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 81 | Dustin Keller | TE | September 25, 1984 | 6'2" | 248 | Purdue | Lafayette, IN USA | 16 | 6 |
| 22 | Ty Law | RCB | February 10, 1974 | 5'11" | 200 | Michigan | Aliquippa, PA USA | 7 | 6 |
| 34 | Dwight Lowery | RCB | January 23, 1986 | 6'1" | 185 | San Jose St. | Santa Cruz, CA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 74 | Nick Mangold | C | January 13, 1984 | 6'3" | 295 | Ohio St. | Centerville, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | Justin Miller | DB | February 14, 1984 | 5'10" | 202 | Clemson | Owensboro, KY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Brandon Moore | RG | June 3, 1980 | 6'3" | 295 | Illinois | Gary, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 69 | C.J. Mosley | DT | August 6, 1983 | 6'2" | 314 | Missouri | Fort Knox, KY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 94 | Marques Murrell | LB | March 20, 1985 | 6'2" | 234 | Appalachian St. | Fayetteville, NC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 1 | Mike Nugent | K | March 2, 1982 | 5'10" | 182 | Ohio St. | Centerville, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Calvin Pace | ROLB | October 28, 1980 | 6'4" | 262 | Wake Forest | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Hank Poteat | DB | August 30, 1977 | 5'9" | 192 | Pittsburgh | Philadelphia, PA USA | 13 | 1 |
| 91 | Sione Pouha | DT | February 3, 1979 | 6'3" | 330 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 16 | 0 |
| J.R. Reed | DB | February 11, 1982 | 5'11" | 200 | South Florida | Tampa, FL USA | 3 | 0 | |
| 24 | Darrelle Revis | LCB | July 14, 1985 | 6'0" | 205 | Pittsburgh | Aliquippa, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Kerry Rhodes | FS | August 2, 1982 | 6'3" | 209 | Louisville | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 49 | Tony Richardson | FB | December 17, 1971 | 6'1" | 238 | Auburn | Frankfurt, Germany | 16 | 7 |
| 16 | Brad Smith | QB | December 12, 1983 | 6'2" | 210 | Missouri | Youngstown, OH USA | 15 | 1 |
| 33 | Eric Smith | SS | March 17, 1983 | 6'1" | 209 | Michigan St. | Groveport, OH USA | 9 | 6 |
| 53 | Cody Spencer | LB | June 1, 1981 | 6'2" | 245 | North Texas | Port Lavaca, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Chansi Stuckey | WR | October 4, 1983 | 5'10" | 182 | Clemson | Warner Robins, GA USA | 15 | 2 |
| 99 | Bryan Thomas | LOLB | June 7, 1979 | 6'4" | 266 | Ala-Birmingham | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 57 | Jason Trusnik | DE | June 6, 1984 | 6'4" | 241 | Ohio Northern | Macedonia, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
| 75 | Robert Turner | G-T | August 20, 1984 | 6'4" | 308 | New Mexico | Austin, TX | 10 | 0 |
| 29 | Leon Washington | KR | August 29, 1982 | 5'8" | 210 | Florida St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 67 | Damien Woody | RT | November 3, 1977 | 6'3" | 320 | Boston Col. | Beaverdam, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 15 | Wallace Wright | WR | February 1, 1984 | 6'0" | 191 | North Carolina | Fayetteville, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
