- Chad Pennington
James Chadwick "Chad" Pennington (born June 26, 1976 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American football quarterback for the NFL's New York Jets. Pennington was a Rhodes Scholar finalist as he held a GPA of 3.75 majoring in Broadcast journalism.
- Eric Mangini
Eric Mangini (born January 19, 1971 in Hartford, Connecticut) is the current head coach of the New York Jets of the NFL. At the age of 35, he was the youngest head coach in the NFL, as well as the youngest coach in the four major North American sports, including the NFL, NHL, MLB, and NBA, until the hiring of Lane Kiffin by the Oakland Raiders. Mangini is the youngest head coach in Jets history. He is also the first and, so far, …
- Bill Parcells
Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells (born August 22, 1941 in Englewood, New Jersey), nicknamed "The Big Tuna", is a retired American football head coach, last coaching the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. Parcells owns two Super Bowl rings with wins in Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXV. He announced his fourth retirement from football on January 22, 2007
- Thomas Jones
Thomas Quinn Jones (born August 19, 1978 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia) is an American football running back for the New York Jets. He is an alumnus of the University of Virginia, where he set numerous rushing records. The Arizona Cardinals drafted Jones as the seventh pick of the 2000 NFL Draft. After three years in Arizona, Jones spent a year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before signing a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bears as a free agent in 2004.
- Kellen Clemens
Roy Kellen Clemens (born June 6, 1983 in Burns, Oregon) is a current American football quarterback for the New York Jets. He was drafted in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played high school football for the Burns Hilanders and led them to the Oregon state 3A championship game in 1999. Clemens played college football at the University of Oregon. He was a senior during the 2005 season, …
- Joe Namath
Joseph William "Joe Willie" Namath (born May 31, 1943), also known as Broadway Joe, was an American football Hall of Fame quarterback in the American Football League and National Football League during the 1960s and 1970's. Namath played for the New York Jets for most of his career. He finished out his career with the Los Angeles Rams. Namath retired with a record of 77 wins, 108 losses and 3 ties.
- Curtis Martin
Curtis Martin (born May 1, 1973 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), is an American football running back, an alumnus of Taylor Allderdice High School and the University of Pittsburgh, and currently plays for the NFL's New York Jets. He has not played since week 12 of the 2005 season, after aggravating a knee injury originally suffered in the second game of that season. He has stated that his career is almost certainly over.
- Laveranues Coles
Laveranues Coles (born December 29, 1977 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American football wide receiver who was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of Florida State University.
- Bobby Hamilton
Bobby Hamilton (born July 1, 1971) is a National Football League defensive end for the New York Jets. He was re-signed by the team on March 6, 2007.
- Leon Washington
Leon Washington (born August 29, 1982) is an American football running back who currently plays for the National Football League's New York Jets. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft (pick 117). After being heavily recruited during his high school career at Andrew Jackson Senior High School, Washington elected to play college football for Florida State. The pick used to select Washington was obtained by the Jets from the Kansas City Chiefs, …
- Jonathan Vilma
Jonathan Polynice Vilma (born April 16, 1982 in Coral Gables, Florida) is an American football player who currently plays middle linebacker for the New York Jets of the NFL. He is one of several NFL players of Haitian descent. He is known for his uncommonly fast speed for a linebacker, running the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds. Vilma is the defensive leader of the Jets and has begun to play a leadership role generally among NFL players.
- Herman Edwards
Herman Lee "Herm" Edwards, Jr. (born April 27, 1954) is the head coach of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Previously a journeyman player in the NFL, he played the position of cornerback for eight seasons (1979-1986) with the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons. Before being hired with the Chiefs, Edwards was the head coach of the New York Jets from 2001-2005. He is famous for the quote and sound bite, "You play to win the game!", …
- Vinny Testaverde
Vincent Frank Testaverde (born November 13, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) He is a American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League and has previously played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys. As a University of Miami quarterback, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1986.
- Jerricho Cotchery
Jerricho Cotchery (born June 16, 1982, in Birmingham, Alabama) is a wide receiver for the New York Jets. He was drafted in the fourth round in the 2004 NFL Draft out of North Carolina State University.
- Chris Baker
Chris Baker (born November 18, 1979) is an American football tight end for the New York Jets of the NFL. He attended Michigan State University. During the 2005 season, he served as backup to Doug Jolley until becoming injured and placed on the injured reserve list. Chris was born in New York and raised in the Queens. Chris Baker, nicknamed "Chris Baker the Touchdown Maker" (sometimes called the First down Maker) by Jets fans and analysts, had his breakout season in 2006.
- Brad Smith
Bradley Alexander Smith, son of Phillip and Sherri Smith, is a former American college football player for the University of Missouri and currently plays for the New York Jets.
- Mike Nugent
Mike "The Nuge" Nugent (born March 2, 1982 in Centerville, Ohio) is an American football placekicker for the New York Jets of the NFL. He was selected with the 15th pick of the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the Ohio State University. Mike Nugent attended Centerville High School in Centerville, Ohio. As a senior kicker, he converted on 5 out of 7 field goal attempts from beyond 50 yards (24 of 27 altogether), kicked a 55 yard field goal (career long) twice, …
- Darrelle Revis
Darrelle Shavar Revis (born July 14, 1985, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania) is a cornerback for the New York Jets. He attended the University of Pittsburgh. Revis was drafted 14th overall by the New York Jets in the 2007 NFL Draft.
- Mike Tannenbaum
Mike Tannenbaum is the general manager of the New York Jets. At the age of 36, Mike is one of the youngest general managers in the NFL. He was hired by the Jets on Feb. 2, 1997 and has served in numerous administrative positions with the team, most recently as senior vice president, football operations/assistant general manager. In 2006, Tannenbaum succeeded Terry Bradway as the Jets new general manager. In his first NFL Draft as a General Manager, …
- Kerry Rhodes
Kerry Rhodes (born August 2, 1982 in Bessemer, Alabama) is an American football player, who currently plays free safety for the New York Jets in the National Football League.
- Justin McCareins
Justin McCareins (born December 11, 1978 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American football wide receiver in the NFL who currently plays for the New York Jets. He previously played for the Tennessee Titans and went to Northern Illinois University. He currently wears number 81. He is the older brother of Arizona Cardinals defensive back Jay McCareins.
- Adrian Jones
Adrian Jones (born June 10, 1981 in Dallas, Texas) is an American football player who currently plays offensive tackle for the New York Jets. He played his college career at Kansas. Jones was selected by the Jets with their second fourth round selection (143rd overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft. He is currently engaged to be married on July 7th in Richardson Texas.
- Dewayne Robertson
Dewayne Robertson (born October 16, 1981), is an American football defensive tackle for the New York Jets.
- Justin Miller
Justin Miller (born September 6, 1984), is an NFL cornerback/return specialist for the New York Jets.
- Pete Kendall
Pete Marcus Kendall (born July 9, 1973 in Quincy, Massachusetts) and attended Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree, MA. Is an American football player who currently plays guard for the New York Jets. He was a four-year starter at Boston College and was a two-time all-Big East Conference selection as a junior and senior. He was drafted in the 1996 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks, and later played for the Arizona Cardinals.
- Joe Klecko
Joseph Edward Klecko (born October 15, 1953 in Chester, Pennsylvania) is a former American footballer who played on the defensive line for the New York Jets from 1977 to 1987, and the Indianapolis Colts in 1988. Endowed with great natural strength, quick feet and an enormous desire to win, he co-anchored the Jets formidable defensive line known as the "New York Sack Exchange", along with Marty Lyons, Abdul Salaam and Mark Gastineau at left end.
- David Harris
David Charles Harris (born January 21, 1984 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets. Harris prepped at Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids and played for the Michigan Wolverines during his college career.
- D'Brickashaw Ferguson
D'Brickashaw Montgomery Ferguson, nicknamed Brick or D'Brick (born December 10, 1983 in Freeport, New York), is an American football left tackle for the New York Jets. D'Brickashaw was the 4th overall selection in the 2006 NFL Draft. He was one of six players the NFL invited to New York for the draft events. In official team measurements taken prior to the draft, D'Brickashaw stood 6 ft 6 in and weighed 305 lb (2.01 m, 138 kg).
- Romeo Crennel
Romeo Crennel most recently served as the head coach of the NFL's Cleveland Browns . On December 29, 2008, the Cleveland Browns fired Crennel. This comes one day after the Browns completed the 2008 season with a 4-12 record. General manager Phil Savage was dismissed the previous day as well. 1
- Lane Kiffin
In January of 2007, the Oakland Raiders were on the verge of hiring USC's offensive coordinator as their new head coach, but it wasn't Lane Kiffin they were after. No, before Al Davis fell in love with Kiffin, he was first enamored with his co-offensive coordinator at USC, Steve Sarkisian .
- Nick Mangold
Nick Mangold (born January 13, 1984 in Centerville, Ohio) is an American football center with the New York Jets, drafted 29th overall in the 2006 NFL Draft from Ohio State. Mangold was considered to be the best prospect at center in the last 15 years according to NFL draft expert Mike Mayock.
- Don Maynard
Don Maynard (Born January 25, 1935, in Crosbyton, Texas) was an American football player who played collegiately for Texas Western College (now University of Texas at El Paso) and professionally with the National Football League's New York Giants and the American Football League's New York Jets. After having been released by the Giants, Maynard became the very first player to sign with the New York Titans in 1960 (the team was renamed the Jets in 1963).
- Wayne Chrebet
Wayne Chrebet (born August 14, 1973, Garfield, New Jersey) was an American Football player who played 11 seasons as a wide receiver for the New York Jets of the NFL from 1995 to 2005. He is also one of the most popular New York Jets in the history of the team.
- Shaun Ellis
Shaun Ellis (born June 24, 1977 in Anderson, South Carolina) is an American football player for the New York Jets of the NFL. He is a 1995 Graduate of Westside High School in Anderson, South Carolina. Ellis was a stand-out defensive end at the University of Tennessee and was drafted by the Jets as the 12th overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft. Ellis immediately was an impact player and became the second all-time rookie sack leader with 8.5 sacks.
- Mike Nolan
"Mike is one of the best leaders and teachers that I have ever been associated with," Nolan said. "Mike teaches with great passion and great energy; two things that are very important, I think, to being a successful teacher. There are not too many people that command the respect that Mike does the minute he walks into a room.
- David Barrett
David Barrett (born December 22, 1977 in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the New York Jets. He played for the Arkansas Razorbacks, where he finished with 176 tackles, 7 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, and 5 quarterback sacks. Barrett was drafted in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals.
- Derrick Ward
Derrick Ward (born August 30, 1980, in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional football player who currently plays for the New York Giants of the National Football League. A 5'11", 228 lbs. running back from Fresno State and Ottawa University in Kansas, Ward was selected by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He was signed by the Giants off the Jets practice squad on October 13, 2004.
- Marty Lyons
Martin A. Lyons (born January 15, 1957) is a former American Football defensive tackle who played his whole eleven year career from 1979 to 1989 with the New York Jets in the National Football League. He was part of the famed New York Sack Exchange, a dominant Jets front four in 1981 and 1982 that featured Mark Gastineau and Joe Klecko. Lyons is also known for the incident that ended Hall of Famer Dwight Stephenson's career, …
- Andre Dyson
Andre Dyson (born May 25, 1979 in Logan, Utah) is an American Football cornerback who currently plays for the New York Jets. Dyson signed with the Jets on March 29, 2006, after one year with the Seattle Seahawks and four years with the Tennessee Titans who drafted him from the University of Utah with the 29th pick of the 2nd round of the 2001 NFL Draft.
- Bryan Thomas
Bryan Thomas (born June 7, 1979 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League. The 6'4" lineman was selected out of the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2002 NFL Draft. Thomas had a monster combine performance that elevated him into the first round. He played his entire career as a defensive end until being converted to a linebacker for the Jets during the 2006 NFL season.