- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Dewayne Robertson
Dewayne Robertson (born October 16, 1981), is an American football defensive tackle for the New York Jets.
- Keyshawn Johnson
Keyshawn Johnson (born July 22, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American football wide receiver and current television broadcaster for sports channel ESPN. He retired from football on May 23, 2007 after an eleven-year career in the NFL.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, …
- 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, …
- 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 Miller
Justin Miller (born September 6, 1984), is an NFL cornerback/return specialist for the New York Jets.
- Neil O'Donnell
Neil Kennedy O'Donnell (born July 3, 1966 in Morristown, New Jersey) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for 14 seasons (1990-2003) with the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, and Tennessee Titans. He played college football at the University of Maryland.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Richie Anderson
Richard Darnoll Anderson (born September 13, 1971 in Olney, Maryland) is a former American football running back who played 13 seasons in the NFL. Anderson played with the New York Jets from 1994-2002 and the Dallas Cowboys in 2003 and 2004. He was selected to play in the Pro Bowl in 2001.
- Mark Gastineau
Marcus Dell Gastineau (born November 20, 1956) is a former American football player who was a leading defensive end for the New York Jets from 1979 to 1988. A five-time Pro Bowler, he was considered one of the quickest and most-feared pass-rushers of his generation, with 100.5 quarterback sacks in only his first hundred starts in the NFL. Mark Gastineau turned self-promotion into an art form with his dance ritual that accompanied quarterback sacks in the early 1980s.
- 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.
- 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, …
- 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.
- Santana Moss
Santana Terrell Moss (born June 1, 1979 in Miami, Florida) is an American football player who currently plays wide receiver for the Washington Redskins of the NFL.
- Jay Fiedler
Jay Brian Fiedler (born December 29, 1971) is an American football quarterback, and is currently a free agent. He was born on Long Island in Oceanside, New York. He is one of the few Jewish players in the NFL, and is also a distant relative of Arthur Fiedler, the long-time conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra
- Lamont Jordan
LaMont Jordan (born November 11, 1978 in Forestville, Maryland) is a National Football League running back, currently playing for the Oakland Raiders.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- Kevin Mawae
Kevin Mawae (born January 23, 1971) is an American Football player who plays center for the Tennessee Titans (2006-) and formerly for the Seattle Seahawks (1994-97) and New York Jets (1998-2005) of the NFL. Mawae is one of the top center's of recent times, having been selected to the Pro Bowl on six consecutive occasions (1999-2004). His unbroken streak of 177 games came to an end in October 2005 with a serious triceps injury to his left arm, …
- Aaron Glenn
Aaron DeVon Glenn (born July 16, 1972 in Humble, Texas) is an NFL cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys. He spent his first eight seasons in the NFL with the New York Jets before being acquired by the Houston Texans through the expansion draft in 2002. He would then spend three seasons with the Texans before his release after the 2004 season. He is a three-time Pro Bowler. He signed with the Dallas Cowboys reuniting him with Bill Parcells, who coached him in New York.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, …
- Victor Hobson
Victor Hobson (born February 3, 1980 in Mount Laurel, New Jersey) is an American football player who currently plays linebacker for the New York Jets. He started 39 of 49 games during his career at the University of Michigan and recorded 277 tackles, 15 sacks, three fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles, and two interceptions. His 47 stops for a loss places him fourth all-time in Michigan history. He was selected in the 2003 NFL Draft by the Jets.
- Cedric Houston
Cedric Leonard Houston (born June 28, 1982 in Clarendon, Arkansas) is a former running back with the New York Jets of the NFL. he is currently a free agent of the nfl He was selected in the 6th round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He attended the University of Tennessee, where he was a 3-year starter. He and Gerald Riggs Jr. became the first players in Volunteers history to both amass 1,000 yards in the same season.
- 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.
- Anthony Clement
Anthony George Clement (born on April 10, 1976 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is a player in the NFL. He plays the offensive tackle position.
- Ben Graham
Ben Graham (born November 2, 1973) is a former Australian rules football player and currently on the roster of the New York Jets National Football League (NFL) team.