New York Jets
Battle card · first-round draft history, season-by-season record, and how Jets top picks have shaped the franchise.
R1 Picks
66
Hall of Famers
2
3.0% hit rate
Avg pick slot
12.6
Highest pick
#1
Keyshawn Johnson · 1996
All-time record
367–508–2
0.420 win %
Playoff seasons
12
of 56
The Story
- New York Jets have made 66 first-round selections and produced 2 Hall of Famers (3.0% hit rate).
- Their highest selection on record is #1 overall in 1996, when they took Keyshawn Johnson.
- Across 56 seasons in this dataset they have a 367-508-2 record (0.420) and reached the playoffs 12 times.
- In seasons after holding at least one top-10 pick, New York Jets added an average of 1.8 wins versus the prior year (28 such seasons in the data).
- Their most-drafted position group is DL, taken 16 times in Round 1.
- USC is their go-to talent pipeline, supplying 7 first-round picks.
- Their best season was 1998: 12-4-0 (+150 point differential).
- Their worst was 1996: 1-15-0 (-175 point differential).
Wins per Season
R1 Pick Slot by Year
Position Breakdown
Point Differential by Season
Impact of Top-10 Picks (Next-Season Wins Delta)
| Draft Year | Pick | Player | Prior-Year Wins | New-Year Wins | Delta | HoF? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | #6 | John Riggins | 4 | 6 | +2 | HoF |
| 1972 | #9 | Jerome Barkum | 6 | 7 | +1 | |
| 1974 | #6 | Carl Barzilauskas | 4 | 7 | +3 | |
| 1976 | #6 | Richard Todd | 3 | 3 | +0 | |
| 1977 | #4 | Marvin Powell | 3 | 3 | +0 | |
| 1978 | #4 | Chris Ward | 3 | 8 | +5 | |
| 1980 | #2 | Lam Jones | 8 | 4 | -4 | |
| 1981 | #3 | Freeman McNeil | 4 | 10 | +6 | |
| 1984 | #10 | Russell Carter | 7 | 7 | +0 | |
| 1985 | #10 | Al Toon | 7 | 11 | +4 | |
| 1988 | #8 | Dave Cadigan | 6 | 8 | +2 | |
| 1990 | #2 | Blair Thomas | 4 | 6 | +2 | |
| 1993 | #4 | Marvin Jones | 4 | 8 | +4 | |
| 1995 | #9 | Kyle Brady | 6 | 3 | -3 | |
| 1996 | #1 | Keyshawn Johnson | 3 | 1 | -2 | |
| 1997 | #8 | James Farrior | 1 | 9 | +8 | |
| 2003 | #4 | Dewayne Robertson | 9 | 6 | -3 | |
| 2006 | #4 | D'Brickashaw Ferguson | 4 | 10 | +6 | |
| 2008 | #6 | Vernon Gholston | 4 | 9 | +5 | |
| 2009 | #5 | Mark Sanchez | 9 | 9 | +0 | |
| 2013 | #9 | Dee Milliner | 6 | 8 | +2 | |
| 2015 | #6 | Leonard Williams | 4 | 10 | +6 | |
| 2017 | #6 | Jamal Adams | 5 | 5 | +0 | |
| 2018 | #3 | Sam Darnold | 5 | 4 | -1 | |
| 2019 | #3 | Quinnen Williams | 4 | 7 | +3 | |
| 2021 | #2 | Zach Wilson | 2 | 4 | +2 | |
| 2022 | #4 |
Sauce Gardner
+ #10 Garrett Wilson
|
4 | 7 | +3 | |
| 2025 | #7 | Armand Membou | 5 | 3 | -2 |
Hall of Fame Selections
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | #6 | John Riggins | RB | Kansas |
| 2007 | #14 | Darrelle Revis | DB | Pittsburgh |
Every First-Round Pick
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College | HoF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | #20 | Steve Tannen | DB | Florida | |
| 1971 | #6 | John Riggins | RB | Kansas | HoF |
| 1972 | #9 | Jerome Barkum | TE | Jackson St. | |
| 1972 | #20 | Michael Taylor | LB | Michigan | |
| 1973 | #13 | Burgess Owens | DB | Miami (FL) | |
| 1974 | #6 | Carl Barzilauskas | DT | Indiana | |
| 1976 | #6 | Richard Todd | QB | Alabama | |
| 1977 | #4 | Marvin Powell | T | USC | |
| 1978 | #4 | Chris Ward | T | Ohio St. | |
| 1979 | #14 | Marty Lyons | DE | Alabama | |
| 1980 | #2 | Lam Jones | WR | Texas | |
| 1981 | #3 | Freeman McNeil | RB | UCLA | |
| 1982 | #23 | Bob Crable | LB | Notre Dame | |
| 1983 | #24 | Ken O'Brien | QB | UC Davis | |
| 1984 | #10 | Russell Carter | DB | SMU | |
| 1984 | #15 | Ron Faurot | DE | Arkansas | |
| 1985 | #10 | Al Toon | WR | Wisconsin | |
| 1986 | #22 | Mike Haight | G | Iowa | |
| 1987 | #21 | Roger Vick | RB | Texas A&M | |
| 1988 | #8 | Dave Cadigan | G | USC | |
| 1989 | #14 | Jeff Lageman | DE | Virginia | |
| 1990 | #2 | Blair Thomas | RB | Penn St. | |
| 1992 | #15 | Johnny Mitchell | TE | Nebraska | |
| 1993 | #4 | Marvin Jones | LB | Florida St. | |
| 1994 | #12 | Aaron Glenn | DB | Texas A&M | |
| 1995 | #9 | Kyle Brady | TE | Penn St. | |
| 1995 | #16 | Hugh Douglas | DE | Central State (OH) | |
| 1996 | #1 | Keyshawn Johnson | WR | USC | |
| 1997 | #8 | James Farrior | LB | Virginia | |
| 2000 | #12 | Shaun Ellis | DE | Tennessee | |
| 2000 | #13 | John Abraham | DE | South Carolina | |
| 2000 | #18 | Chad Pennington | QB | Marshall | |
| 2000 | #27 | Anthony Becht | TE | West Virginia | |
| 2001 | #16 | Santana Moss | WR | Miami (FL) | |
| 2002 | #22 | Bryan Thomas | DE | Ala-Birmingham | |
| 2003 | #4 | Dewayne Robertson | DT | Kentucky | |
| 2004 | #12 | Jonathan Vilma | LB | Miami (FL) | |
| 2006 | #4 | D'Brickashaw Ferguson | T | Virginia | |
| 2006 | #29 | Nick Mangold | C | Ohio St. | |
| 2007 | #14 | Darrelle Revis | DB | Pittsburgh | HoF |
| 2008 | #6 | Vernon Gholston | DE | Ohio St. | |
| 2008 | #30 | Dustin Keller | TE | Purdue | |
| 2009 | #5 | Mark Sanchez | QB | USC | |
| 2010 | #29 | Kyle Wilson | DB | Boise St. | |
| 2011 | #30 | Muhammad Wilkerson | DT | Temple | |
| 2012 | #16 | Quinton Coples | DE | North Carolina | |
| 2013 | #9 | Dee Milliner | DB | Alabama | |
| 2013 | #13 | Sheldon Richardson | DT | Missouri | |
| 2014 | #18 | Calvin Pryor | DB | Louisville | |
| 2015 | #6 | Leonard Williams | DE | USC | |
| 2016 | #20 | Darron Lee | OLB | Ohio St. | |
| 2017 | #6 | Jamal Adams | S | LSU | |
| 2018 | #3 | Sam Darnold | QB | USC | |
| 2019 | #3 | Quinnen Williams | DT | Alabama | |
| 2020 | #11 | Mekhi Becton | T | Louisville | |
| 2021 | #2 | Zach Wilson | QB | BYU | |
| 2021 | #14 | Alijah Vera-Tucker | OL | USC | |
| 2022 | #4 | Sauce Gardner | CB | Cincinnati | |
| 2022 | #10 | Garrett Wilson | WR | Ohio St. | |
| 2022 | #26 | Jermaine Johnson II | LB | Florida St. | |
| 2023 | #15 | Will McDonald | DE | Iowa St. | |
| 2024 | #11 | Olumuyiwa Fashanu | OL | Penn St. | |
| 2025 | #7 | Armand Membou | OL | Missouri | |
| 2026 | #2 | David Bailey | OLB | Texas Tech | |
| 2026 | #16 | Kenyon Sadiq | TE | Oregon | |
| 2026 | #30 | Omar Cooper Jr. | WR | Indiana |