1988 New York Jets Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Joe Walton (8-7-1) | 8-7 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Dan Alexander | G-T | June 17, 1955 | 6’4′ | 260 | LSU |
| Tom Baldwin | NT-DT-DE | May 13, 1961 | 6’4′ | 274 | Wisconsin |
| Ted Banker | G-C-T | February 17, 1961 | 6’2′ | 270 | SE Missouri St. |
| Marion Barber | RB | December 6, 1959 | 6’3′ | 224 | Minnesota |
| Barry Bennett | DT-DE | December 10, 1955 | 6’4′ | 257 | Concordia (MN) |
| Troy Benson | LB | July 30, 1963 | 6’2′ | 235 | Pittsburgh |
| Guy Bingham | C-G-T | February 25, 1958 | 6’3′ | 255 | Montana |
| John Booty | DB | October 9, 1965 | 6’0′ | 185 | TCU |
| Dave Cadigan | G-T | April 6, 1965 | 6’4′ | 285 | USC |
| Kyle Clifton | LB | August 23, 1962 | 6’4′ | 236 | TCU |
| Robin Cole | LB-DE | September 11, 1955 | 6’2′ | 220 | New Mexico |
| Jeff Criswell | T-G | March 7, 1964 | 6’7′ | 291 | Graceland College (IA) |
| K.D. Dunn | TE | April 28, 1963 | 6’3′ | 235 | Clemson |
| Onzy Elam | LB | December 1, 1964 | 6’2′ | 225 | Tennessee St. |
| Nuu Faaola | RB | January 15, 1964 | 5’11’ | 215 | Hawaii |
| Paul Frase | DE-DT-NT | May 6, 1965 | 6’5′ | 272 | Syracuse |
| John Galvin | LB | July 9, 1965 | 6’3′ | 226 | Boston Col. |
| Mark Garalczyk | DT-DE | August 12, 1964 | 6’5′ | 272 | West. Michigan |
| Mark Gastineau | DE | November 20, 1956 | 6’5′ | 266 | Arizona St. |
| Alex Gordon | LB | September 14, 1964 | 6’5′ | 246 | Cincinnati |
| Billy Griggs | TE | August 4, 1962 | 6’3′ | 230 | Virginia |
| Mike Haight | G-T | October 6, 1962 | 6’4′ | 281 | Iowa |
| Steve Hammond | LB | February 25, 1960 | 6’4′ | 225 | Wake Forest |
| Michael Harper | WR | May 11, 1961 | 5’10’ | 180 | USC |
| James Hasty | DB | May 23, 1965 | 6’0′ | 203 | Central Washington |
| Johnny Hector | RB | November 26, 1960 | 5’11’ | 204 | Texas A&M |
| Carl Howard | DB | September 20, 1961 | 6’2′ | 188 | Rutgers |
| Bobby Humphery | DB-WR | August 23, 1961 | 5’10’ | 178 | New Mexico St. |
| Pat Leahy | K | March 19, 1951 | 6’0′ | 194 | St. Louis |
| Marty Lyons | DE-DT-NT | January 5, 1957 | 6’5′ | 269 | Alabama |
| Kevin McArthur | LB | May 11, 1962 | 6’2′ | 244 | Lamar |
| Reggie McElroy | T-G | March 4, 1960 | 6’6′ | 290 | West Texas A&M |
| Erik McMillan | DB | May 3, 1965 | 6’2′ | 200 | Missouri |
| Freeman McNeil | RB | April 22, 1959 | 5’11’ | 216 | UCLA |
| Scott Mersereau | DT-NT-DE | April 8, 1965 | 6’4′ | 275 | Southern Connecticut St. |
| Rich Miano | DB | September 3, 1962 | 6’1′ | 200 | Hawaii |
| Keith Neubert | TE | September 13, 1964 | 6’5′ | 250 | Nebraska |
| Gerald Nichols | DT-NT-DE | February 10, 1964 | 6’2′ | 261 | Florida St. |
| Ken O’Brien | QB | November 27, 1960 | 6’4′ | 210 | Sacramento St. |
| Joe Prokop | P | July 7, 1960 | 6’2′ | 230 | Minnesota |
| George Radachowsky | DB | September 7, 1962 | 5’11’ | 186 | Boston Col. |
| Ken Rose | LB | June 9, 1962 | 6’1′ | 215 | UNLV |
| Pat Ryan | QB | September 16, 1955 | 6’3′ | 210 | Tennessee |
| Adam Schreiber | G-C | February 20, 1962 | 6’4′ | 290 | Texas |
| Mickey Shuler | TE | August 21, 1956 | 6’3′ | 232 | Penn St. |
| Kurt Sohn | WR | June 26, 1957 | 5’11’ | 180 | North Carolina St. |
| Jim Sweeney | C-T-G | August 8, 1962 | 6’4′ | 297 | Pittsburgh |
| Al Toon | WR | April 30, 1963 | 6’4′ | 205 | Wisconsin |
| Jo-Jo Townsell | WR | November 4, 1960 | 5’9′ | 180 | UCLA |
| Roger Vick | RB | August 11, 1964 | 6’3′ | 239 | Texas A&M |
| Wesley Walker | WR | May 26, 1955 | 6’0′ | 179 | California |
| Terry Williams | DB | October 14, 1965 | 5’11’ | 197 | Bethune-Cookman |
| Mike Withycombe | G-T-C | November 18, 1964 | 6’5′ | 300 | Fresno St. |
| Mike Zordich | DB | October 12, 1963 | 6’1′ | 207 | Penn St. |
