1996 New York Jets Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Rich Kotite (1-15) | 1-15 | – | Finished 5th in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| David Alexander | C-G-T | July 28, 1964 | 6’3′ | 275 | Tulsa |
| Richie Anderson | FB | September 13, 1971 | 6’2′ | 230 | Penn St. |
| Henry Bailey | WR | February 28, 1973 | 5’8′ | 176 | UNLV |
| Fred Baxter | TE | June 14, 1971 | 6’3′ | 268 | Auburn |
| Aubrey Beavers | LB | August 30, 1971 | 6’3′ | 234 | Oklahoma |
| Harry Boatswain | G-T | June 26, 1969 | 6’4′ | 310 | New Haven |
| Kyle Brady | TE | January 14, 1972 | 6’6′ | 278 | Penn St. |
| Matt Brock | DE-DT | January 14, 1966 | 6’5′ | 300 | Oregon |
| Ron Carpenter | DB | January 20, 1970 | 6’1′ | 189 | Miami (OH) |
| Chad Cascadden | LB | May 14, 1972 | 6’1′ | 235 | Wisconsin |
| Mike Chalenski | DE-DT | January 28, 1970 | 6’5′ | 279 | Pittsburgh |
| Wayne Chrebet | WR | August 14, 1973 | 5’10’ | 188 | Hofstra |
| Kyle Clifton | LB | August 23, 1962 | 6’4′ | 236 | TCU |
| Reggie Cobb | RB | July 7, 1968 | 6’1′ | 212 | Tennessee |
| Marcus Coleman | DB | May 24, 1974 | 6’2′ | 210 | Texas Tech |
| Lou D’Agostino | FB | December 12, 1973 | 6’0′ | 235 | Hofstra |
| Tyrone Davis | TE-WR | June 30, 1972 | 6’4′ | 240 | Virginia |
| Hugh Douglas | DE | August 23, 1971 | 6’2′ | 281 | Central State (OH) |
| Roger Duffy | G-C | July 16, 1967 | 6’3′ | 300 | Penn St. |
| Jumbo Elliott | T | April 1, 1965 | 6’7′ | 308 | Michigan |
| Kwame Ellis | DB | February 27, 1974 | 5’10’ | 188 | Stanford |
| Jeff Faulkner | DE-DT | April 4, 1964 | 6’4′ | 305 | Southern |
| Glenn Foley | QB | October 10, 1970 | 6’2′ | 210 | Boston Col. |
| Harry Galbreath | G | January 1, 1965 | 6’1′ | 280 | Tennessee |
| Aaron Glenn | DB | July 16, 1972 | 5’9′ | 185 | Texas A&M |
| Jeff Graham | WR | February 14, 1969 | 6’2′ | 200 | Ohio St. |
| Victor Green | DB | December 8, 1969 | 5’11’ | 210 | Akron |
| Carl Greenwood | DB | March 11, 1972 | 5’11’ | 186 | UCLA |
| Mark Gunn | DT-DE | July 24, 1968 | 6’5′ | 288 | Pittsburgh |
| Bobby Hamilton | DE-DT | July 1, 1971 | 6’5′ | 280 | Southern Miss |
| Rick Hamilton | LB | April 19, 1970 | 6’2′ | 241 | Central Florida |
| Brian Hansen | P | October 26, 1960 | 6’4′ | 215 | Sioux Falls |
| Melvin Hayes | T | April 28, 1973 | 6’6′ | 328 | Mississippi St. |
| Bobby Houston | LB | October 26, 1967 | 6’2′ | 242 | North Carolina St. |
| Erik Howard | NT-DT-DE | November 12, 1964 | 6’4′ | 275 | Washington St. |
| John Hudson | G-C | January 29, 1968 | 6’2′ | 270 | Auburn |
| Keyshawn Johnson | WR | July 22, 1972 | 6’4′ | 212 | USC |
| Gary Jones | DB | November 30, 1967 | 6’1′ | 210 | Texas A&M |
| Marvin Jones | LB | June 28, 1972 | 6’2′ | 244 | Florida St. |
| Brad Keeney | DT | November 20, 1973 | 6’3′ | 294 | The Citadel |
| Mo Lewis | LB | October 21, 1969 | 6’3′ | 258 | Georgia |
| Nick Lowery | K | May 27, 1956 | 6’4′ | 215 | Dartmouth |
| Siupeli Malamala | T-G | January 15, 1969 | 6’5′ | 310 | Washington |
| Sherriden May | RB | August 10, 1973 | 6’0′ | 215 | Idaho |
| Ray Mickens | DB | January 4, 1973 | 5’8′ | 180 | Texas A&M |
| Ronald Moore | RB | January 26, 1970 | 5’10’ | 220 | Pittsburg St. |
| Adrian Murrell | RB | October 16, 1970 | 5’11’ | 211 | West Virginia |
| Neil O’Donnell | QB | July 3, 1966 | 6’3′ | 228 | Maryland |
| Matt O’Dwyer | G | September 1, 1972 | 6’5′ | 305 | Northwestern |
| James Parrish | T | May 19, 1968 | 6’6′ | 310 | Temple |
| Frank Reich | QB | December 4, 1961 | 6’4′ | 210 | Maryland |
| Phillip Riley | WR | September 24, 1972 | 5’11’ | 189 | Florida St. |
| Don Silvestri | K | December 25, 1968 | 6’4′ | 220 | Pittsburgh |
| Webster Slaughter | WR | October 19, 1964 | 6’1′ | 175 | San Diego St. |
| Otis Smith | DB | October 22, 1965 | 5’11’ | 198 | Southern |
| Marc Spindler | DE-NT-DT | November 28, 1969 | 6’5′ | 290 | Pittsburgh |
| Alex Van Dyke | WR | July 24, 1974 | 6’0′ | 205 | Nevada-Reno |
| Marvin Washington | DE-DT | October 22, 1965 | 6’6′ | 285 | Texas-El Paso |
| Brent Williams | DE | October 23, 1964 | 6’4′ | 283 | Toledo |
| David Williams | T | June 21, 1966 | 6’5′ | 294 | Florida |
| Lonnie Young | DB | July 18, 1963 | 6’1′ | 205 | Michigan St. |
| Eric Zomalt | DB | August 9, 1972 | 5’11’ | 201 | California |
