Walker, Wesley

Wesley Walker was a wide receiver for the New York Jets from 1979 to 1989. Walker was born in 1955, in San Bernardino, California, and was an All-American at the University of California. Walker was taken in the second round (33rd overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft.

Contents 1 NFL Career 1.1 Regular Season Career Stats 1.2 Career Playoff Stats 2 Post NFL Career

NFL Career

Walker was a one team man, spending his entire career with the Jets. He was noted for his great speed, averaging over 20 yards per reception many seasons (his career average was 19 yards per reception). At the time of his retirement, he was second in Jets all-time receiving yardage. yards. Legally blind in one eye, Walker overcame this handicap to become one of the Jets all-time great receivers.

In his first year, he set a Jets' team record for most receiving yards by a rookie, with 740 yards. He led the league in receiving yards in 1978, and was elected to the Pro Bowl twice, in 1978 and 1982. He was also named the New York Jets MVP in 1978.

His best reception season came in 1983 when he caught 61 receptions, and in 1986 he had a career best 12 receiving touchdowns, four of them occurred in Week 3, as he caught a game-winning touchdown from Jets quarterback Ken O'Brien in overtime as the Jets beat Danielle Marino and the Miami Dolphins in a wild shootout game 51-45.

When he retired, he had caught 438 receptions for 8306 yards and 71 touchdowns.

Regular Season Career Stats

Year	Rush Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng						Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Lng
1977	3	25	8.3	11							35	740	21.1	3	87t
1978	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3						48	1169	24.4	8	77t
1979	0	0	0.0	0	0						23	569	24.7	5	71t
1980	0	0	0.0	0	0						18	376	20.9	1	47
1981	0	0	0.0	0	0						47	770	16.4	9	49
1982	0	0	0.0	0	0						39	620	15.9	6	56t
1983	0	0	0.0	0	0						61	868	14.2	7	64t
1984	1	1	1.0	0	1						41	623	15.2	7	44t
1985	0	0	0.0	0	0						34	725	21.3	5	96t
1986	0	0	0.0	0	0						49	1016	20.7	12	83t
1987	0	0	0.0	0	0						9	190	21.2	7	50t
1988	1	12	12.0	0	12						26	551	21.2	7	50t
1989	0	0	0.0	0	0						8	89	11.1	0	31
Total	6	35	5.8	0	12						438	8306	19.0	71	96t

Career Playoff Stats

Year	Rush Att	Yds	Avg	TD							Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD
1977	0	0	0.0	0							3	24	8.0	0
1982	0	0	0.0	0							16	314	19.6	2
1985	0	0	0.0	0							4	54	13.5	0
1986	0	0	0.0	0							4	94	23.5	1
Total	0	0.0	0	0							27	486	18.0	3

Post NFL Career

He is now a teacher at Kings Park High School and occasional sports radio show commentator. He has two sons and a daughter.