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New York Jets Player of the Day: WR Don Maynard

One of the most prolific pass-catchers in NFL history, Don Maynard spent 13 of his 15 seasons with the New York Jets/Titans, putting up numbers that would still look incredible in today’s pass-happy league.

Maynard tallied five separate 1,000-yard seasons for the Jets, four of which were over 1,200 yards. He set career marks in receptions in 1960 (72), receiving yards in 1967 (1,434) and receiving touchdowns in 1965 (14). A big-play machine, Maynard averaged more than 20 yards per catch in four different seasons in New York, including a league-high mark of 22.8 in 1968.

In ’67, Maynard averaged more than 100 yards per game for the year (102.