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TE · #84 · Dallas Cowboys

Jay Novacek

Born 1962 6'4" · 234 lb Wyoming Drafted 1985 · R6 #158 by LA 1985 – 1995 · 11 Seasons

  • 1× All-Pro
  • 5× Pro Bowl

Regular season career

158 Games 11 seasons
4,630 Rec Yds 29.3 / game
30 Rec TD 0.19 / game
422 Rec
61.9 Catch %
11.0 Y/Rec

682 Tgt6.8 Y/Tgt

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 4 1985'85
  2. 2 1986'86
  3. 254 1987'87
  4. 569 1988'88
  5. 225 1989'89
  6. 657 1990'90
  7. 664 1991'91
  8. 630 1992'92
  9. 445 1993'93
  10. 475 1994'94
  11. 705 1995'95
  1. 1 1985'85
  2. 1 1986'86
  3. 20 1987'87
  4. 38 1988'88
  5. 23 1989'89
  6. 59 1990'90
  7. 59 1991'91
  8. 68 1992'92
  9. 44 1993'93
  10. 47 1994'94
  11. 62 1995'95
  1. 0 1985'85
  2. 0 1986'86
  3. 3 1987'87
  4. 4 1988'88
  5. 1 1989'89
  6. 4 1990'90
  7. 4 1991'91
  8. 6 1992'92
  9. 1 1993'93
  10. 2 1994'94
  11. 5 1995'95
  1. 4.0 1985'85
  2. 2.0 1986'86
  3. 12.7 1987'87
  4. 15.0 1988'88
  5. 9.8 1989'89
  6. 11.1 1990'90
  7. 11.3 1991'91
  8. 9.3 1992'92
  9. 10.1 1993'93
  10. 10.1 1994'94
  11. 11.4 1995'95

Latest games · 1995

  1. W13 W 24–12 4/6 · 52 yds1 TD
  2. W14 L 17–24 5/7 · 46 yds0 TD
  3. @ W15 L 17–20 1/5 · 15 yds0 TD
  4. W16 W 21–20 2/4 · 23 yds0 TD

Career bests

Best season 1995 705 yds · 5 TD
Most TDs 1992 6 TD · 68 rec
Most catches 1992 68 rec · 99 tgt
Best Y/Rec 1988 15.0 Y/Rec · 38 rec

Teams