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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

Career with playoffs

171 Games 11 seasons
5,275 Rec Yds 30.8 / game
36 Rec TD 0.21 / game
484 Rec
63.3 Catch %
10.9 Y/Rec

765 Tgt6.9 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. 722 1991'91
  8. 766 1992'92
  9. 587 1993'93
  10. 651 1994'94
  11. 838 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. 64 1991'91
  8. 81 1992'92
  9. 59 1993'93
  10. 63 1994'94
  11. 75 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. 5 1991'91
  8. 8 1992'92
  9. 3 1993'93
  10. 2 1994'94
  11. 6 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. 9.5 1992'92
  9. 9.9 1993'93
  10. 10.3 1994'94
  11. 11.2 1995'95

Latest games · 1995

  1. W16 W 21–20 2/4 · 23 yds0 TD
  2. DIV W 30–11 3/4 · 27 yds0 TD
  3. CON W 38–27 5/7 · 56 yds0 TD
  4. SB W 27–17 5/6 · 50 yds1 TD

Career bests

Best season 1995 838 yds · 6 TD
Most TDs 1992 8 TD · 81 rec
Most catches 1992 81 rec · 120 tgt
Best Y/Rec 1988 15.0 Y/Rec · 38 rec

Teams