KEN O'BRIENO'Brien, Kenneth John, Jr.Height: 6-4 Weight: 207 Born: November 27, 1960 Rockville Centre, NY High School: Sacramento Jesuit (Carmichael, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Sacramento State | Roster |
| 1980 | UC Davis | Lettered |
| 1981 | UC Davis | Lettered |
| 1982 | UC Davis | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (24th overall) 1983 New York Jets; 6th round (66th overall) 1983 Oakland Invaders |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 New York Jets (NFL)1984 NYJ NFL | 7 | QB | 10 | 5 |
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | 7 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL | 7 | QB | 15 | 14 |
| 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL | 7 | QB | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 New York Jets (NFL)1988 NYJ NFL | 7 | QB | 14 | 12 |
| 1989 New York Jets (NFL)1989 NYJ NFL | 7 | QB | 15 | 12 |
| 1990 New York Jets (NFL)1990 NYJ NFL | 7 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 1991 New York Jets (NFL)1991 NYJ NFL | 7 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 1992 New York Jets (NFL)1992 NYJ NFL | 7 | QB | 10 | 3 |
| 1993 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1993 PHI NFL | 7 | QB | 5 | 4 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 129 | 110 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/4/1983 | 1983 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1983 OAK USFL |
| Draft | 4/26/1983 | 1983 New York Jets (NFL)1983 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 7/21/1983 | 1983 New York Jets (NFL)1983 NYJ NFL |
| Exemption | 9/23/1987 | 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL |
| Activated | 10/20/1987 | 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL |
| Free Agent (Plan B) | 2/1/1992 | 1991 New York Jets (NFL)1991 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 8/17/1992 | 1992 New York Jets (NFL)1992 NYJ NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/29/1992 | 1992 New York Jets (NFL)1992 NYJ NFL |
| Traded | 4/5/1993 | 1993 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1993 GB NFL |
| Released | 8/30/1993 | 1993 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1993 GB NFL |
| Signed | 10/4/1993 | 1993 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1993 PHI NFL |
| Released | 6/3/1994 | 1993 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1993 PHI NFL |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 New York Jets (NFL)1984 NYJ NFL | 16 | 29 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | 25 | 58 | 2.3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL | 30 | 61 | 2.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 New York Jets (NFL)1988 NYJ NFL | 21 | 25 | 1.2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 New York Jets (NFL)1989 NYJ NFL | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 New York Jets (NFL)1990 NYJ NFL | 21 | 72 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 New York Jets (NFL)1991 NYJ NFL | 23 | 60 | 2.6 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 New York Jets (NFL)1992 NYJ NFL | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1993 PHI NFL | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 174 | 394 | 2.3 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 New York Jets (NFL)1984 NYJ NFL | 203 | 116 | 57.1 | 80 | 1402 | 6.9 | 12.1 | 49 | 6 | 3.0 | 7 | 3.4 | 22 | 168 | 74.0 | |||
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | 488 | 297 | 60.9 | 183 | 3888 | 8.0 | 13.1 | 96t | 25 | 5.1 | 8 | 1.6 | 62 | 399 | 96.2 | |||
| 1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL | 482 | 300 | 62.2 | 162 | 3690 | 7.7 | 12.3 | 83t | 25 | 5.2 | 20 | 4.1 | 40 | 353 | 85.8 | |||
| 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL | 393 | 234 | 59.5 | 151 | 2696 | 6.9 | 11.5 | 59 | 13 | 3.3 | 8 | 2.0 | 50 | 364 | 82.8 | |||
| 1988 New York Jets (NFL)1988 NYJ NFL | 424 | 236 | 55.7 | 181 | 2567 | 6.1 | 10.9 | 50t | 15 | 3.5 | 7 | 1.7 | 37 | 267 | 78.6 | |||
| 1989 New York Jets (NFL)1989 NYJ NFL | 477 | 288 | 60.4 | 171 | 3346 | 7.0 | 11.6 | 57 | 12 | 2.5 | 18 | 3.8 | 50 | 391 | 74.3 | |||
| 1990 New York Jets (NFL)1990 NYJ NFL | 411 | 226 | 55.0 | 175 | 2855 | 6.9 | 12.6 | 69t | 13 | 3.2 | 10 | 2.4 | 34 | 262 | 77.3 | |||
| 1991 New York Jets (NFL)1991 NYJ NFL | 489 | 287 | 58.7 | 191 | 3300 | 6.7 | 11.5 | 53 | 10 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.2 | 33 | 273 | 163 | 42 | 3 | 76.6 |
| 1992 New York Jets (NFL)1992 NYJ NFL | 98 | 55 | 56.1 | 37 | 642 | 6.6 | 11.7 | 55t | 5 | 5.1 | 6 | 6.1 | 10 | 61 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 67.6 |
| 1993 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1993 PHI NFL | 137 | 71 | 51.8 | 63 | 708 | 5.2 | 10.0 | 41 | 4 | 2.9 | 3 | 2.2 | 15 | 116 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 67.4 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3602 | 2110 | 58.6 | 1394 | 25094 | 7.0 | 11.9 | 96t | 128 | 3.6 | 98 | 2.7 | 353 | 2654 | 236 | 54 | 5 | 80.4 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 New York Jets (NFL)1991 NYJ NFL | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 New York Jets (NFL)1990 NYJ NFL | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 11.0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 11.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 New York Jets (NFL)1984 NYJ NFL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 0 | |
| 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 0 | |
| 1988 New York Jets (NFL)1988 NYJ NFL | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -14 | 0 | |
| 1989 New York Jets (NFL)1989 NYJ NFL | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | |
| 1990 New York Jets (NFL)1990 NYJ NFL | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | |
| 1991 New York Jets (NFL)1991 NYJ NFL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |
| 1993 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1993 PHI NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 72 | 26 | 0 | 26 | -39 | 0 |
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