JOJO TOWNSELLTownsell, Joseph RayHeight: 5-9 Weight: 180 Born: November 4, 1960 Reno, NV High School: Hug (Reno, NV) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1980 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1981 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1982 | UCLA | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (78th overall) 1983 New York Jets; 6th round (72nd overall) 1983 Los Angeles Express |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1983 LA USFL | 26 | WR | 5 | 4 |
| 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1984 LA USFL | 26 | WR | 18 | 17 |
| 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1985 LA USFL | 26 | WR | 16 | |
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | 83 | WR | 16 | 6 |
| 1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL | 83 | WR | 14 | 1 |
| 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL | 83 | WR | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 New York Jets (NFL)1988 NYJ NFL | 83 | WR | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 New York Jets (NFL)1989 NYJ NFL | 83 | WR | 16 | 6 |
| 1990 New York Jets (NFL)1990 NYJ NFL | 83 | WR | 9 | 0 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 83 | 13 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/4/1983 | 1983 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1983 LA USFL |
| Draft | 4/26/1983 | 1983 New York Jets (NFL)1983 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 6/3/1983 | 1983 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1983 LA USFL |
| Released | 8/1/1985 | 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1985 LA USFL |
| Signed | 8/5/1985 | 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 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) | 2/1/1991 | 1990 New York Jets (NFL)1990 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 5/5/1991 | 1991 New York Jets (NFL)1991 NYJ NFL |
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform | 8/19/1991 | 1991 New York Jets (NFL)1991 NYJ NFL |
| Retired | 10/24/1991 | 1991 New York Jets (NFL)1991 NYJ NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1983 LA USFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1984 LA USFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1985 LA USFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1988 New York Jets (NFL)1988 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1989 New York Jets (NFL)1989 NYJ NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1984 LA USFL | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1985 LA USFL | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1983 LA USFL | 21 | 326 | 15.5 | 82t | 3 | ||||||
| 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1984 LA USFL | 58 | 889 | 15.3 | 81t | 7 | ||||||
| 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1985 LA USFL | 47 | 777 | 16.5 | 64t | 6 | ||||||
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | 12 | 187 | 15.6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1988 New York Jets (NFL)1988 NYJ NFL | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1989 New York Jets (NFL)1989 NYJ NFL | 45 | 787 | 17.5 | 63t | 5 | ||||||
| 1990 New York Jets (NFL)1990 NYJ NFL | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 70 | 1119 | 16.0 | 63t | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1984 LA USFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1985 LA USFL | 8 | 10 | 33 | 4.1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | 6 | 1 | 65 | 10.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL | 4 | 1 | 52 | 13.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL | 32 | 11 | 381 | 11.9 | 91t | 1 | |||
| 1988 New York Jets (NFL)1988 NYJ NFL | 35 | 9 | 409 | 11.7 | 59t | 1 | |||
| 1989 New York Jets (NFL)1989 NYJ NFL | 33 | 12 | 299 | 9.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 New York Jets (NFL)1990 NYJ NFL | 17 | 4 | 154 | 9.1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 127 | 38 | 1360 | 10.7 | 91t | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1983 LA USFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL | 13 | 0 | 322 | 24.8 | 93t | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL | 11 | 0 | 272 | 24.7 | 60 | 0 | |||
| 1988 New York Jets (NFL)1988 NYJ NFL | 31 | 0 | 601 | 19.4 | 40 | 0 | |||
| 1989 New York Jets (NFL)1989 NYJ NFL | 34 | 0 | 653 | 19.2 | 69 | 0 | |||
| 1990 New York Jets (NFL)1990 NYJ NFL | 7 | 0 | 158 | 22.6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 98 | 0 | 2048 | 20.9 | 93t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1984 LA USFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1985 LA USFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 New York Jets (NFL)1988 NYJ NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 New York Jets (NFL)1989 NYJ NFL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 New York Jets (NFL)1990 NYJ NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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