Wesley Walker - #85 - WR - California - Profile

PRO: "Wesley's numbers did not give any indication of the quality of his play," said Walton. "He had an outstanding year. Many times when he was the primary receiver the defense would take him away which would help Toon and Shuler. Wesley is still highly respected by our opponents and is still a dangerous deep threat. Our offensive players look up to him and follow his lead".

CAREER: Totals are 2nd to the Hall of Famer Don Maynard in catches (430), yardage (8217) and 100-yard games (22) in Jets' record books ... is Jets 4th all-time leading scorer (428 points) and has the 2nd most TDs (71) behind Maynard ... has 4 of the 8 longest receptions in club history, including the longest (96 vs. BUF in 1985)... owns 3rd longest consecutive catch streak in team history, 45 games during 1980-83) ... has remarkable 35.2 yard avg. on 71 career TDs ... has averaged over 20-yards per catch in 8 of 12 seasons ... has been over the 20-yard avg. mark in the 4 years he has been paired with Toon.

COLLEGE: Set NCAA record tor average gain per reception in a career (25.7) ... in 4 years caught passes from Vince Ferragamo, Steve Barkowski and the late Joe Roth ... had 86 receptions for school record 2,206 yards and tied Pac-8 record with 22 TD catches ... outstanding in track as sprinter and part of relay team ... was Cal's first 4-year double sport letterman since pre-World War II.

PERSONAL: Wife Judy ... sons John 6, Austin 2, daughter Taylor 4 ... majored in economics ... lives in Dix Hills, L.I., year-round ... did real estate work in offseason ... did public service message for United Way in 1980 ... is legally blind in left eye because of cateract he's had since birth ... "It's really nothing," Walker says, "I've been playing sports with it all my life. I kept it pretty much a secret through high school and college. When I was 14 I was supposed to have surgery to remove the cataract, but the doctors decided it would not have helped. I do have good peripheral vision. When I close my good eye I can still get around with house with my bad one open. It's just that I can't read the eye charts with it. When I was a kid I used to memorize the big letters." ... father John Wesley served in Vietnam, and was stationed in Germany, Paris and all accross the United States ... only once did Wesley go to the same school for three straight years, Carson (CA) High, where he was in Los Angeles 100-yard and 220 champion ... birthplace: San Bernardino, CA.

From 1989 Jets Media Guide