Jackie Harris vs Jay Novacek

Jackie HarrisJay Novacek

Jackie Harris and Jay Novacek compared on their NFL careers: Jackie Harris played 12 seasons, 1990 to 2001, Jay Novacek 11 seasons, 1985 to 1995. Jackie Harris has 393 receptions to Jay Novacek's 422. Jay Novacek won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jackie Harris and Jay Novacek career totals
167GP158
4,410YDS4,630
25TD30
11.2AVG11

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jackie Harris and Jay Novacek postseason
5GP13
121YDS645
0TD6
8.1AVG10.4

Where each stands all time

Jackie Harris and Jay Novacek all-time places
273rd (4,410)Receiving yards252nd (4,630)
237th (393)Receptions210th (422)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Jackie Harris: 0 championships; none on file
  • Jay Novacek: 3 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jackie Harris and Jay Novacek season by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
1st19901215701985140
2nd19912426431986120
3rd19925559521987202543
4th19934260441988385694
5th19942633731989232251
6th19956275111990596574
7th19963034911991596644
8th19971919711992686306
9th19984341221993444451
10th19992629711994474752
11th20003930651995627055
12th2001151412————

What the columns mean: REC