Quinn Early

Retired

New York Jets · WR

Quinn Early recorded 172 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers.

Best highlights

37.5

rec yds/gm

1.0

rush yds/gm

playoff games

172

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Quinn Early's most significant indexed performances.

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1995

9 rec · 150 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Buffalo Bills vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 23, 1997

8 rec · 103 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 3, 1993

7 rec · 93 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1996

9 rec · 122 rec yds · 0 rec TD

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 8, 1996

6 rec · 119 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Quinn Early's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 150 receiving yards · 14 targets

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1995

9 rec · 150 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 9 receptions

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1996

9 rec · 122 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Buffalo Bills vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 23, 1997

8 rec · 103 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Quinn Early's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1986–2000

Quinn Early

Junior Seau

Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Franchise era

1987–1999

Quinn Early

Rickey Jackson

Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

Quinn Early

Jim Kelly

Thurman Thomas

Four consecutive AFC championships

Buffalo Bills · The K-Gun years

Kelly's no-huddle offense and a defense led by Smith reached four straight Super Bowls, an achievement defined equally by dominance and heartbreak.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

Quinn Early

Eric Moulds

Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

Quinn Early

Curtis Martin

Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Quinn Early

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Buffalo Bills · The K-Gun years

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

NFL appearances

Quinn Early

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Buffalo Bills · The K-Gun years

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history