Carl McAdams

Fumble recoveries	2
Sacks	3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Carl McAdams
No. 50
Positions	Defensive tackle, Defensive end, Linebacker
Personal information
Born	April 26, 1944; Dumas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	White Deer (White Deer, Texas)
College	Oklahoma (1962-1965)
NFL draft	1966: 1st round, 8th overall pick
AFL draft	1966: 3rd round, 22nd overall pick
Career history
	Waterbury Orbits (1967); New York Jets (1967-1969);
Awards and highlights
	Super Bowl champion (III); AFL champion (1968); Consensus All-American (1965); First-team All-American (1964); 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1964, 1965);
Career AFL statistics
Fumble recoveries
Fumble recoveries	2
Sacks	3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Carl McAdams (born April 26, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the New York Jets of the American Football League (AFL) from 1967 through 1969.^[1] He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, earning consensus All-American honors in 1965. He was an integral part of the AFL and Super Bowl-champion Jets in 1968. When McAdams signed with the Jets, it was the largest contract for a lineman until that point.^[2]

References

↑ "Carl McAdams Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
↑ Palmateer, Tyler (September 27, 2018). "OU football: How Carl McAdams found out he once held the Sooners' 53-year-old single-game tackling record". Norman Transcript. Retrieved August 3, 2026.

[1] "Carl McAdams Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 3, 2026.

[2] Palmateer, Tyler (September 27, 2018). "OU football: How Carl McAdams found out he once held the Sooners' 53-year-old single-game tackling record". Norman Transcript. Retrieved August 3, 2026.

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