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Ray Mickens is a former defensive back out of Texas A&M, selected by the New York Jets with the 62nd overall pick (round 3) in the 1996 NFL Draft. He played 146 regular-season games from 1996 to 2006. From 1999 on, he played for the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots.
Draft Details
Ray Mickens Career Stats
- Primary starter for 2 seasons.
Career Totals
| Games | Solo Tkl | Sacks | Def INT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | 323 | 6 | 11 |
Defense
| Season | Team | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NYJ | 14 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2000 | NYJ | 13 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | NYJ | 16 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | NYJ | 16 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | NYJ | 16 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| 2005 | CLE | 13 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | NE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Since 1999 | 89 | 188 | 47 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 3 |
G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.
Season-by-season detail is available from 1999 on; career totals above cover the full career.
Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026
Draft Class Context
Ray Mickens was the 4th of 20 DBs selected in the 1996 draft. The 62nd overall pick has been used 60 times in draft history. Its most productive selection was Antwaan Randle El in 2002, who played 148 games. Texas A&M had 5 players drafted in 1996, among them Leeland McElroy and Detron Smith. Career statistics for him are not currently held in this database; coverage is thinner for earlier draft classes.
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