Kick Returner-Wide Receiver
No. 26
Henderson JC
"Adkins handled the Jets' kickoff return work last year and saw some duty as a wide receiver. He is a able, as a wide receiver, to fight off the bump and run and physical tactics of defensive backs. Adkins started four games at wide receiver and caught six passes for 109 yards over the season. He took back 60% of the Jet kickoff returns for a 19.8 average.
Margene started his pro career in Canada (1967-69), caught 135 passes for 30 touchdowns and helped Ottawa win the Grey Cup in 1969. He came into the NFL as the second pick of Dallas in 1970 and was traded to New Orleans in 1972. Jet scouts were impressed with him in college and followed his pro peregrinations with interest. Margene came to the Jets along with Julian Fagan in a June 1973 trade with New Orleans.
Adkins was an outstanding high school athlete at Kirkpatrick High in Fort Worth, his hometown. He did not play football until his junior year, concentrating on basketball."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
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