1977 Rookie Profile: Perry Griggs

Wide Receiver-Kick Returner
3rd Round
Troy State
"A fast, potential game-breaker like second-round pick Wesley Walker, Griggs runs the 40-yard dash in 4.6 and has done 9.7 in the 100. Scouts like his good hands, quick feet and excellent pass patterns.
Griggs gained over two miles in career all-purpose running. His career stats include 110 receptions, 1,975 yards, a 17.9 average and 10 touchdowns; 59 kickoff returns, 1,375 yards, a 23.1 average and a touchdown; 34 punt returns, 470 yards, a 13.8 average and three touchdowns, all in his sophomore year.
He was named a Coaches' first-team All-American (college division) last year. He made the All-NAIA District 27 first team for four years and All-Gulf South Conference three times, including conference player of the year as a sophomore when he led the NAIA with a 28.0-yard punt return average. As a sophomore, Perry set a conference record with 196 yards receiving in one game. He was chosen as the Alabama college player of the year in 1974 by the Birmingham Post Herald.
A physical education major, he came to Troy State as a walk-on and was a team captain in 1976. The late Jets scout Jess Thompson was one of the first to notice Griggs' ability in a 1973 Troy State spring game. He graduated from Lanett High School in Alabama, his birthplace is Lafayette, Ala., and his hometown is Lanett, Ala."

-1977 New York Jets Media Guide

"Perry Griggs' early career at Troy State was like a series of smashing Broadway debuts. His first pass reception was a 69-yard touchdown. His initial punt return was an 86-yard score. (He followed with an 88-yard touchdown return, a conference record, and then an 81-yarder that was called back by a penalty- all in the same game). And his first kickoff return? Naturally ... a 95-yard touchdown!"

-1977 New York Jets Media Guide

1977 Rookie Profile: Gary Gregory

Guard
5th Round
Baylor
"'Gary gives us a two-way shot to fill a position in our offensive line,' says head coach Walt Michaels. 'He can make the long snap, which can be very useful to us.' A three-year starting tackle, the Jets will try him at guard. Scouts say he has good balance and moves quickly off the ball.
Gary was first-team All-Southwest Conference in 1976. He played in the Blue-Gray and East-West Games as well as the 1975 Cotton Bowl. He also pitched for the Baylor baseball team. Gary was the pick obtained in the 1976 trade of Godwin Turk to Denver.
He majored in business management. He played football at Kermit High in his hometown of Kermit, Texas. His birthplace is San Angelo, Texas."

-1977 New York Jets Media Guide