James Hasty

James Edward Hasty (born May 23, 1965) is a former professional American football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Oakland Raiders from 1988 to 2001.

James Hasty

No. 40, 34
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1965-05-23) May 23, 1965 (age 58) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
College:	Washington State
NFL draft:	1988 / Round: 3 / Pick: 74
Career history
New York Jets (1988–1994) Kansas City Chiefs (1995–2000) Oakland Raiders (2001)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Pro (1997) 2× Pro Bowl (1997, 1999) NFL interceptions co-leader (1999) PFWA All-Rookie Team (1988) New York Jets All-Time Four Decade Team
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions: 45 INT yards: 555 Touchdowns: 4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Career

Football career

Hasty was selected in the third round of the 1988 NFL Draft (74th overall) by the Jets and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1997 and 1999.^[1] He starred at the cornerback position at Washington State University. Known for his aggressive bump and run coverage, Hasty teamed with Dale Carter to form one of the league's top cornerbacking duos while with the Chiefs.

After football

From 2001 to 2004, Hasty was an assistant football coach for Bellevue High School who won 4 straight State Championships in the state of Washington.^[2] In 2010, he rejoined the coaching staff of the Bellevue Wolverines as a defensive backs coach. The Bellevue Defensive Coordinator was headed by Chris Beak who had served in various coaching duties in the NFL himself. In September 2010, Chris Beak re-entered the NFL as an offensive assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers. This led to his taking over as the Bellevue defensive coordinator, where he remained as of 2013.

He started working for ESPN as an NFL analyst on May 3, 2006, where he was also a college football analyst.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Legend
	Led the league
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sck	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
1988	NYJ	15	15	58	—	—	1.0	5	20	4.0	16	0	0	3	35	0
1989	NYJ	16	16	63	—	—	0.0	5	62	12.4	34	1	1	2	2	0
1990	NYJ	16	16	66	—	—	0.0	2	0	0.0	0	1	3	0	0	0
1991	NYJ	16	16	94	—	—	0.0	3	39	13.0	39	0	0	4	7	0
1992	NYJ	16	16	65	—	—	0.0	2	18	9.0	18	0	2	2	0	0
1993	NYJ	16	16	68	—	—	0.0	2	22	11.0	22	0	1	2	28	0
1994	NYJ	16	16	88	77	11	3.0	5	90	18.0	40	0	2	2	0	0
1995	KC	16	16	75	72	3	0.0	3	89	29.7	64	1	1	1	20	0
1996	KC	15	14	43	39	4	1.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	1	80	1
1997	KC	16	15	74	62	12	2.0	3	22	7.3	19	0	0	1	0	0
1998	KC	16	14	63	53	10	1.0	4	42	10.5	21	0	0	1	0	0
1999	KC	15	15	85	72	13	1.0	7	98	14.0	56	2	0	0	0	0
2000	KC	16	16	67	58	9	1.0	4	53	13.3	38	0	1	2	0	0
2001	OAK	1	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		206	201	910	434	62	10.0	45	555	12.3	64	4	8	24	172	1

Personal life

Hasty is a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity while attending Washington State University.

Hasty's sons, J.R. and Tyler, played football at Bellevue High School. J.R. played football at the University of Washington and Central Washington University but was dismissed from each football program.^[3][4] Tyler redshirted the 2012 football season at Oregon State University but was dismissed from the team following an arrest.^[5]

References

1. "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
2. Smith, Craig (September 24, 2004). "Catching up with James Hasty: Still in the game, from sideline". Seattle Times. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
3. Condotta, Bob (August 8, 2009). "J.R. Hasty off Central Washington team". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
4. "Cut by UW, J.R. Hasty visits CWU". Daily Record. June 30, 2008. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
5. Odegard, Kyle (July 25, 2013). "OSU dismisses football player accused of felony elude". Corvallis Gazette Times. Retrieved October 31, 2021.