- Eli Manning
Elisha "Eli" Nelson Manning (born January 3, 1981) is the starting quarterback for the New York Giants NFL franchise and formerly for the Ole Miss Rebels college football team.
- Michael Strahan
Michael Anthony Strahan (born November 21, 1971, in Houston, Texas) is an American Football player who currently plays Defensive End for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He attended Texas Southern University and was drafted in the second round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. Strahan was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press in 2001, because of his record 22.5 sacks.
- Jeremy Shockey
Jeremy Charles Shockey (born August 18, 1980 in Ada, Oklahoma) is a professional American football player, currently playing tight end for the New York Giants of the NFL.
- Plaxico Burress
Plaxico Burress (born August 12, 1977 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American football wide receiver for the NFL's New York Giants. After being drafted in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft (8th overall) out of Michigan State, Burress became a full-time starter for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2001. Burress is a "big-play" threat and was considered to have been a good balance to the Steelers' other starting wide receiver, Hines Ward, …
- David Tyree
David Tyree (born January 3, 1980 in Livingston, New Jersey) is an American football player who is currently a wide receiver for the New York Giants. He was a sixth round draft pick by the Giants in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse University. He is considered one of the best in the NFL at downing punts close to the goal line. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2005 for Special Teams excellence.
- Tiki Barber
Atiim Kiambu "Tiki" Barber (born April 7, 1975 in Roanoke, Virginia) is a news and sports broadcaster, author, and former American football running back for the New York Giants. Tiki retired from the NFL at the end of the 2006 NFL postseason as the franchise's all-time rushing and reception leader. On February 13 he was formally introduced as a member of NBC's "Today Show" and "Football Night in America/Sunday Night Football".
- Osi Umenyiora
Osi Umenyiora (born November 16, 1981 in London, England) is an American Football player (defensive end) for the New York Giants. He was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of Troy State University, where he finished second in the nation with 16 sacks. Umenyiora was born in London to Nigerian parents. His family moved back to Nigeria and later to Auburn, Alabama where he started playing football in high school.
- Brandon Jacobs
Brandon Jacobs is a running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. With a rare combination of 4.54 speed and impressive size (around 6ft 4½ and 264lbs), Jacobs has been an asset for the Giants in goal-line situations. He led all rookies in rushing touchdowns with 7 in the 2005 season.
- Amani Toomer
Amani Toomer (born September 8, 1974 in Berkeley, California) is an American football wide receiver who plays for the New York Giants of the National Football League.
- Lawrence Taylor
Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959, in Williamsburg, Virginia), commonly referred to as LT, is a retired Hall of Fame American football player. Taylor played his entire professional career as a linebacker for the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL). He is often considered to be one of the greatest defensive players in the history of football, and has been called the greatest defensive player of all time by media members, …
- Justin Tuck
Justin Tuck (born March 29 1983 in Kellyton, Alabama) is an American football player who currently plays defensive end for the New York Giants.
- Jason Sehorn
Jason Heath Sehorn (born April 15, 1971 in Sacramento, California) is a former professional football player in the National Football League.
- Ahmad Bradshaw
Ahmad Bradshaw (born in Bluefield, Virginia) is an American football player who currently plays running back for the New York Giants. He was selected in the seventh round by the New York Giants.
- Steve Smith
Steven Smith (born May 6, 1985 in Alaska) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants. Sometimes he is referred to as Steven Smith to avoid confusion with fellow NFL receiver Steve Smith of the Carolina Panthers.
- Antonio Pierce
Antonio Pierce (born October 26, 1978 in Long Beach, California) is an American football middle linebacker on the NFL's New York Giants. Pierce stands 6'1" and weighs 240 lb. He played his high school football at Paramount High School in Paramount, CA. He played two years of football at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, California, before transferring to the University of Arizona. As a senior at the University of Arizona, he had 3 sacks, 77 tackles (10 for losses), …
- Gibril Wilson
Gibril Donald Wilson (born November 12, 1981 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is an American football safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was selected with the fourth pick of the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of the University of Tennessee. In his rookie season, Wilson instantly became a fan favorite in New York for his tenacious speed and hitting abilities. He also recorded three interceptions before his season was cut short due to injury.
- Sam Madison
Samuel A. Madison (born April 23, 1974 in Monticello, Florida) is an NFL Football Pro Bowl cornerback who currently plays for the for the New York Giants of the NFL.
- Ron Dayne
Ron Dayne (born March 14, 1978 in Berlin, New Jersey) is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the NFL. He is best known for holding the NCAA record for career rushing yards and a memorable performance against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving in 2005 as a member of Denver Broncos.
- Adrian Awasom
Adrian Awasom (Born October 25, 1983) is a defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League.
- Sinorice Moss
Sinorice Travonce Moss (born December 28, 1983 in Miami, Florida) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the NFL.
- Lawrence Tynes
Lawrence James Henry Tynes (born May 3, 1978 in Greenock, Scotland) is an American football placekicker who currently plays for the New York Giants of the NFL. He formerly played for the Kansas City Chiefs. Tynes is the fifth Scottish-born player in NFL history. Tynes was a standout kicker at Milton High School in Milton, Florida. He attended Troy State University, graduating with a degree in criminal justice, and school records for career field goals (45), …
- Harry Carson
Harry Carson (born November 26, 1953) is a former NFL football inside linebacker who played his entire career for the New York Giants in the NFL (1976-1988). His hometown is Florence, South Carolina. He played at McClenaghan High School and later at Wilson High School. Carson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
- Kawika Mitchell
Kawika Uilani Mitchell (born October 10, 1979 in Winter Springs, Florida) is a National Football League linebacker for the New York Giants. He was drafted in 2003 by the Kansas City Chiefs out of the University of South Florida. On March 26, 2007, he agreed to a one year, $1 million deal with the New York Giants. Although playing all of his career at middle linebacker, …
- Aaron Ross
Aaron Jermaine Ross is an American football player defensive back for the New York Giants. He played cornerback for the University of Texas Longhorns from 2003 to 2006, winning the Jim Thorpe Award for the nation's top defensive back in 2006. He was named the defensive “most valuable player” of the 2006 Alamo Bowl.
- George Martin
George Dwight Martin (born February 16, 1953, in Greenville, South Carolina) is a former American football defensive end who played his entire career for the NFL's New York Giants (1975-1988), missing only six games in those 14 years (not counting games not played in because of strikes). He played college football for Oregon in the then Pacific-8 Conference and was drafted by the Giants in the 11th round in 1975 (262nd pick overall).
- Kevin Boss
Kevin Boss, a two-time NCAA Division II All-American, was a tight end for Western Oregon University through 2006. He was selected in the 5th round by the New York Giants. He has earned the nickname "Boss" for obvious reasons. Boss, before leaving to go to New York to play for the Giants trained at Performance Training Center in Beaverton, Oregon for the last year and will continue to train there in the off season.
- Chris Snee
Chris Snee (born January 8, 1982) is a starting guard for the New York Giants who played college football at Boston College. Snee was selected by the Giants in the 2nd round of the 2004 NFL Draft and started 11 games in his rookie season. Snee is the son-in-law of Giants coach Tom Coughlin, as he married Katie Coughlin in July 2004. Prior to being drafted by the Giants, Snee and Coughlin were already raising a baby boy, Dylan, …
- Reuben Droughns
Reuben Droughns (born August 21, 1978 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League.
- Derrick Ward
Derrick Ward (born August 30, 1980, in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional football player who currently plays for the New York Giants of the National Football League. A 5'11", 228 lbs. running back from Fresno State and Ottawa University in Kansas, Ward was selected by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He was signed by the Giants off the Jets practice squad on October 13, 2004.
- Mathias Kiwanuka
Mathias Kagimu Kiwanuka (born March 8, 1983 in Indianapolis, Indiana) currently is a player in the NFL, and a Boston College alum. He currently plays in the for the New York Giants who selected him 32nd overall in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft following a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played his high school football at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana and also went to Middle School/Grade School and St. Simon in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Kurt Warner
Kurtis Eugene Warner (born June 22 1971, Burlington, Iowa) is a professional American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals. He is best known for his stint with the St. Louis Rams from 1998 to 2003, where he won two NFL MVP awards in 1999 and 2001, as well as the Super Bowl MVP award in Super Bowl XXXIV. Behind Steve Young and Peyton Manning, Warner is ranked third all-time in career passing rating (93.8).
- Jessie Armstead
Jessie W. Armstead (born October 26, 1970 in Dallas, Texas) is a former National Football League linebacker who played for eleven seasons with the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins between 1993 and 2003. Armstead attended Carter High School in Dallas, Texas, before attending the University of Miami. When Armstead committed to Miami, Jimmy Johnson was the head coach. However, weeks later, Johnson left Miami to take over as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
- Corey Webster
Corey Jonas Webster (born March 2, 1982 in Vacherie, Louisiana) is an American football player who currently is a cornerback for the New York Giants, drafted in 2005 out of LSU.
- Reggie Torbor
Reggie Torbor (born January 25, 1981 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American football player who currently plays linebacker for the New York Giants. Torbor played college football for Auburn University before being drafted as the first pick in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
- Ike Hilliard
Isaac Jason Hilliard (born April 5, 1976 in Patterson, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. He was selected seventh overall in the 1997 NFL Draft by the New York Giants out of the University of Florida. During his college career, Hilliard made the College Football All-America Team in 1996 and finished his career at Florida with 126 receptions for 2,214 yards and 26 touchdowns.
- Jared Lorenzen
Jared Lorenzen (born February 14, 1981, in Covington, Kentucky) is currently a backup quarterback for the New York Giants. He is listed as 6'4", 285 lbs.
- Larry Johnson
Lawrence W. Johnson (March 28, 1909 - September 3, 1972) was an American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the Boston/Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. He attended Haskell Indian Nations University.
- James Butler
James Oscar Butler, Jr. (born September 7, 1982 in Climax, Georgia) was a successful college free safety at Georgia Tech from 2001 to 2004. He was undrafted despite his highly decorated collegiate career. While at Georgia Tech, he majored in Building Construction. James, in four years, totaled 204 tackles, seven interceptions, 10 pass breakups, four forced fumbles and blocked two field goals in his final two years as a starter at Georgia Tech, …
- Carl Banks
Carl E. Banks (born August 29, 1962 in Flint, Michigan) is a former American football linebacker who played for three teams from 1984 to 1995, the New York Giants, the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Browns in the NFL. He made the Pro Bowl in 1987, had 39.5 career quarterback sacks, and was a member of the NFL's 1980's All-Decade Team. He attended Michigan State University and was the 3rd overall pick in the 1984 NFL draft.
- Phil Simms
Phillip Martin Simms is a former American football quarterback, and currently a television sportscaster for the CBS network. After a standout career at Morehead State University, Simms was drafted in the first round by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) with the number seven selection overall in the 1979 NFL Draft. Simms played his entire professional career with the Giants and was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Super Bowl XXI, …