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1996 New York Giants

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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 242 points (15.1/g), 28th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 297 points (18.6/g), 10th.
 Differential of -55 points (-3.4/g), 20th.
 Expected W-L: 6.1-9.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 14th.

Coached by Dan Reeves (6-10-0)

1996 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Dave M. Brown 26 4 16 214 for 398, 2,412 yards, 12 td, 20 int, & 50 rushes for 170 yards and 0 td

New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1992 Supp

RB Rodney Hampton 27 6 14 254 rushes for 827 yards, 1 td, & 15 catches for 82 yards and 0 td

New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1990

FB Charles Way 24 1 12 22 rushes for 79 yards, 1 td, & 32 catches for 328 yards and 1 td

New York Giants / 6th / 206th pick / 1995

WR Chris Calloway 28 6 15 53 catches for 739 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1990

WR Thomas Lewis 24 2 10 53 catches for 694 yards, 4 td

New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1994

TE Howard Cross 29 7 16 22 catches for 178 yards, 1 td

New York Giants / 6th / 158th pick / 1989

LT Greg Bishop 25 3 16 1 fumble recovered

New York Giants / 4th / 93rd pick / 1993

LG Lance Smith 33 11 10

St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1985

LG Rob Zatechka 25 1 6

New York Giants / 4th / 128th pick / 1995

C Brian S. Williams 30 7 14

New York Giants / 1st / 18th pick / 1989

RG Ron Stone 25 2 16

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 96th pick / 1993

RT Scott Gragg 24 1 16

New York Giants / 2nd / 54th pick / 1995

 Defensive Starters
LDE Michael Strahan 25 3 16 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1993

LDT Robert Harris 27 4 15 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1992

RDT Keith Hamilton 25 4 14 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 4th / 99th pick / 1992

RDE Chad Bratzke 25 2 16 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 5th / 155th pick / 1994

LLB Jessie Armstead 26 3 16 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 8th / 207th pick / 1993

MLB Corey Widmer 28 4 16 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New York Giants / 7th / 180th pick / 1992

RLB Corey Miller 28 5 13 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 6th / 167th pick / 1991

LCB Phillippi Sparks 27 4 14 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 2nd / 41st pick / 1992

RCB Jason Sehorn 25 2 15 3.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New York Giants / 2nd / 59th pick / 1994

SS Jesse Campbell 27 4 16 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 48th pick / 1991

FS Tito Wooten 25 2 12 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

New York Giants / 4th / 1st pick / 1994 Supp

 Special Teams Starters
K Brad Daluiso 29 5 0 24 of 27 field goals & 22 of 22 extra points
P Mike Horan 37 12 0 102 punts for a 42.0 average, 0 blocked

Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 235th pick / 1982

PR Amani Toomer 22 Rook 1 18 punt returns for a 16.6 average and 2 td

New York Giants / 2nd / 34th pick / 1996

KR Tyrone Wheatley 24 1 0 23 kick returns for a 21.9 average and 0 td

New York Giants / 1st / 17th pick / 1995

Roster

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Ray Agnew 29 DT-DE 13 2 285 6-3 North Carolina State 12/9/1967 6

New England Patriots / 1st / 10th pick / 1990

Kevin Alexander 21 WR 4 0 185 5-9 Utah State 1/23/1975 Rook
Jessie Armstead 26 LB 16 16 237 6-1 Miami (FL) 10/26/1970 3

New York Giants / 8th / 207th pick / 1993

Willie Beamon 26 DB 5 0 184 5-11 Northern Iowa 6/14/1970 3
Greg Bishop 25 G-T 16 16 305 6-5 Pacific 5/2/1971 3

New York Giants / 4th / 93rd pick / 1993

Chad Bratzke 25 DE 16 16 270 6-5 Eastern Kentucky 9/15/1971 2

New York Giants / 5th / 155th pick / 1994

Dave M. Brown 26 QB 16 16 230 6-5 Duke 2/25/1970 4

New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1992 Supp

Marcus Buckley 25 LB 15 2 240 6-3 Texas A&M 2/3/1971 3

New York Giants / 3rd / 66th pick / 1993

Chris Calloway 28 WR 16 15 188 5-10 Michigan 3/29/1968 6

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1990

Jesse Campbell 27 DB 16 16 211 6-1 North Carolina State 4/11/1969 4

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 48th pick / 1991

Doug Colman 23 LB 13 0 250 6-2 Nebraska 6/4/1973 Rook

New York Giants / 6th / 171st pick / 1996

Howard Cross 29 TE 16 16 270 6-5 Alabama 8/8/1967 7

New York Giants / 6th / 158th pick / 1989

Brad Daluiso 29 K 16 0 180 6-1 San Diego State,UCLA 12/31/1967 5
Lawrence Dawsey 29 WR 16 4 192 6-0 Florida State 11/16/1967 5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1991

Omar Douglas 24 WR 4 0 182 5-10 Minnesota 6/3/1972 2
Maurice Douglass 32 DB 15 0 210 5-11 Kentucky 2/12/1964 10

Chicago Bears / 8th / 221st pick / 1986

Gary Downs 24 RB 6 1 212 6-1 North Carolina State 6/6/1972 2

New York Giants / 3rd / 95th pick / 1994

Keith Elias 24 RB 9 0 203 5-9 Princeton 2/3/1972 2
Percy Ellsworth 22 DB 14 4 225 6-2 Virginia 10/19/1974 Rook
Scott Galyon 22 LB 16 0 238 6-2 Tennessee 3/23/1974 Rook

New York Giants / 6th / 182nd pick / 1996

Scott Gragg 24 T 16 16 315 6-8 Montana 2/28/1972 1

New York Giants / 2nd / 54th pick / 1995

Conrad Hamilton 22 DB 15 1 195 5-10 Eastern New Mexico 11/5/1974 Rook

New York Giants / 7th / 214th pick / 1996

Keith Hamilton 25 DT-DE 14 14 295 6-6 Pittsburgh 5/25/1971 4

New York Giants / 4th / 99th pick / 1992

Rodney Hampton 27 RB 15 14 221 5-11 Georgia 4/3/1969 6

New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1990

Robert Harris 27 DT-DE 16 15 295 6-4 Southern 6/13/1969 4

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1992

Bernard Holsey 23 DT-DE 16 0 286 6-2 Duke 12/10/1973 Rook
Mike Horan 37 P 16 0 192 5-11 Long Beach State 2/1/1959 12

Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 235th pick / 1982

Cedric Jones 22 DE 16 0 275 6-4 Oklahoma 4/30/1974 Rook

New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1996

Danny Kanell 23 QB 4 0 218 6-3 Florida State 11/21/1973 Rook

New York Giants / 4th / 130th pick / 1996

Brian Kozlowski 26 TE 5 0 250 6-3 Connecticut 10/4/1970 2
Thomas Lewis 24 WR 13 10 191 6-1 Indiana 1/10/1972 2

New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1994

Arthur Marshall 27 WR 5 0 186 5-11 Georgia 4/29/1969 4
Corey Miller 28 LB 14 13 252 6-2 South Carolina 10/25/1968 5

New York Giants / 6th / 167th pick / 1991

Roman Oben 24 T 2 0 305 6-4 Louisville 10/9/1972 Rook

New York Giants / 3rd / 66th pick / 1996

Aaron Pierce 27 TE 10 4 252 6-5 Washington 9/6/1969 4

New York Giants / 3rd / 69th pick / 1992

Thomas Randolph 26 DB 16 2 180 5-9 Kansas State 10/5/1970 2

New York Giants / 2nd / 47th pick / 1994

Moses Regular 25 LB 3 0 255 6-3 Missouri Valley 10/30/1971 Rook
Jerry Reynolds 26 T-C 8 0 320 6-6 UNLV 4/2/1970 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 184th pick / 1994

Coleman Rudolph 26 DE-LB 16 2 262 6-4 Georgia Tech 10/22/1970 3

New York Jets / 2nd / 36th pick / 1993

Brian Saxton 24 TE 16 2 256 6-6 Boston College 3/13/1972 Rook
Adam Schreiber 34 G-C 15 2 290 6-4 Texas 2/20/1962 12

Seattle Seahawks / 9th / 243rd pick / 1984

Jason Sehorn 25 DB 16 15 213 6-2 USC 4/15/1971 2

New York Giants / 2nd / 59th pick / 1994

Lance Smith 33 G-T 16 10 283 6-3 LSU 1/1/1963 11

St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1985

Phillippi Sparks 27 DB 14 14 195 5-11 Arizona State 4/15/1969 4

New York Giants / 2nd / 41st pick / 1992

Ron Stone 25 G 16 16 325 6-5 Boston College 7/20/1971 2

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 96th pick / 1993

Michael Strahan 25 DE 16 16 275 6-5 Texas Southern 11/21/1971 3

New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1993

Amani Toomer 22 WR 7 1 208 6-3 Michigan 9/8/1974 Rook

New York Giants / 2nd / 34th pick / 1996

Robert Walker 24 RB 1 0 208 5-10 West Virginia 6/26/1972 Rook
Charles Way 24 RB 16 12 245 6-0 Virginia 12/27/1972 1

New York Giants / 6th / 206th pick / 1995

Tyrone Wheatley 24 RB 14 0 235 6-0 Michigan 1/19/1972 1

New York Giants / 1st / 17th pick / 1995

Corey Widmer 28 LB-DT 16 16 256 6-3 Montana State 12/25/1968 4

New York Giants / 7th / 180th pick / 1992

Brian S. Williams 30 C 14 14 305 6-5 Minnesota 6/8/1966 7

New York Giants / 1st / 18th pick / 1989

Tito Wooten 25 DB 13 12 191 6-0 La-Monroe,North Carolina 12/12/1971 2

New York Giants / 4th / 1st pick / 1994 Supp

Rodney Young 23 DB 12 0 210 6-0 LSU 1/25/1973 1

New York Giants / 3rd / 85th pick / 1995

Rob Zatechka 25 G 15 6 313 6-4 Nebraska 12/1/1971 1

New York Giants / 4th / 128th pick / 1995

Team Total 25.9 16 240.9 6-2.0 3.0