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.
Simple Rating System: Total -4.1, Offense: -5.7, Defense: 1.5, SoS: -0.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Dan Reeves (6-10-0)
Offensive Coordinator: George Henshaw
Defensive Coordinator: Mike Nolan
Training Camp: SUNY Albany (Albany, New York)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | Ray Agnew | 29 | DT-DE | 13 | 2 | 285 | 6-3 | North Carolina St. | 12/9/1967 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 10th pick / 1990 |
| 86 | Kevin Alexander | 21 | WR | 4 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Utah St. | 1/23/1975 | Rook | |
| 98 | Jessie Armstead | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 10/26/1970 | 3 | New York Giants / 8th / 207th pick / 1993 |
| 21 | Willie Beamon | 26 | DB | 5 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | Northern Iowa | 6/14/1970 | 3 | |
| 78 | Greg Bishop | 25 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Pacific | 5/2/1971 | 3 | New York Giants / 4th / 93rd pick / 1993 |
| 77 | Chad Bratzke | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-5 | East. Kentucky | 9/15/1971 | 2 | New York Giants / 5th / 155th pick / 1994 |
| 17 | Dave M. Brown | 26 | QB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-5 | Duke | 2/25/1970 | 4 | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1992 Supp |
| 55 | Marcus Buckley | 25 | LB | 15 | 2 | 240 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 2/3/1971 | 3 | New York Giants / 3rd / 66th pick / 1993 |
| 80 | Chris Calloway | 28 | WR | 16 | 15 | 188 | 5-10 | Michigan | 3/29/1968 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1990 |
| 37 | Jesse Campbell | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 211 | 6-1 | North Carolina St. | 4/11/1969 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 48th pick / 1991 |
| 58 | Doug Colman | 23 | LB | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 6/4/1973 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 171st pick / 1996 |
| 87 | Howard Cross | 29 | TE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-5 | Alabama | 8/8/1967 | 7 | New York Giants / 6th / 158th pick / 1989 |
| 3 | Brad Daluiso | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | San Diego St.,UCLA | 12/31/1967 | 5 | |
| 88 | Lawrence Dawsey | 29 | WR | 16 | 4 | 192 | 6-0 | Florida St. | 11/16/1967 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1991 |
| 82 | Omar Douglas | 24 | WR | 4 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Minnesota | 6/3/1972 | 2 | |
| 24 | Maurice Douglass | 32 | DB | 15 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 2/12/1964 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 221st pick / 1986 |
| 45 | Gary Downs | 24 | RB | 6 | 1 | 212 | 6-1 | North Carolina St. | 6/6/1972 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 95th pick / 1994 |
| 20 | Keith Elias | 24 | RB | 9 | 0 | 203 | 5-9 | Princeton | 2/3/1972 | 2 | |
| 43 | Percy Ellsworth | 22 | DB | 14 | 4 | 225 | 6-2 | Virginia | 10/19/1974 | Rook | |
| 52 | Scott Galyon | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 3/23/1974 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 182nd pick / 1996 |
| 74 | Scott Gragg | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-8 | Montana | 2/28/1972 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 54th pick / 1995 |
| 41 | Conrad Hamilton | 22 | DB | 15 | 1 | 195 | 5-10 | East. New Mexico | 11/5/1974 | Rook | New York Giants / 7th / 214th pick / 1996 |
| 75 | Keith Hamilton | 25 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 295 | 6-6 | Pittsburgh | 5/25/1971 | 4 | New York Giants / 4th / 99th pick / 1992 |
| 27 | Rodney Hampton | 27 | RB | 15 | 14 | 221 | 5-11 | Georgia | 4/3/1969 | 6 | New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1990 |
| 97 | Robert Harris | 27 | DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 295 | 6-4 | Southern | 6/13/1969 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1992 |
| 79 | Bernard Holsey | 23 | DT-DE | 16 | 0 | 286 | 6-2 | Duke | 12/10/1973 | Rook | |
| 2 | Mike Horan | 37 | P | 16 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Long Beach St. | 2/1/1959 | 12 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 235th pick / 1982 |
| 94 | Cedric Jones | 22 | DE | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 4/30/1974 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1996 |
| 13 | Danny Kanell | 23 | QB | 4 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 11/21/1973 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 130th pick / 1996 |
| 85 | Brian Kozlowski | 26 | TE | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Connecticut | 10/4/1970 | 2 | |
| 81 | Thomas Lewis | 24 | WR | 13 | 10 | 191 | 6-1 | Indiana | 1/10/1972 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1994 |
| 12 | Arthur Marshall | 27 | WR | 5 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Georgia | 4/29/1969 | 4 | |
| 57 | Corey Miller | 28 | LB | 14 | 13 | 252 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 10/25/1968 | 5 | New York Giants / 6th / 167th pick / 1991 |
| 72 | Roman Oben | 24 | T | 2 | 0 | 305 | 6-4 | Louisville | 10/9/1972 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 66th pick / 1996 |
| 84 | Aaron Pierce | 27 | TE | 10 | 4 | 252 | 6-5 | Washington | 9/6/1969 | 4 | New York Giants / 3rd / 69th pick / 1992 |
| 23 | Thomas Randolph | 26 | DB | 16 | 2 | 180 | 5-9 | Kansas St. | 10/5/1970 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 47th pick / 1994 |
| 86 | Moses Regular | 25 | LB | 3 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Missouri Valley | 10/30/1971 | Rook | |
| 66 | Jerry Reynolds | 26 | T-C | 8 | 0 | 320 | 6-6 | UNLV | 4/2/1970 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 184th pick / 1994 |
| 91 | Coleman Rudolph | 26 | DE-LB | 16 | 2 | 262 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 10/22/1970 | 3 | New York Jets / 2nd / 36th pick / 1993 |
| 83 | Brian Saxton | 24 | TE | 16 | 2 | 256 | 6-6 | Boston Col. | 3/13/1972 | Rook | |
| 67 | Adam Schreiber | 34 | G-C | 15 | 2 | 290 | 6-4 | Texas | 2/20/1962 | 12 | Seattle Seahawks / 9th / 243rd pick / 1984 |
| 31 | Jason Sehorn | 25 | DB | 16 | 15 | 213 | 6-2 | USC | 4/15/1971 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 59th pick / 1994 |
| 61 | Lance Smith | 33 | G-T | 16 | 10 | 283 | 6-3 | LSU | 1/1/1963 | 11 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1985 |
| 22 | Phillippi Sparks | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 5-11 | Arizona St. | 4/15/1969 | 4 | New York Giants / 2nd / 41st pick / 1992 |
| 65 | Ron Stone | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-5 | Boston Col. | 7/20/1971 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 96th pick / 1993 |
| 92 | Michael Strahan | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Texas Southern | 11/21/1971 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1993 |
| 89 | Amani Toomer | 22 | WR | 7 | 1 | 208 | 6-3 | Michigan | 9/8/1974 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 34th pick / 1996 |
| 33 | Robert Walker | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 208 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 6/26/1972 | Rook | |
| 30 | Charles Way | 24 | RB | 16 | 12 | 245 | 6-0 | Virginia | 12/27/1972 | 1 | New York Giants / 6th / 206th pick / 1995 |
| 28 | Tyrone Wheatley | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Michigan | 1/19/1972 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 17th pick / 1995 |
| 90 | Corey Widmer | 28 | LB-DT | 16 | 16 | 256 | 6-3 | Montana St. | 12/25/1968 | 4 | New York Giants / 7th / 180th pick / 1992 |
| 59 | Brian S. Williams | 30 | C | 14 | 14 | 305 | 6-5 | Minnesota | 6/8/1966 | 7 | New York Giants / 1st / 18th pick / 1989 |
| 29 | Tito Wooten | 25 | DB | 13 | 12 | 191 | 6-0 | North Carolina,La-Monroe | 12/12/1971 | 2 | New York Giants / 4th / 1st pick / 1994 Supp |
| 47 | Rodney Young | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | LSU | 1/25/1973 | 1 | New York Giants / 3rd / 85th pick / 1995 |
| 73 | 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 |