1998 New York Giants
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 287 points (17.9/g), 23rd of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 309 points (19.3/g), 8th.
Differential of -22 points (-1.4/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 7.3-8.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 13th.
Simple Rating System: Total -3.2, Offense: -4.3, Defense: 1.1, SoS: -1.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jim Fassel (8-8-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Jim Skipper
Defensive Coordinator: John Fox
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 | Danny Kanell | 25 | 2 | 10 | 160 for 299, 1,603 yards, 11 td, 10 int, & 15 rushes for 36 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 4th / 130th pick / 1996 |
| RB | Gary Brown | 29 | 7 | 11 | 247 rushes for 1,063 yards, 5 td, & 13 catches for 36 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1991 |
| FB | Charles Way | 26 | 3 | 15 | 113 rushes for 432 yards, 3 td, & 31 catches for 131 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 6th / 206th pick / 1995 |
| WR | Chris Calloway | 30 | 8 | 16 | 62 catches for 812 yards, 6 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1990 |
| WR | Ike Hilliard | 22 | 1 | 16 | 51 catches for 715 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1997 |
| TE | Howard Cross | 31 | 9 | 16 | 13 catches for 90 yards, 0 td | New York Giants / 6th / 158th pick / 1989 |
| LT | Roman Oben | 26 | 2 | 16 | New York Giants / 3rd / 66th pick / 1996 | |
| LG | Greg Bishop | 27 | 5 | 16 | New York Giants / 4th / 93rd pick / 1993 | |
| C | Lance Scott | 26 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 165th pick / 1995 |
| RG | Ron Stone | 27 | 4 | 14 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 96th pick / 1993 | |
| RT | Scott Gragg | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 54th pick / 1995 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Michael Strahan*+ | 27 | 5 | 15 | 15.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1993 |
| LDT | Robert Harris | 29 | 6 | 10 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1992 |
| RDT | Keith Hamilton | 27 | 6 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 99th pick / 1992 |
| RDE | Chad Bratzke | 27 | 4 | 16 | 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 155th pick / 1994 |
| LLB | Jessie Armstead* | 28 | 5 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 207th pick / 1993 |
| MLB | Corey Widmer | 30 | 6 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 7th / 180th pick / 1992 |
| RLB | Marcus Buckley | 27 | 5 | 12 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 66th pick / 1993 |
| LCB | Phillippi Sparks | 29 | 6 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 41st pick / 1992 |
| RCB | Conrad Hamilton | 24 | 2 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 7th / 214th pick / 1996 |
| SS | Sam Garnes | 24 | 1 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 136th pick / 1997 |
| FS | Tito Wooten | 27 | 4 | 13 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 1st pick / 1994 Supp |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| Brad Daluiso | 31 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Brad Maynard | 24 | 1 | 0 | New York Giants / 3rd / 95th pick / 1997 | ||
| Amani Toomer | 24 | 2 | 0 | New York Giants / 2nd / 34th pick / 1996 | ||
| David Patten | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Brian Alford | 23 | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Purdue | 6/7/1975 | Rook | 0 | New York Giants / 3rd / 70th pick / 1998 | |
| 98 | Jessie Armstead* | 28 | LLB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 10/26/1970 | 5 | 11 | New York Giants / 8th / 207th pick / 1993 |
| 21 | Tiki Barber | 23 | rb | 16 | 4 | 200 | 5-10 | Virginia | 4/7/1975 | 1 | 4 | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1997 |
| 78 | Greg Bishop | 27 | LG | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Pacific | 5/2/1971 | 5 | 6 | New York Giants / 4th / 93rd pick / 1993 |
| 26 | Kory Blackwell | 26 | 5 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Massachusetts | 8/3/1972 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 77 | Chad Bratzke | 27 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-5 | East. Kentucky | 9/15/1971 | 4 | 9 | New York Giants / 5th / 155th pick / 1994 |
| 33 | Gary Brown | 29 | RB | 16 | 11 | 230 | 5-11 | Penn St. | 7/1/1969 | 7 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1991 |
| 25 | Curtis Buckley | 28 | 6 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 9/25/1970 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Marcus Buckley | 27 | RLB | 14 | 12 | 240 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 2/3/1971 | 5 | 6 | New York Giants / 3rd / 66th pick / 1993 |
| 80 | Chris Calloway | 30 | WR | 16 | 16 | 188 | 5-10 | Michigan | 3/29/1968 | 8 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1990 |
| 18 | Mike Cherry | 25 | 1 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | Arkansas,Murray St. | 12/15/1973 | 1 | 0 | New York Giants / 6th / 171st pick / 1997 | |
| 58 | Doug Colman | 25 | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 6/4/1973 | 2 | 1 | New York Giants / 6th / 171st pick / 1996 | |
| 45 | Greg Comella | 23 | 16 | 0 | 248 | 6-1 | Stanford | 7/29/1975 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 87 | Howard Cross | 31 | TE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-5 | Alabama | 8/8/1967 | 9 | 3 | New York Giants / 6th / 158th pick / 1989 |
| 3 | Brad Daluiso | 31 | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | San Diego St.,UCLA | 12/31/1967 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 43 | Percy Ellsworth | 24 | SS | 16 | 9 | 225 | 6-2 | Virginia | 10/19/1974 | 2 | 6 | |
| 69 | Derek Engler | 24 | 11 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 7/11/1974 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 52 | Scott Galyon | 24 | lb | 10 | 1 | 238 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 3/23/1974 | 2 | 2 | New York Giants / 6th / 182nd pick / 1996 |
| 20 | Sam Garnes | 24 | SS | 11 | 11 | 225 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 7/12/1974 | 1 | 5 | New York Giants / 5th / 136th pick / 1997 |
| 74 | Scott Gragg | 26 | RT | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-8 | Montana | 2/28/1972 | 3 | 7 | New York Giants / 2nd / 54th pick / 1995 |
| 10 | Kent Graham | 30 | qb | 11 | 6 | 231 | 6-5 | Notre Dame,Ohio St. | 11/1/1968 | 6 | 4 | New York Giants / 8th / 211th pick / 1992 |
| 24 | Carlton Gray | 27 | db | 14 | 3 | 198 | 6-0 | UCLA | 6/26/1971 | 5 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 30th pick / 1993 |
| 89 | Andy Haase | 24 | te | 7 | 1 | 260 | 6-4 | Northern Colorado | 7/10/1974 | Rook | 1 | |
| 41 | Conrad Hamilton | 24 | RCB | 16 | 15 | 195 | 5-10 | East. New Mexico | 11/5/1974 | 2 | 7 | New York Giants / 7th / 214th pick / 1996 |
| 75 | Keith Hamilton | 27 | RDT | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-6 | Pittsburgh | 5/25/1971 | 6 | 8 | New York Giants / 4th / 99th pick / 1992 |
| 97 | Robert Harris | 29 | LDT | 10 | 10 | 295 | 6-4 | Southern | 6/13/1969 | 6 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1992 |
| 88 | Ike Hilliard | 22 | WR | 16 | 16 | 210 | 5-11 | Florida | 4/5/1976 | 1 | 6 | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1997 |
| 79 | Bernard Holsey | 25 | 16 | 0 | 286 | 6-2 | Duke | 12/10/1973 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 94 | Cedric Jones | 24 | de | 16 | 1 | 275 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 4/30/1974 | 2 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1996 |
| 86 | Joe Jurevicius | 24 | wr | 14 | 1 | 230 | 6-5 | Penn St. | 12/23/1974 | Rook | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 55th pick / 1998 |
| 13 | Danny Kanell | 25 | QB | 10 | 10 | 218 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 11/21/1973 | 2 | 3 | New York Giants / 4th / 130th pick / 1996 |
| 39 | Jeremy Lincoln | 29 | db | 16 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 4/7/1969 | 5 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 80th pick / 1992 |
| 9 | Brad Maynard | 24 | 16 | 0 | 186 | 6-1 | Ball St. | 2/9/1974 | 1 | 0 | New York Giants / 3rd / 95th pick / 1997 | |
| 51 | Pete Monty | 24 | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 7/3/1974 | 1 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 103rd pick / 1997 | |
| 72 | Roman Oben | 26 | LT | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-4 | Louisville | 10/9/1972 | 2 | 7 | New York Giants / 3rd / 66th pick / 1996 |
| 67 | Lonnie Palelei | 28 | 9 | 0 | 310 | 6-3 | Purdue,UNLV | 10/15/1970 | 5 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 135th pick / 1993 | |
| 83 | David Patten | 24 | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | West. Carolina | 8/19/1974 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 99 | Christian Peter | 26 | ldt | 16 | 6 | 295 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 10/5/1972 | 1 | 4 | New England Patriots / 5th / 149th pick / 1996 |
| 91 | Ryan Phillips | 24 | lb | 16 | 3 | 252 | 6-4 | Idaho | 2/7/1974 | 1 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 68th pick / 1997 |
| 85 | Alfred Pupunu | 29 | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Weber St. | 10/17/1969 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 66 | Jerry Reynolds | 28 | t | 12 | 2 | 320 | 6-6 | UNLV | 4/2/1970 | 2 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 184th pick / 1994 |
| 34 | Brandon Sanders | 25 | 13 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Arizona | 6/10/1973 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 53 | Lance Scott | 26 | C | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Utah | 2/15/1972 | 1 | 6 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 165th pick / 1995 |
| 22 | Phillippi Sparks | 29 | LCB | 13 | 13 | 195 | 5-11 | Arizona St. | 4/15/1969 | 6 | 6 | New York Giants / 2nd / 41st pick / 1992 |
| 65 | Ron Stone | 27 | RG | 14 | 14 | 325 | 6-5 | Boston Col. | 7/20/1971 | 4 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 96th pick / 1993 |
| 92 | Michael Strahan*+ | 27 | LDE | 16 | 15 | 275 | 6-5 | Texas Southern | 11/21/1971 | 5 | 17 | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1993 |
| 81 | Amani Toomer | 24 | 16 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Michigan | 9/8/1974 | 2 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 34th pick / 1996 | |
| 30 | Charles Way | 26 | FB | 16 | 15 | 245 | 6-0 | Virginia | 12/27/1972 | 3 | 4 | New York Giants / 6th / 206th pick / 1995 |
| 28 | Tyrone Wheatley | 26 | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Michigan | 1/19/1972 | 3 | 0 | New York Giants / 1st / 17th pick / 1995 | |
| 62 | Jason Whittle | 23 | 1 | 0 | 305 | 6-4 | SW Missouri St. | 3/7/1975 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 90 | Corey Widmer | 30 | MLB | 16 | 15 | 256 | 6-3 | Montana St. | 12/25/1968 | 6 | 7 | New York Giants / 7th / 180th pick / 1992 |
| 96 | George Williams | 23 | 2 | 0 | 294 | 6-3 | North Carolina St. | 12/8/1975 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 36 | Shaun Williams | 22 | 13 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | UCLA | 10/10/1976 | Rook | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1998 | |
| 29 | Tito Wooten | 27 | FS | 14 | 13 | 191 | 6-0 | North Carolina,La-Monroe | 12/12/1971 | 4 | 5 | New York Giants / 4th / 1st pick / 1994 Supp |
| 47 | Rodney Young | 25 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | LSU | 1/25/1973 | 3 | 0 | New York Giants / 3rd / 85th pick / 1995 | |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 16 | 243.5 | 6-2.1 | 3.0 |