You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Teams > New York Giants > 2005 Starters, Roster, & Players
2005 New York Giants
Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season
Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 422 points (26.4/g), 3rd of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 314 points (19.6/g), 14th.
Differential of 108 points (6.8/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 10.7-5.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (0.8/g), 4th.
Coached by Tom Coughlin (11-5-0)
Tickets Solutions sponsor(s) this page.
Order New York Giants Tickets today at Ticket Solutions. We offer a 200% guarantee on all tickets to the Giants, the New York Jets, and the New York Yankees. We also sell concert tickets to all major New York concerts and New York Theatre. Buy today from the #1 New York ticket broker!
2005 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Eli Manning | 24 | 1 | 16 | 294 for 557, 3,762 yards, 24 td, 17 int, & 29 rushes for 80 yards and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 1st pick / 2004 |
| RB | Tiki Barber*+ | 30 | 8 | 16 | 357 rushes for 1,860 yards, 9 td, & 54 catches for 530 yards and 2 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1997 |
| FB | Jim Finn | 29 | 5 | 13 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 98 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 7th / 253rd pick / 1999 |
| WR | Plaxico Burress | 28 | 5 | 15 | 76 catches for 1,214 yards, 7 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Amani Toomer | 31 | 9 | 16 | 60 catches for 684 yards, 7 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 34th pick / 1996 |
| TE | Jeremy Shockey* | 25 | 3 | 15 | 65 catches for 891 yards, 7 td | New York Giants / 1st / 14th pick / 2002 |
| LT | Luke Petitgout | 29 | 6 | 15 | New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1999 |
|
| LG | David Diehl | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 160th pick / 2003 |
| C | Shaun O'Hara | 28 | 5 | 16 | ||
| RG | Chris Snee | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 34th pick / 2004 |
| RT | Kareem McKenzie | 26 | 4 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 79th pick / 2001 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Michael Strahan* | 34 | 12 | 16 | 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1993 |
| LDT | Kendrick Clancy | 27 | 5 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2000 |
| RDT | William Joseph | 26 | 2 | 10 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 25th pick / 2003 |
| RDT | Fred Robbins | 28 | 5 | 6 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 2000 |
| RDE | Osi Umenyiora*+ | 25 | 2 | 16 | 14.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 56th pick / 2003 |
| LLB | Reggie Torbor | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 97th pick / 2004 |
| LLB | Carlos Emmons | 32 | 9 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 242nd pick / 1996 |
| MLB | Antonio Pierce | 27 | 4 | 13 | 2.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Nick Greisen | 26 | 3 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 152nd pick / 2002 |
| LCB | Will Allen | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 22nd pick / 2001 |
| RCB | Curtis DeLoatch | 24 | 1 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Gibril Wilson | 24 | 1 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 136th pick / 2004 |
| FS | Brent Alexander | 34 | 11 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jay Feely | 29 | 4 | 0 | 35 of 42 field goals & 43 of 43 extra points | |
| P | Jeff Feagles | 39 | 17 | 0 | 73 punts for a 42.1 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Chad Morton | 28 | 5 | 0 | 47 punt returns for a 9.6 average and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 166th pick / 2000 |
| KR | Willie Ponder | 25 | 2 | 0 | 35 kick returns for a 25.9 average and 1 td | New York Giants / 6th / 199th pick / 2003 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Alexander | 34 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 7/10/1971 | 11 | |
| Kenderick Allen | 27 | DT | 14 | 0 | 318 | 6-6 | LSU | 9/14/1978 | 2 | |
| Will Allen | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 196 | 5-10 | Syracuse | 8/5/1978 | 4 | New York Giants / 1st / 22nd pick / 2001 |
| Adrian Awasom | 22 | DE | 5 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | North Texas | 10/25/1983 | Rook | |
| Tiki Barber*+ | 30 | RB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-10 | Virginia | 4/7/1975 | 8 | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1997 |
| Sean Berton | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 272 | 6-4 | North Carolina State,West Virginia | 10/31/1979 | 2 | |
| Chase Blackburn | 22 | LB | 15 | 2 | 247 | 6-3 | Akron | 6/10/1983 | Rook | |
| Terrell Buckley | 34 | DB | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Florida State | 6/7/1971 | 13 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1992 |
| Plaxico Burress | 28 | WR | 16 | 15 | 226 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 8/12/1977 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 2000 |
| James Butler | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 210 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 9/7/1982 | Rook | |
| Tim Carter | 26 | WR | 15 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | Auburn | 9/21/1979 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 46th pick / 2002 |
| Kendrick Clancy | 27 | DT | 16 | 15 | 305 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 9/17/1978 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2000 |
| Mike Cloud | 30 | RB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Boston College | 7/1/1975 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 54th pick / 1999 |
| Curtis DeLoatch | 24 | DB | 16 | 13 | 217 | 6-2 | North Carolina A&T | 10/4/1981 | 1 | |
| David Diehl | 25 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-5 | Illinois | 9/15/1980 | 2 | New York Giants / 5th / 160th pick / 2003 |
| Damane Duckett | 24 | DT | 8 | 0 | 300 | 6-6 | East Carolina | 1/21/1981 | 1 | |
| Carlos Emmons | 32 | LB | 9 | 8 | 250 | 6-5 | Arkansas State | 9/3/1973 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 242nd pick / 1996 |
| Jeff Feagles | 39 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 3/7/1966 | 17 | |
| Jay Feely | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 206 | 5-10 | Michigan | 5/23/1976 | 4 | |
| Jim Finn | 29 | FB | 16 | 13 | 245 | 6-0 | Pennsylvania | 12/9/1976 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 253rd pick / 1999 |
| Jay Foreman | 29 | LB | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 2/18/1976 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 1999 |
| Barrett Green | 28 | LB | 1 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 10/29/1977 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2000 |
| Nick Greisen | 26 | LB | 16 | 12 | 245 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 8/10/1979 | 3 | New York Giants / 5th / 152nd pick / 2002 |
| Tim Hasselbeck | 27 | QB | 5 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Boston College | 4/6/1978 | 3 | |
| Alonzo Jackson | 25 | LB | 8 | 1 | 262 | 6-4 | Florida State | 9/15/1980 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 59th pick / 2003 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Southern Illinois | 7/6/1982 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 110th pick / 2005 |
| William Joseph | 26 | DT | 10 | 10 | 315 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 9/3/1979 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 25th pick / 2003 |
| Lewis Kelly | 28 | T-G | 1 | 0 | 306 | 6-4 | South Carolina State | 4/21/1977 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 248th pick / 2000 |
| Matt Kranchick | 26 | TE | 2 | 0 | 260 | 6-7 | Penn State | 12/13/1979 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 194th pick / 2004 |
| Ryan Kuehl | 33 | DT | 16 | 0 | 280 | 6-5 | Virginia | 1/18/1972 | 9 | |
| Kevin Lewis | 27 | LB | 1 | 1 | 235 | 6-1 | Duke | 10/6/1978 | 5 | |
| Eli Manning | 24 | QB | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 1/3/1981 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 1st pick / 2004 |
| Kareem McKenzie | 26 | T | 14 | 14 | 327 | 6-6 | Penn State | 5/24/1979 | 4 | New York Jets / 3rd / 79th pick / 2001 |
| Eric Moore | 24 | DE | 8 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Florida State | 2/28/1981 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 186th pick / 2005 |
| Chad Morton | 28 | RB | 16 | 0 | 203 | 5-8 | USC | 4/4/1977 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 166th pick / 2000 |
| Shaun O'Hara | 28 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 306 | 6-3 | Rutgers | 6/23/1977 | 5 | |
| Will Peterson | 26 | DB | 2 | 2 | 200 | 6-0 | Michigan,Western Illinois | 6/15/1979 | 4 | New York Giants / 3rd / 78th pick / 2001 |
| Luke Petitgout | 29 | T-G | 16 | 15 | 310 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 6/16/1976 | 6 | New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1999 |
| Roman Phifer | 37 | LB | 2 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | UCLA | 3/5/1968 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1991 |
| Antonio Pierce | 27 | LB | 13 | 13 | 240 | 6-1 | Arizona | 10/26/1978 | 4 | |
| Willie Ponder | 25 | WR | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Southeast Missouri State,Tulsa | 2/14/1980 | 2 | New York Giants / 6th / 199th pick / 2003 |
| Fred Robbins | 28 | DT | 16 | 6 | 325 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 3/25/1977 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 2000 |
| Rich Seubert | 26 | G | 4 | 1 | 305 | 6-5 | Western Illinois | 3/30/1979 | 4 | |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 25 | TE | 16 | 4 | 250 | 6-4 | Morgan State | 6/18/1980 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 91st pick / 2003 |
| Jeremy Shockey* | 25 | TE | 15 | 15 | 253 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 8/18/1980 | 3 | New York Giants / 1st / 14th pick / 2002 |
| Chris Snee | 23 | G | 16 | 16 | 314 | 6-3 | Boston College | 1/8/1982 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 34th pick / 2004 |
| Michael Strahan* | 34 | DE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Texas Southern | 11/21/1971 | 12 | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1993 |
| Jamaar Taylor | 24 | WR | 5 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Notre Dame,Texas A&M | 2/25/1981 | 1 | New York Giants / 6th / 168th pick / 2004 |
| Amani Toomer | 31 | WR | 16 | 16 | 208 | 6-3 | Michigan | 9/8/1974 | 9 | New York Giants / 2nd / 34th pick / 1996 |
| Reggie Torbor | 24 | LB | 14 | 9 | 254 | 6-2 | Auburn | 1/25/1981 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 97th pick / 2004 |
| Justin Tuck | 22 | DE | 14 | 1 | 268 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 3/29/1983 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 74th pick / 2005 |
| David Tyree* | 25 | WR | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 1/3/1980 | 2 | New York Giants / 6th / 211th pick / 2003 |
| Osi Umenyiora*+ | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-3 | Troy State | 11/16/1980 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 56th pick / 2003 |
| Frank Walker | 24 | DB | 7 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Tuskegee | 8/6/1981 | 2 | New York Giants / 6th / 207th pick / 2003 |
| Derrick Ward | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 233 | 5-11 | Fresno State,Ottawa (KS) | 8/30/1980 | 1 | New York Jets / 7th / 235th pick / 2004 |
| Corey Webster | 23 | DB | 15 | 2 | 204 | 6-0 | LSU | 3/2/1982 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2005 |
| Bob Whitfield | 34 | T | 16 | 2 | 310 | 6-5 | Stanford | 10/18/1971 | 13 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 8th pick / 1992 |
| Jason Whittle | 30 | G | 14 | 0 | 305 | 6-4 | Southwest Missouri State | 3/7/1975 | 7 | |
| Shaun Williams | 29 | DB | 8 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | UCLA | 10/10/1976 | 7 | New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1998 |
| Gibril Wilson | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 197 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 11/12/1981 | 1 | New York Giants / 5th / 136th pick / 2004 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 16 | 248.4 | 6-2.3 | 4.2 |