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This is a list of the best New York Giants of all time. Formed in 1925, the New York Football Giants are a name as recognizable with the NFL as much as any other team in the league. The Giants are one of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/top-10-nfl-football-teams-in-history/patarland77">greatest teams of all time</a>. The team has won eight championships, four before the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 and four Super Bowl titles. Some of the greatest defensive players in NFL history have played for the Giants. The team has traditionally relied on stout defenses and a powerful running game. The formative years of the NFL saw some of the best linemen and linebackers play for the team. Hall of Famers from the team's early years includes Sam Huff, Frank Gifford, Rosey Brown, Andy Robustelli and Y.A. Tittle.After an 18 playoff drought, the Giants' fortunes started to turn in 1981. That year, the team drafted one of its greatest players and perhaps the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-25-greatest-linebackers-of-all-time">best linebacker ever</a> in Lawrence Taylor. In addition to Taylor, the team had some of the top Giants in Phil Simms, George Martin and Harry Carson. More recently, the Giants have won multiple Super Bowl titles with quarterback Eli Manning and Justin Tuck captaining the defense.&nbsp;This list of the best New York Giants of all time. If you see someone who should be on this list and isn't, feel free to add him. Vote or rerank the list according to who you think is the greatest New York Giants player of all time.

Big fan of New York football? Then check out this list of New York Giants linebackers with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting linebacker from throughout <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-york-giants-of-all-time/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">New York Giants history</a>, including current linebackers and past ones. An important part of the New York defense, the LB position includes middle or inside linebackers and outside (strong side or weakside) linebackers. Featuring 2018-2019 NY Giants and&nbsp;some of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-25-greatest-linebackers-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">greatest NFL linebackers</a> of all time,&nbsp;the best Giants&nbsp;LBs include Lawrence Taylor, Marcus Buckley, Mark Herzlich, Corey Miller, and Antonio Pierce.Who are the best linebackers in New York Giants history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of New York Giants&nbsp;starting linebacker.

Big fan of New York football? Then check out this list of New York Giants wide receivers with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting wide receiver from throughout <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-york-giants-of-all-time/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">New York Giants history</a>, including current wide receivers and past ones. Featuring current New York Giants and some of the greatest NFL&nbsp;wide receivers of all time,&nbsp;the best Giants&nbsp;WRs include Amani Toomer, Victor Cruz, Ike Hilliard, and Chris Calloway.

Who are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-wide-receivers-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best wide receivers</a> in New York Giants history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of New York Giants&nbsp;starting wide receiver.

Big fan of New York football? Then check out this list of New York Giants quarterbacks with photos! It includes every starting quarterback from throughout <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-york-giants-of-all-time/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">New York Giants history</a>, including current quarterbacks and past ones, all ranked from best to worst. This roster contains many American football greats, players who are also among the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-quarterbacks-of-all-time" target="_blank">best quarterbacks in NFL history</a>. The quarterback&nbsp;is the leader of the offense, and the one who often calls the plays.

Although most teams use an offensive coordinator now, quarterbacks and their backup&nbsp;still need to know the intricacies of the rules for trick plays and tactics. Vigorous training is a must-- and don&#39;t forget that a quarterback is only as good as his receivers.

Who are the best quarterbacks in New York Giants history? They&#39;re on this comprehensive list, along with all of the other sports stars who have had the honor of being the arm behind this beloved New York team. Here is every athlete who&#39;s ever held the illustrious position of New York Giants quarterback.

The New York Giants have had some great tight ends throughout the franchise&rsquo;s history. This list of past Giants tight ends features former greats, current impact players, and even future stars.&nbsp;As the tight end position increasingly becomes more of a focal point in the offensive schemes of today, one can only imagine what this list could look like in years down the road. No matter what happens in&nbsp;the evolution of this position, these New York tight ends have left a legacy for this that can&rsquo;t be taken away.&nbsp;

Great <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-york-giants-of-all-time/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">New York Giants players</a> such as Bob Tucker, Mark Bavaro, and Jeremy Shockey have gone down as some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-25-greatest-tight-ends-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best tight ends</a> in franchise history.

So&nbsp;who is the greatest tight end in New York Giants history? Which of these tight ends has left a lasting legacy? Vote below for who you think is the best New York Giants tight end of all time!

Big fan of New York football? Then check out this list of New York Giants running backs with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting running back from throughout <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-york-giants-of-all-time/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">New York Giants history</a>, including current running backs and past ones. Featuring 2018-2019 New York Giants&nbsp;and some of the greatest NFL&nbsp;running backs&nbsp;of all time, the best Giants&nbsp;RBs include Tiki Barber, Rodney Hampton, Joe Morris, and Brandon Jacobs.

Who are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-nfl-running-backs-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best running backs</a> in New York Giants history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of New York Giants&nbsp;starting running back.

The best New York Giants kickers ever have all had a part in some of the biggest moments in franchise history. NFL games can be won and lost by one or two points, making every made or missed kick of the greatest importance and every starting kicker a potential hero.

While recent stars like Lawrence Tynes&nbsp;and Aldrick Rosas have made their mark in the Giants&rsquo; past, early standouts like Pete Gogolak and Joe Danelo helped craft their own legacies in the old days of&nbsp;the franchise.

So which of these kickers from <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-york-giants-of-all-time/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">New York Giants history</a> deserves to rank near the top of the list? Who are the best Giants kickers of all-time? Vote below, and check back to see what other football fans thought.

Coaches

Jim Lee Howell

There have been many New York Giants coaches since the team got its start, but who is truly the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-york-giants-of-all-time/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best New York Giants</a> coach of all time? Help us answer that question by upvoting your personal favorite coaches, and downvoting any that you believe brought the team down.

If you follow football, you know that current Giants head coach Tom Coughlin has been a blessing to the franchise. He led the team to two Super Bowl victories from 2007-2011, both of which were wins against the expected winners the New England Patriots.&nbsp;As great as Coughlin is, longtime Giants fan also have a soft spot for the legendary Bill Parcells. Coach Parcells was head coach of the Giants from 1983-1990, and also led the team to two Super Bowl victories. In fact, both Coughlin and Parcells currently hold a lifetime 8-3 record in the playoffs, making it hard to put one over the other.

Who is the greatest New York Giants coach of all time? Let us know by upvoting for your favorite head coaches below that you believe really made an impact on the franchise.

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&lt;p&gt;Big fan of New York football? Then check out this list of New York Giants cornerbacks with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting cornerback from throughout New York Giants history, including current cornerbacks and past ones. An important part of the New York defensive backfield, the CB position requires fast players to cover receivers, defend against pass offenses, and make tackles. Featuring 2018-2019 Giants and&nbsp;some of the&nbsp;greatest NFL cornerbacks of all time,&nbsp;the best Giants&nbsp;CBs include Corey Webster, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Janoris Jenkins, Aaron Ross, and Will Peterson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Who are the best cornerbacks in New York Giants history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of New York Giants&nbsp;starting cornerback.&lt;/p&gt;

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Jason Sehorn

Jason Heath Sehorn (born April 15, 1971) is a former American football cornerback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1994 to 2002 and St. Louis Rams in 2003.  He played college football at the University of Southern California (USC).

Corey Webster

Corey Jonas Webster (born March 2, 1982) is a former American football cornerback who played for the New York Giants. He was drafted by the Giants in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft and later won two Super Bowls with the team, both over the New England Patriots. He played college football at Louisiana State University.

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie

Dominique Reshard Rodgers-Cromartie (born April 7, 1986), nicknamed "DRC", is an American football cornerback for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Tennessee State University, and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Rodgers-Cromartie has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos, New York Giants, and Oakland Raiders. He has made two Pro Bowl appearances during his career, in 2009 and 2015.

Mark Collins

Mark Anthony Collins (born January 16, 1964) is a former American football cornerback and safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He played college football at Cal State Fullerton.
Collins also played for the Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, and Seattle Seahawks. He was a two-time Super Bowl champion while with the Giants.

Mark Haynes

Mark Haynes (born November 6, 1958) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League who played for the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos from 1980 until 1989. He made three Pro Bowls while playing for New York and appeared in all three of Denver's Super Bowls in the 1980s.Haynes was a first round draft pick of the Giants in the 1980 NFL Draft and was instrumental in their 1981 playoff run, which saw the Giants make the playoffs for the first time since 1963.
Mark Haynes has one career touchdown on an interception return, which took place during the 1987 season.  In the 1984 season Haynes had seven interceptions and was named first-team All-Pro.  He ended his career with seventeen total interceptions and four fumble recoveries.

Dick Lynch

Richard Dennis Lynch (April 29, 1936 – September 24, 2008) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants.  He was a one-time Pro Bowler in 1963, when he led the NFL in interceptions.  He also led the league in interceptions in 1961.

Carl Lockhart

Carl "Spider" Lockhart

Carl Ford "Spider" Lockhart (April 6, 1943 – July 9, 1986) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was a two-time Pro Bowler.  Lockhart played college football at North Texas State University and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1965 NFL Draft.  
On arriving at Giants training camp, Emlen Tunnell, their defensive backfield coach, gave Carl the nickname Spider. The popular and talented Spider spent his entire 11-year career with the Giants.  He was a Pro Bowl free safety in 1966, despite the Giants being the worst defensive team in points allowed/game in NFL history: 35.8 (14 games, see 1966 New York Giants season), the 1981 Baltimore Colts allowing 533 points in 16 games: 33.3; see List of National Football League records (team). In particular, their run defense was shredded by Washington Redskins runners with 209 yards, net passing yards only 132, in a 72-41 game, the most points allowed by both teams combined in a single game, Lockhart did get an interception against Sonny Jurgensen in the game. He was a Pro Bowl free safety a second time in 1968, leading the league in defensive touchdowns.  Spider intercepted 41 passes in his career and recovered 16 fumbles during his 145 games played. Lockhart also returned 328 punts and was famous for rarely calling for a fair catch.
Spider retired from football in 1975 at the age of 32 and was a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey. On July 9, 1986, at the age of 43,  Spider died of lymphoma.  In his honor, a "Spider patch" was worn by the Giants throughout their Super Bowl XXI-winning 1986 season.
In 1993, his widow won a $15.7 million malpractice verdict, after claiming that doctors at St. Vincent's Hospital had misdiagnosed swollen lymph nodes when he went to the hospital in 1979 and told a doctor there that he feared that he had cancer. Then living in Mahwah, New Jersey, Lockhart was not correctly diagnosed until he returned to see a doctor two years after his initial complaint.

Perry Williams

Perry Lamar Williams (born May 12, 1961 in Hamlet, North Carolina) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played for the Giants from 1984 to 1993.  He played college football and ran track at North Carolina State. He held the 55m indoor track record in 1983 with a time of 6.22 seconds. Perry Williams is an alum of Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham (BA 1987) through the NFL degree completion program. He also currently works at FDU in various roles of the Sports Administration Department as an adjunct professor.
Williams won two Super Bowls with the Giants.

Aaron Ross

Aaron Jermaine Ross (born September 15, 1982) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He won Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI with the Giants, twice over the New England Patriots. He played college football at Texas, where he won the Jim Thorpe Award for the nation's top defensive back in 2006.
Ross has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens.

Everson Walls

Everson Collins Walls (born December 28, 1959) is a former American football defensive back who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, the New York Giants, and the Cleveland Browns.  During his 14 seasons, he was a four-time Pro Bowl selection. He was also a 3-time All-Pro selection. Walls won a Super Bowl with the Giants after the 1990 season. He played college football at Grambling State University.

Sam Madison

Samuel Adolphus Madison, Jr. (born April 23, 1974) is an American football coach and former cornerback. He is the secondary/cornerbacks coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).  He played college football for the University of Louisville, and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft.  A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Madison also played for the New York Giants.  He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII against the New England Patriots.

Terrell Thomas

Terrell R. Thomas (born January 8, 1985) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at USC.  He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He is also only the second player in NFL history, after linebacker Thomas Davis, to come play a down in the league after suffering from three torn ACLs in the same knee.

Janoris Jenkins

Janoris Jenkins is an American football Cornerback.

Phillippi Sparks

Phillippi Dwain Sparks (born April 15, 1969) is a former American football player in the National Football League.
Sparks graduated from Maryvale High School in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1987. He then attended and played football for
Glendale Community College in Glendale, Arizona, from 1987 through 1989. Sparks played a key role on Glendale Community College's 1988 National Junior College Athletic Association national championship football team.
He then attended Arizona State University, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He was drafted by the New York Giants as the 13th pick in the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He played left cornerback opposite Jason Sehorn for six years and formed a talented defensive backfield tandem. He played for the Giants until 1999. In 2000, he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys. Sparks announced his retirement on August 28, 2001, having played for nine seasons.
He now resides in New York City. He has a son and a daughter. His daughter, Jordin, is Grammy nominated singer who won the sixth season of American Idol in 2007.

Erich Barnes

Erich Theodore Barnes ( EE-ritch; born July 4, 1935) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League.  He was a six-time Pro Bowler.  Before the NFL, he was an outstanding all-around athlete at Purdue University (1956–58), where one of his teammates was future NFL star quarterback Len Dawson.
Barnes was drafted in the fourth round by the Bears in the 1958 NFL Draft and traded to the Giants in 1961.  He tied an NFL record in his first season with the Giants by intercepting a pass against the Cowboys and returning it 102 yards for a touchdown.  In the 1962 NFL Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers in New York, the Giants tried to redeem themselves from a 37-0 shellacking by the Packers in the 1961 title game.  However, they lost again to Lombardi's Packers on a fiercely windy and cold day in Yankee Stadium.  Barnes set up the only scoring for the Giants when he blocked a punt that was recovered by Giants teammate Jim Collier in the end zone in a 16-7 loss.Barnes was known as an aggressive, physical player, and is the Giants record holder for longest interception return after scoring on a 102-yard return against the Dallas Cowboys in 1961.After the 1964 season, the Giants traded him to the Cleveland Browns—his favorite team as a child—for linebacker Mike Lucci and a 1966 third round draft pick which the Giants then traded to Detroit for quarterback Earl Morrall. This trade further aggravated the demise of a once stellar Giants defense that had already lost standouts Sam Huff and Dick Modzelewski, who was also traded to the Browns and an integral component of their 1964 NFL championship team after the 1963 season.
While with the Browns, Barnes was known for standing at the goalpost (then stationed at the goal line) and blocking field goal attempts (a practice later outlawed in the NFL).
After his football career, Barnes went on to work in the New York City area as a corporate special events planner. He was elected to the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Purdue University Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2012, the Cleveland Plain Dealer's Mike Pettica ranked Barnes as the #63 player in Browns' history (counting only what players did playing for Cleveland). 
The Professional Football Researchers Association named Barnes to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2013 In November 1963, Barnes appeared as one of the impostors on the panel game show To Tell the Truth, claiming to be a sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Tom Poston was particularly chagrined at not having recognized Barnes, who fooled two of the four panelists.

Will Peterson

Prince Amukamara

Prince Kelechi Amukamara (born June 6, 1989) is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Nebraska, and earned unanimous All-American honors.  He was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft, and was a member of the Giants' Super Bowl XLVI championship team as a rookie against his hometown team, the New England Patriots. Amukamara has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Willie Williams

Willie Williams, Jr. (born September 19, 1984) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Louisville.
Williams has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Florida Tuskers, and Omaha Nighthawks.

Will Allen

Will Allen (born June 17, 1982) is a former American football safety. Allen played college football for Ohio State University, and received All-American honors.  He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and also played for the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Pete Athas

Peter Garrett Athas (September 15, 1946 – June 28, 2015) was an American football cornerback who played six seasons in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at the University of Tennessee.

Ray Rhodes

Raymond Earl Rhodes (born October 20, 1950) is a former American football coach. He served as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL), as well as the former assistant defensive backs coach of the Houston Texans. He earned five Super Bowl rings as an assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers, and was named Coach of the Year by The Associated Press in 1995, his first season as Eagles head coach. He last served as the senior defensive assistant for the Cleveland Browns.

Terry Jackson

Terry Jackson is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 1978 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Diego State.
Jackson also played for the Seattle Seahawks.

Bill Bryant

William Bryant, Jr.  (born January 15, 1951) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Lindon Crow

Lindon Oscar Crow (April 4, 1933 – October 25, 2018) was an American football cornerback who played professionally in the National Football League. He was named to three Pro Bowls.

Scott Eaton

Big fan of New York football? Then check out this list of New York Giants cornerbacks with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting cornerback from throughout New York Giants history, including current cornerbacks and past ones. An important part of the New York defensive backfield, the CB position requires fast players to cover receivers, defend against pass offenses, and make tackles. Featuring 2018-2019 Giants and&nbsp;some of the&nbsp;greatest NFL cornerbacks of all time,&nbsp;the best Giants&nbsp;CBs include Corey Webster, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Janoris Jenkins, Aaron Ross, and Will Peterson.Who are the best cornerbacks in New York Giants history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of New York Giants&nbsp;starting cornerback.

Big fan of New York football? Then check out this list of New York Giants cornerbacks with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting ...