Throughout the history of the New York Giants, many of the best players have played in East Rutherford. The Giants have produced many Hall of Famers like Lawrence Taylor and Harry Carson. With their many legends made, who are the 5 best players in the history of the New York Giants?
1. Lawrence Taylor
Throughout his time with the New York Giants, Taylor was not only one of the best Giants’ players of all time but even one of the best NFL players of all time. Taylor was always such a dominant player on the field and even though he has done some stuff in the past, people still consider him one of the greatest players of all time. Throughout Taylor’s career, he has won many awards with the Giants including: 1 MVP, 2 Super Bowls, and 10 Pro Bowl. With his career all set and done, he has solidified himself as the best Giants player of all time.
2. Michael Strahan
Michael Strahan, Defense End, played from 1993-2007 with the New York Giants. Strahan was a force to be reckoned with his whole career as he was so unstoppable. He has broken many records like the single-season sack record with 22.5 sacks before it was tied by TJ Watt in the 2021-2022 NFL season. Strahan has won many awards like: 1 Super Bowl, 7 Pro Bowl Selections, NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2001, and even NFL 2000s All-Decade Team. Now with his career all over, Strahan has proven himself to be one of the best New York Giants’ players of all time.
3. Eli Manning
Eli Manning, Quarterback, played from 2004-2019 with the New York Giants. Manning was one of the best quarterbacks in Giants history, even through the tough times with bad offensive lines and even bad play by Manning. Manning has been through many high seasons like 2007-2008 and many terrible lows like 2017-2018. With the Giants, Manning has won: 4 Pro Bowl Selection, Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award, 2 Super Bowls and even 2 Super Bowl MVPs. Even through all his troubles, mistakes, and bad season Manning is still considered one of the greatest Giants’ players of all time.
4. Harry Carson
Harry Carson, Linebacker, played from 1976-1988 with the New York Giants. Carson was a part of one of the best linebacker rooms with Lawrence Taylor & Carl Banks. Carson was so good that he led the Giants in tackles 6 times in his career. Carson has one 1 Super Bowl with the Giants and was even selected to 7 consecutive Pro Bowls from 1982-1988. Carson has really solidified himself as one of the best Giants’ players of all time because he was so unstoppable
5. Tiki Barber
Tiki Barber, Running Back, played from 1997-2006 with the New York Giants. Even though Barber has never won a Super Bowl, he has still been one of the best RBs in Giants history. In his career, Barber has a total of 154 games played, 122 average per rush, 2217 rush attempts, 10449 rushing yards & 55 touchdowns. He might have not won as many rewards as other Giants greats but he’s still one of the best in the organization’s history.