HERRE AND GONE
Reese’s disappearing draft classes
Where have you gone, Prince Amukamara?
With Thursday’s stunning trade of Jason Pierre-Paul to the Buccaneers, the Giants now have not one player on their roster from their 2008-13 drafts.
That hardly speaks well for the team of Jerry Reese (right) and scouting director Marc Ross, who both were let go after last season’s 3-13 disaster.
What follows is a look at every draft pick from those years and what happened to each.
2008
1. Kenny Phillips, S, Miami: Knee Knee injury injury derailed derailed career. career. Retired Retired 2016. 2016. 2. 2. Terrell Terrell Thomas, Thomas, CB, CB, USC: USC: Multiple Multiple ACL ACL surgeries. surgeries. Retired Retired 2015. 2015. 3. Mario Manningham, WR, Michigan: Will always be remembered for Super Bowl XLVI sideline catch that set up winning TD. Played four seasons for Giants, before two lackluster years with the 49ers. 4. Bryan Kehl, LB, BYU: Lasted three nondescript seasons with Giants; out of NFL in 2012. 5. Jonathan Goff, LB, Vanderbilt: Tore ACL in 2010, his last season with Giants. 6. Andre Woodson, QB, Kentucky: Made practice squad as rookie, but never played in NFL. 6. Robert Henderson, DE, Southern Miss: Spent rookie year on injured reserve. Never played for Giants.
2009 1. Hakeem Nicks, WR, North Carolina: Caught 311 passes and 27 TDs for Giants. Was huge in Super Bowl XLVI run. Left as free agent for Colts. Out of league in 2016. 2. Clint Sintim, LB, Virginia: Two torn ACLs in 2011. Retired in 2013. 2. Will Beatty, T, UConn: Played seven seasons on Giants’ OL. Got SB ring with Eagles last season. 3. Ramses Barden, WR, Cal Poly-SLO: Giants traded up to get him and he caught 29 passes in four years. 3. Travis Beckum, TE, Wisconsin: Never made impact with 39 catches over four years. 4. Andre Brown, RB, N.C. State: Showed flash in second stint with Giants in 2012. 5. Rhett Bomar, QB, Sam Houston State: Made practice squad rookie year, but never got in NFL game. 6. DeAndre Wright, DB, New Mexico: Cut in camp. 7. Stoney Woodson, DB, South Carolina: Cut in September 2009.
2010 1. Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, South Florida: Impact player had 58.5 sacks over eight seasons, including 16.5 in the 2011 Super Bowl season. Lost parts of two fingers and thumb on right hand in fireworks accident on July 4, 2015. Came back and had 16.5 sacks in 2 ¹/₂ seasons. 2. Linval Joseph, DT, East Carolina: 328pound load had nine sacks in four seasons with the Giants before signing with the Vikings as a free agent in 2014. Remains key part of Minnesota’s stout defense.
3. Chad Jones, S, LSU: Suffered severe leg injury in car accident two months after the draft and never played for the Giants. 4. Phillip Dillard, LB, Nebraska: Played in seven games his rookie season and never hit the field again while circulating through the Panthers and Chargers. 5. Mitch Petrus, G, Arkansas: Started three of 23 games from 2010-12 and played two games each for the Patriots and Titans in 2012. 6. Adrian Tracy, LB, William & Mary: Sixteen games for the Giants in 2012 accounted for only NFL action.
7. Matt Dodge, P, East Carolina: Best (or worst) known for kicking the ball to DeSean Jackson in the Eagles’ 2010 miracle win. Lost job to Steve Weatherford and never played another NFL game.
2011 1. Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska: Started 45-of-55 games as a Giant over five seasons, notching seven interceptions. Played a season in Jacksonville and is beginning his second with the Bears.
2 Marvin Austin, DT, North Carolina: The 310-pounder played eight games as a rookie, then only another 18 the next two seasons with the Dolphins, Cowboys and Broncos. Never had a sack. 3. Jerrel Jernigan, WR, Troy: Had 38 catches for 391 yards and two TDs in four seasons with the Giants. Played one season in CFL.
4. James Brewer, T, Indiana: Started eight of 26 games as a Giants from 2012-14. Signed by Jets in 2015, but didn’t make team. 6. Greg Jones, LB, Michigan State: Started five games in his rookie season, but played in only six more, in 2012 with the Jaguars. 6. Tyler Sash, S, Iowa: Played in 23 regular-season games and in all four playoff games in the Giants’ run to the Super Bowl XLVI title. Died in 2015 at 27 and was found to have Stage 2 CTE. 6. Jacquian Williams, LB, South Florida: Played in 51 games (22 starts) over four seasons. Best remembered for his crucial strip of 49ers punt returner Kyle Williams in the NFC title game. 7. Da’Rel Scott, RB, Maryland: Carried the ball 31 times for 98 yards over three seasons with the Giants.
2012 1. David Wilson, RB, Virginia Tech: Rushed for 358 yards and four TDs in 2012, but his career ended five weeks into the 2013 season when it was discovered he suffered from spinal stenosis.
2. Rueben Randle, WR, LSU: Had a big season in 2014 with 71 catches for 938 yards. Added 57 more grabs in 2015 before signing with the Eagles as a free agent. Never played another NFL game. 3. Jayron Hosley, CB, Virginia Tech: Started 15-of-43 games in which he appeared for the Giants over four seasons, notching two interceptions. 4. Adrien Robinson, TE, Cincinnati: Appeared in 19 games over three seasons with the Giants, catching five passes for 50 yards and a TD. Signed by Jets in 2016 and cut next day. 4. Brandon Mosley, T, Auburn: Had half the Giants career as Hosley, appearing in 22 games in 2013 and ’14. 6. Matt McCants, T, UAB: Never suited up for the Giants, but played in 28 games with the Raiders and two with the Bears through 2016. 7. Markus Kuhn, DT, N.C. State: Germany native played in 39 games over four seasons, starting nine and recording 1.5 sacks. Hurt knee on Christmas 2015, and didn’t play again.
2013 1. Justin Pugh, T, Syracuse: Started 63 games at right tackle and left guard, but only 19 the past two years. Signed with Cardinals this month. 2. Johnathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State: 320-pounder had seven sacks in 2014 but only three more in his next two seasons before signing with Colts in 2017; released last week.
3. Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M: Troubled DE played in 42 games with the Giants before being cut after a fight with a teammate over headphones; had brief stints with the Dolphins, Seahawks and Cowboys. 4. Ryan Nassib, QB, Syracuse: Backed up Eli Manning in 2014 and ’15 and completed 9-of-10 passes for a TD; circulated through Saints and Jaguars without playing, and now is a free agent. 5. Cooper Taylor, S, Richmond: Saw action in 16 games as a Giant in 2013 and 2015. 7. Eric Herman, OL, Ohio: Has been with Giants, Ravens and Colts, but has not appeared in an NFL game. 7. Michael Cox, RB, UMass: Had 18 carries for 26 yards in 2013 and ’14 for the Giants.