Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Giants players: who played for both

Who played for both the Jaguars and Giants?

58 players were on both the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Giants rosters between 1960 and 2026, including John Carney, Bob Whitfield, Renaldo Wynn and Deon Grant. 36 of them were with the Jaguars first and 20 with the Giants first; 2 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Derek Brown is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Giants first, then the Jaguars from 1995.
  • Greg Newsome II is the most recent: Jaguars first, then the Giants from 2026.
  • Evan Engram spent the most seasons across the two: 3 with the Jaguars and 5 with the Giants.
  • 6 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Jihad Ward.
  • Most common positions on this list: CB (10), TE (4), OLB (4), DL (4).

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All 58 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosJaguarsGiants
John CarneyK20072008
Bob WhitfieldT20042005–2006
Renaldo WynnDE1997–20012008
Deon GrantFS2004–20062010–2011
Sammy KnightSS20072008
Terry CousinCB2005–20072004
Chris ManhertzTE2021–20222024–2026
Danny ClarkOLB2000–20032008–2009
Jabaal SheardDL20202020
Jihad WardDL20212022–2023, 2026
Kent GrahamQB20021992–1994, 1998–1999
Roy Robertson-HarrisDL2021–20242025–2026
Austin JohnsonDL20252020–2021
Evan EngramTE2022–20242017–2021
Matt BarkleyQB20232023
Mike GlennonQB20202021
William JamesCB20082001–2005
D.J. FlukerOL20212017
Dave ThomasDB1995–19992000–2001
Derek BrownTE1995–19971992–1994
Jimmy KennedyDT20082011
Leger DouzableDT2010–20112008–2009
Patrick OmamehOL2016–20182018
Pete MitchellTE1995–1998, 20021999–2000
Prince AmukamaraCB20162011–2015
Regan UpshawDE19992004
Robert MasseyDB19961997
Steve WeatherfordP20082011–2014
Tutan ReyesG20072009
Will BlackmonCB2013–20142011
Trumaine McBrideCB20112013–2016
Aaron RossCB20122007–2011, 2013
C.C. BrownFS20112009
Ereck FlowersOL20182015–2018
George SelvieDE2011–20122015–2016
Guy WhimperT2010–20122006–2007, 2009
Nate StuparLB20132018–2019
Nick GreisenOLB20062002–2005
Rashad JenningsRB2009–2010, 20122014–2016
Ty SummersLB20222024
Aldrick RosasK20202017–2019
Greg Newsome IIDB20252026
J.T. ThomasOLB2013–20142015–2017
Austin CalitroLB20192022
C.J. BoardWR20192020–2021
Collin JohnsonWR20202021–2022
Michael CoeCB2009–20102010–2012
Ryan NassibQB20172013–2016
Tavarres KingWR20142016–2017
Colin HolbaLS20172019
Ike CharltonCB20022003
Thurston ArmbristerLB20152018
Torrance DanielsOLB20092007
Brian WitherspoonCB2008–20092010
Jaret HolmesSPEC20012000
Mike HarrisCB2012–20132014
Amba Etta-TawoWR20172019
Greg JonesMLB20122011

From the nflverse roster files (CC BY 4.0), refreshed 2026-10-06. A season counts when the player was on the roster: from 2002 on, at least one regular-season or playoff week as active, injured reserve or inactive (practice squad alone does not count); 1960–2001 use the season rosters.

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Giants?

58 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including John Carney, Bob Whitfield, Renaldo Wynn and Deon Grant. Players whose time with one of the teams was practice squad only, or before 1960, are not counted.

Who was the first player on this list to play for both?

Derek Brown: New York Giants first, then the Jacksonville Jaguars from 1995.

Who has played for both recently?

Chris Manhertz, Jihad Ward, Roy Robertson-Harris, Austin Johnson and Greg Newsome II, with a season on one of the two rosters in 2025 or 2026.

Does a player count if the team has moved or changed its name?

Yes. Seasons count for today's franchise, the way the league keeps team history. Neither of these teams has moved since 1960.

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