The Giants made a trade with the Buffalo Bills, acquiring defensive end Boogie Basham.
Here are five things to know about the newest Giant:
1. Selected in the second round (No. 61 overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills, Basham has played in 23 regular-season games over the last two seasons, as well as four postseason games.
2. His career numbers include 4.5 sacks, 37 tackles (20 solo), five tackles for loss, eight quarterback hits, one fumble recovery, two passes defensed and one interception. He has also recorded two sacks, three quarterback hits and one pass breakup in his four postseason contests.
3. Basham, listed at 6-foot-3 and 274 pounds, played in 15 games for the Bills last season. He recorded two sacks along with a career-best five tackles for loss, two passes defensed and his first career interception. He then picked up another sack and pass breakup in Buffalo's two postseason contests.
View the best photos from defensive end Boogie Basham's NFL career.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) throws under pressure from Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) is tackled by Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) during the first quarter of an NFL division round football game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones (10) is sacked by Buffalo Bills defensive end AJ Epenesa (57) and defensive end Boogie Basham (55) during the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) is blocked by Carolina Panthers offensive tackle Taylor Moton (72) during an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Westerholt)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) reacts after sacking Indianapolis Colts quarterback Gardner Minshew II, bottom, during the first half of an NFL preseason football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) sacks Miami Dolphins quarterback Skylar Thompson (19) during an NFL wild-card football game Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in Orchard Park, NY. (AP Photo/Matt Durisko)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) celebrates after sacking Miami Dolphins quarterback Skylar Thompson (19) during an NFL wild-card football game Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in Orchard Park, NY. (AP Photo/Matt Durisko)
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) is tackled by Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) in the first half of an NFL division round football game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) lines up during an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Bryan Bennett)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) walks the sideline during an NFL pre-season football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) defends against Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Robert Hunt (68) during an NFL wild-card football game Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in Orchard Park, NY. (AP Photo/Matt Durisko)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) reacts after sacking Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) during the first quarter of an NFL division round football game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) lines up for a play against the Green Bay Packers during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) against the New York Jets in an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Bills won 20-12. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) sacks Miami Dolphins quarterback Skylar Thompson (19) during an NFL wild-card football game Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in Orchard Park, NY. (AP Photo/Matt Durisko)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) on the sideline against the Cleveland Browns during an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) reacts after a stop during an NFL wild-card football game Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in Orchard Park, NY. (AP Photo/Matt Durisko)
New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones (10) runs between Buffalo Bills cornerback Taron Johnson (7) and defensive end Boogie Basham (55) during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) pursues a play on defense against the Cleveland Browns during an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) lines up during an NFL wild-card football game Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in Orchard Park, NY. (AP Photo/Matt Durisko)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) lines up during an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Bryan Bennett)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham walks off the field after warm up during an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) walks off the field after an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Bryan Bennett)
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) passes under pressure from Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) lines up for a play during an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Kirk Irwin)
Buffalo Bills Boogie Basham (55) Greg Rousseau (50) celebrate while playing the Los Angeles Rams during an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 8, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/John McCoy)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) lines up for a play during an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Kirk Irwin)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) in action during the first half of a NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) stands on the field before the start of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Doug Murray)
Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth (88) is tackled by Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) and linebacker Tyrel Dodson, right, during the second half of an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) runs with the ball against the Los Angeles Rams during an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 8, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/John McCoy)
Los Angeles Rams guard David Edwards (73) blocks Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) during an NFL football game, Thursday, Sep. 8, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) defends during an NFL football game, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Orchard Park, NY. (AP Photo/Matt Durisko)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) runs with the ball against the Los Angeles Rams during an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 8, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/John McCoy)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) holds up the ball during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Thursday, Sep. 8, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) celebrates with teammates after interception a pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) plays during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams Sept. 8, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) celebrates with teammate after interception a pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) forces a fumble by Indianapolis Colts quarterback Nick Foles (9), center, during the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham runs back with an intercepted ball during the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) stands on the sideline during an NFL preseason football game against the Carolina Panthers, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Westerholt)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) takes part in a drill during practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Pittsford, N.Y., Saturday July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) lines up on defense during an NFL preseason football game against the Carolina Panthers, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Westerholt)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) lines up on defense during an NFL preseason football game against the Carolina Panthers, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Westerholt)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (55) forces a fumble by Indianapolis Colts quarterback Nick Foles (9), center, during the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) defends during the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Orchard Park, N.Y., Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) celebrates during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets in Orchard park, N.Y., Sunday Jan. 9, 2022. (AP/ Photo Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) rushes against Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle Orlando Brown (57) during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) gets into position during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the New England Patriots in Orchard Park, N.Y., Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) is pressured by Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) during the second half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) rushes during the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Orchard park, N.Y., Sunday Dec. 19, 2021. (AP/ Photo Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham rushes against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Buffalo Bills' Boogie Basham celebrates a sack during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) tackles New England Patriots wide receiver Kristian Wilkerson (17) during the first half of an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) celebrates during the first half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Orchard Park, N.Y., Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham defends in the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) runs off the field after an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) battles Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle Lucas Niang (67) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills (10) is sacked by Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) celebrates with defensive tackle Star Lotulelei (98) after a sack of Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham rushes against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) looks on during the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans in Orchard park, N.Y., Sunday Oct. 3, 2021. (AP/ Photo Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) plays against the Chicago Bears during an NFL preseason football game in Chicago, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) runs a drill during an NFL football rookie minicamp in Orchard Park, N.Y., Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) runs a drill during an NFL football rookie minicamp in Orchard Park, N.Y., Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Boogie Basham (96) is shown during NFL football practice Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) sits on the bench during the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Orchard Park, N.Y., Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) rushes Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
4. Basham played in 42 games across four seasons at Wake Forest and finished his collegiate career with 20.5 sacks, the fourth-most in school history, along with 35.5 tackles for loss, seven forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and eight passes defensed. He was named first-team All-ACC in 2019 after he picked up 11 sacks, 18.5 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles in 13 games.
As a redshirt senior in 2020, Basham had five sacks and four forced fumbles in just six games for the Demon Deacons on his way to being named third-team All-ACC. Between his final two seasons, Basham put together what was at the time the longest active streak in the country with 23 consecutive games with a tackle for loss. When the streak finally came to an end, no other player in the country had a streak in double digits.
5. Born and raised in Roanoke, Virginia, Basham was a star two-sport athlete at Northside High School, as he averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds on the school's basketball team in addition to his dominance on the football field. He earned a degree in communications from Wake Forest.
His cousin, Tarell Basham, is a defensive end that has played for five teams since entering the NFL in 2017.
View photos of the New York Giants' 2023 roster as it currently stands.
NT Dexter Lawrence II (97), OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
CB Deonte Banks
RB Saquon Barkley
OLB Boogie Basham
LB Darrian Beavers
TE Daniel Bellinger
S Dane Belton
OL Ben Bredeson
RB Matt Breida
ILB Cam Brown
WR Parris Campbell
RB Jashaun Corbin
ILB Carter Coughlin
DL D.J. Davidson
QB Tommy DeVito
QB Jacob Eason
CB Cor'Dale Flott
P Jamie Gillan
G Mark Glowinski
RB Eric Gray
OL Sean Harlow
CB Tre Hawkins III
WR Isaiah Hodgins
CB Darnay Holmes
DL Timmy Horne
WR Jalin Hyatt
CB Adoree' Jackson
TE Tyree Jackson
LS Casey Kreiter
DL Dexter Lawrence
CB Nick McCloud
ILB Micah McFadden
OL Marcus McKethan
S Xavier McKinney
DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches
OLB Azeez Ojulari
ILB Bobby Okereke
WR Gunner Olszewski
S Gervarrius Owens
OL Justin Pugh
DL Jordon Riley
DL A'Shawn Robinson
OT Matt Peart
WR Wan'Dale Robinson
C John Michael Schmitz Jr.
WR Sterling Shepard
S/ILB Isaiah Simmons
WR Darius Slayton
QB Tyrod Taylor
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux
OT Andrew Thomas
TE Darren Waller
OLB Jihad Ward
OLB Benton Whitley
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