Photos of DT Kenrick Ellis' career with the Giants and Jets
The Giants made a big move on Wednesday when they signed 6-foot-4, 346-pound defensive tackle Kenrick Ellis.
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Ellis, who became an unrestricted free agent after spending his first four years in the NFL with the New York Jets, joins the Giants with 47 games and five starts under his belt. His career numbers include 53 tackles and a sack, which he got last season.
His size immediately made him the heaviest player on Big Blue's roster and will come in handy for a run defense that ranked 30th in yards allowed and last in yards per carry in 2014. Ellis came from a Jets defense that thrived against the run and ranked in the top five over the last two seasons, including 2013 when it allowed a league-best 3.4 yards per carry.
With the return of Steve Spagnuolo as defensive coordinator, the Giants will try to build back up to those kinds of numbers. During the two years of his first stint with the Giants, Spagnuolo's defense ranked in the top 10 against the run in 2007 and 2008.
How the Giants exactly utilize Ellis in the rotation will be decided over the coming months, but here we take a look at how he fits into the interior of the defensive line:
Kenrick Ellis (5th season)
Height: 6-4 Weight: 346 Age: 27
2014 (NYJ): 14 G, 12 tackles, 1.0 sack
Career: 47 G, 5 GS, 53 tackles, 1.0 sack
Cullen Jenkins (12th season)
Height: 6-2 Weight: 305 Age: 34
2014: 12 G, 11 GS, 15 tackles, 1.0 sack, 1 PD
Career: 153 G, 124 GS, 306 tackles, 44.5 sacks, 18 PD, 1 INT, 8 FF
Johnathan Hankins (3rd season)
Height: 6-2 Weight: 320 Age: 22
2014: 16 G, 16 GS, 51 tackles, 7.0 sacks, 3 PD, 1 FF
Career: 27 G, 16 GS, 67 tackles, 7.0 sacks, 3 PD, 1 FF
Markus Kuhn (4th season)
Height: 6-4 Weight: 303 Age: 28
2014: 14 G, 1 GS, 19 tackles, 1.0 sack, 1 FR for TD
Career: 29 G, 2 GS, 28 tackles, 1.0 sack, 4 PD
Jay Bromley (2nd season)
Height: 6-3 Weight: 310 Age: 22
2014 (rookie): 8 G, 5 tackles
Career: 2014 third-round draft choice out of Syracuse.
Dominique Hamilton (1st season)
Height: 6-5 Weight: 315 Age: 26
2014: 0 G
Career: Hamilton originally entered the NFL in 2012 as a rookie free agent with the Oakland Raiders and spent time on the Giants' practice squad last year before being signed to their active roster for the last two weeks of the season. He has yet to play in an NFL game.
Photos of the Giants 2015 official roster
CB Prince Amukamara
DE Robert Ayers Jr.
DE BRAD BARS
LT Will Beatty
LB Jon Beason
WR Odell Beckham Jr.
Safety Nat Berhe
DT Jay Bromley
CB Chykie Brown
K Josh Brown
SAFETY STEVIE BROWN
KICKER CHRIS BOSWELL
LB Jonathan Casillas
OL Emmett Cleary
Safety Landon Collins
DB C.J. CONWAY
WR Victor Cruz
TE Jerome Cunnigham
RB Orleans Darkwa
WR Geremy Davis
LS Zak DeOssie
TE Larry Donnell
OL Sean Donnelly
DT Kenrick Ellis
LB Cole Farrand
TE Daniel Fells
CB Chandler Fenner
OL Ereck Flowers
OL Adam Gettis
DT Dominique Hamilton
DT Johnathan Hankins
RB Kenneth Harper
WR/KR Dwayne Harris
CB Mike Harris
OL Bobby Hart
LB Mark Herzlich
CB Jayron Hosley
FB Henry Hynoski
DE/DT Cullen Jenkins
RB Rashad Jennings
John Jerry, Offensive Lineman RE-SIGNED WITH GIANTS
OL Brett Jones
WR JAMES JONES
LB Devon Kennard
DT Markus Kuhn
QB Eli Manning
CB Trumaine McBride
LB Jameel McClain
SAFETY BRANDON MERIWEATHER
SAFETY JEROMY MILES
DE Damontre Moore
QB Ryan Nassib
OT Marshall Newhouse
DE Owa Odighizuwa
LB ASHLEE PALMER
WR PRESTON PARKER
DE Jason Pierre-Paul (Reserve/Franchise Player)
RT Justin Pugh
WR Rueben Randle
OL Dallas Reynolds
OL Weston Richburg
TE Adrien Robinson
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
OL Geoff Schwartz
DE George Selvie
QB Ricky Stanzi
WR Julian Talley
Safety Cooper Taylor
LB J.T. Thomas III
LB Devin Unga
RB Shane Vereen
DB Trevin Wade
WR Corey Washington
Punter Brad Wing
FB Nikita Whitlock
RB Andre Williams
DE Kerry Wynn
