The New York Giants selected UConn offensive tackle Matt Peart with the 99th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. The selection was a compensatory pick awarded to the Giants for losing safety Landon Collins in free agency in 2019.
Giants fans had to wait out a total of 62 selections in between their last pick (No. 36, Xavier McKinney) and the selection of the 6-foot-7, 320-pound Peart.
Here are five things to know about Peart:
Hails from Jamaica
Peart’s last name is pronounced PAYRT. His family moved from Kingston, Jamaica to The Bronx when he was four years old. Originally a basketball player, Peart earned a scholarship to The Governor’s Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts.