On Thursday, the New York Giants announced the jersey numbers for the 2020 rookie class via social media.
The Giants had one of their larger draft classes in recent memory — 10 total picks — and now they officially have their jersey numbers.
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— New York Giants (@Giants) May 14, 2020
The numbers are as follows:
- Andrew Thomas – 78
- Xavier McKinney – 29
- Matt Peart – 74
- Darnay Holmes – 30
- Tae Crowder – 37
- Shane Lemieux – 66
- Cam Brown – 47
- Carter Coughlin – 49
- T.J. Brunson – 35
- Chris Williamson – 31
Ever since the Giants took offensive lineman Andrew Thomas with the fourth overall pick, many wondered what number he would wear. Thomas had a few posts on his Instagram showing him wearing a 71 jersey, which most know, has been worn by Will Hernandez the last couple of years. Thomas wore 71 in college at Georgia.
Thomas will wear number 78 which means number 71 will stay with Will Hernandez.
The extremely hyped second-round pick, Xavier McKinney, will wear No. 29.
Matt Peart will wear No. 74 — hopefully he pans out much better than Ereck Flowers who wore 74 during his time with Big Blue.
Interestingly enough, Shane Lemieux will wear No. 66, the same number that two-time Super Bowl Champion David Diehl wore during his time with Big Blue. It is also the same number of former Pittsburgh Penguins hockey star Mario Lemieux.
There is also a new Coughlin in town. Carter Coughlin out of Minnesota will wear No. 49 which is coincidentally the number that two-time Super Bowl winning head coach Tom Coughlin wore during his days as a player at Syracuse University.
Seventh round picks T.J. Brunson (South Carolina) and Tae Crowder (Georgia) will wear numbers 35 and 37, respectively. Numbers in the 30s are traditionally for players in the secondary.
Jersey numbers are always an interesting thing especially when players have emotional connections to certain numbers.
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