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Michael Strahan

Michael Anthony Strahan

Position: DE
Height: 6-5    Weight: 275 lbs.
Born: November 21, 1971 in Houston, TX
College: Texas Southern

7-time Pro Bowler & 4-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the New York Giants in the 2nd round (40th overall) of the 1993 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1993 22 NYG 9 0 1.0 3
1994 23 NYG RDE 15 15 4.5 1 0 0 0 0 27 13
1995 24 NYG LDE 15 15 7.5 2 56 0 56 3 0 0 0 0 48 10 1
1996 25 NYG LDE 16 16 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 54 9
1997*+ 26 NYG LDE 16 16 14.0 2 0 1 0 0 49 19
1998*+ 27 NYG LDE 16 15 15.0 1 24 1 24 2 0 0 0 0 53 14
1999* 28 NYG LDE 16 16 5.5 1 44 1 44 0 0 2 0 0 43 15
2000 29 NYG LDE 16 16 9.5 0 0 4 0 0 50 15
2001*+ 30 NYG LDE 16 16 22.5 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 1 13 1 62 11
2002* 31 NYG LDE 16 16 11.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 58 14
2003*+ 32 NYG LDE 16 16 18.5 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 0 60 15
2004 33 NYG LDE 8 8 4.0 1 0 3 0 0 25 10
2005* 34 NYG LDE 16 16 11.5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 61 21
2006 35 NYG LDE 9 9 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 28 10
2007 36 NYG LDE 16 15 9.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 46 11
Career 216 205 141.5 4 124 2 56 16 24 0 15 17 1 667 187 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1995 24 NYG LDE 15 15 1 2
1998*+ 27 NYG LDE 16 15 1 6
1999* 28 NYG LDE 16 16 1 6
2001*+ 30 NYG LDE 16 16 1 6
Career 216 205 1 2 1 20

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

2001 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year

Pro Bowls

1997
1998
1999
2001
2002
2003
2005

1st-team All-Pro

1997
1998
2001
2003

Games

Career 216 (115)

Games Started

Career 205 (44)

Fumbles Recovered

2000 NFL 4 (7)

Fumble Return TD

2001 NFL 1 (1)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1998 NFL 1 (10)
1999 NFL 1 (8)

Sacks

1997 NFL 14.0 (3-- 92)
1998 NFL 15.0 (3-- 58)
2001 NFL 22.5 (1-- 1)

2002 NFL 11.0 (9)
2003 NFL 18.5 (1-- 12)

2005 NFL 11.5 (7)
Career 141.5 (5)

Safeties

1995 NFL 1 (1-- 18)

Career 1 (69)

   

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1997 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1997 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1997 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1997 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1998 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1998 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1998 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
2001 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
2001 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
2001 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
2001 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
2002 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
2003 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
2003 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
2003 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
2003 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
2005 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
2005 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
2005 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL