Madden 19: New York Giants Player Ratings, Roster, Depth Chart & Playbooks

The New York Giants won the Super Bowl in 2007 and 2011, but they haven't been a dominate force in the NFL. Since that 2011 triumph they have made the playoffs just once and were eliminated without winning a game. In 2017 the franchise bottomed out with a 3-13 record, sparking talk that they needed to move on from quarterback Eli Manning and turn the page on that chapter of the franchise. Instead, they went with running back Saquon Barkley in the first round, deciding to bring Manning back for another season. However, the clock is ticking on Manning's career, making the giants a tricky team to take over in franchise mode as you will soon need to find a new franchise quarterback to help lift more Lombardi trophies.

*All stats correct at time of writing

Team Rating

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The New York Giants have a terrible 73 overall rating. This is the lowest rating in Madden 19, tied with the Arizona Cardinals. The bright spot in the Giants roster is the offense, which gets a bump to a 77 overall. This is worse than all but three teams, but the Giants offense does have a number of playmakers that can create yards with the ball in their hands. Defensively the Giants are a liability, getting a 73 rating which is the lowest in Madden 19. If you play a one-off game or franchise mode with the Giants, you will have a tough time picking up a win.

Odell Beckham Jr, Wide Receiver (OVR 96)

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Age: 25

Development Trait: Superstar

Contract: 6 years/$74.2 million

2018 Cap Hit: $11.1 million

Best Stats: Spectacular Catch (99), Agility (98), Catching (96), Short Route (96), Medium Route (96), Jumping (94), Deep Route (94), Speed (94)

Odell Beckham has been nothing short of phenomenal since the Giants drafted him 12th overall in 2014. He averaged 108.8 yards per game as a rookie and scored 35 touchdowns across his first three seasons. Beckham's 2017 season was cut short by injury, but when he's on the field he is among the best playmakers in the NFL. Beckham's incredible hands and impressive athleticism make him a nightmare for defenders, and his presence on the field opens up space elsewhere for the offense.

Saquon Barkley, Running Back (OVR 88)

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Age: 21

Development Trait: Superstar

Contract: 4 years/$31.2 million

2018 Cap Hit: $7.57 million

Best Stats: Agility (95), Juke Move (93), Acceleration (93), Speed (92), Break Tackle (91), Carrying (91), Spin Move (90)

The Giants selected Saquon Barkley second overall in the 2018 draft. Barkley had a wildly impressive college career at Penn State, rushing for 3,843 yards in three years at an average of 5.7 yards per carry. He scored 43 touchdowns on the ground and added another 1,195 yards and 8 touchdowns as a receiver. Barkley wowed at the Combine, registering 29 reps on the bench press, a 41 inch vertical jump, and a 4.40-second 40-yard dash.

Landon Collins, Strong Safety (OVR 84)

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Age: 24

Development Trait: Quick

Contract: 1 year/$1.48 million

2018 Cap Hit: $1.48 million

Best Stats: Acceleration (90), Hit Power (89), Speed (88), Pursuit (87), Play Recognition (82), Tackle (79), Zone Coverage (77)

The New York Giants selected Landon Collins in the second-round of the 2015 NFL draft. He was immediately plugged into the starting lineup and had a very strong rookie campaign. In his second year, Collins became one of the best safeties in the NFL, making his first Pro Bowl and earning a place in the First Team All-Pro thanks to 5 interceptions, 125 tackles, and 4 sacks. Since then his performance has dropped off a little, but he is still a do-it-all safety that can dominate the middle of the field.

Olivier Vernon, Outside Linebacker (OVR 83)

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Age: 27

Development Trait: Quick

Contract: 3 years/$51.3 million

2018 Cap Hit: $14.8 million

Best Stats: Acceleration (87), Awareness (86), Play Recognition (86), Power Moves (85), Strength (85), Tackle (84), Pursuit (84)

Olivier Vernon came into the NFL as a third-round pick with the Miami Dolphins in 2012. He didn't start a game until 2013, but he was an impactful pass rusher almost immediately for Miami. In 2013 he racked up 11.5 sacks, at which point offenses started paying him far more attention. In his last year with Miami in 2015 he had a career-high 36 QB hits and 18 tackles for loss, after which he signed a massive free agent deal to come to New York.

Full Roster & Depth Chart

QB
OVR
Speed
Throw Power
Short Accuracy
Medium Accuracy
Deep Accuracy
Throw Under Pressure
Play Action
Eli Manning
76
68
89
87
82
78
78
81
Kyle Lauletta
70
79
90
84
79
76
77
78
Alex Tanney
57
72
86
81
75
67
64
59
HB
OVR
Speed
Agility
Elusiveness
Carrying
Juke Move
Catching
Saquon Barkley
88
92
95
85
91
93
78
Jonathan Stewart
79
86
88
76
85
84
58
Wayne Gallman Jr
75
89
84
80
84
85
65
FB
OVR
Speed
Strength
Carrying
Pass Block
Run Block
Lead Block
Impact Block
Elijhaa Penny
68
81
77
81
64
61
73
52
WR
OVR
Speed
Agility
Catching
Short Route
Medium Route
Deep Route
Catch In Traffic
Spectacular Catch
Release
Jumping
Odell Beckham Jr
96
94
98
96
96
96
94
91
99
92
94
Sterling Shepard
82
90
93
87
86
84
82
84
85
79
91
Russell Shepard
73
90
90
81
73
75
71
79
75
75
91
Bennie Fowler III
73
90
86
81
73
75
71
76
84
77
86
Cody Latimer
73
90
88
79
69
72
67
87
86
79
91
Corey Coleman
73
92
92
80
74
76
77
79
85
74
92
Jawill Davis
65
90
80
80
70
68
65
76
78
67
92
Quadree Henderson
63
89
86
75
72
68
63
76
72
66
79
TE
OVR
Speed
Agility
Catching
Short Route
Medium Route
Deep Route
Run Block
Evan Engram
85
90
89
82
77
76
75
59
Rhett Ellison
77
81
73
80
70
66
58
71
Scott Simonson
65
76
68
76
57
52
47
58
Garrett Dickerson
64
80
77
73
55
49
44
58
Zak DeOssie
52
79
78
63
50
45
40
56
OL
OVR
Speed
Strength
Pass Block
Run Block
Lead Block
Impact Block
Will Hernandez
79
65
95
79
82
77
89
Nate Solder
78
72
90
77
81
87
82
Jamon Brown
72
70
87
73
76
80
79
Spencer Pulley
71
69
86
74
74
76
79
Jon Halapio
70
60
85
77
74
76
75
John Greco
69
62
88
72
74
80
79
Chad Wheeler
67
63
80
72
75
67
69
Brian Mihalik
65
75
82
68
76
73
72
Evan Brown
62
71
93
68
70
74
77
Nick gates
59
57
77
68
70
72
69
DE
OVR
Speed
Agility
Power Moves
Finesse Moves
Block Shedding
BJ Hill
77
73
68
78
66
80
Josh Mauro
74
65
69
78
57
75
Kerry Wynn
73
73
56
76
57
74
Mario Edwards Jr
73
78
71
74
65
75
RJ McIntosh
67
70
66
67
73
73
Kristjan Sokoli
65
77
74
71
50
74
DT
OVR
Speed
Strength
Power Moves
Finesse Moves
Block Shedding
Impact Block
Dalvin Tomlinson
83
66
88
78
65
85
82
John Jenkins
72
64
92
77
58
73
85
OLB
OVR
Speed
Agility
Tackle
Hit Power
Play Recognition
Pursuit
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Olivier Vernon
83
81
74
84
71
86
84
51
61
Lorenzo Carter
74
88
84
80
79
59
82
64
70
Kareem Martin
73
82
73
77
72
70
76
59
71
Connor Barwin
73
82
80
79
76
70
76
60
66
Jordan Williams
58
73
71
72
70
58
73
22
32
MLB
OVR
Speed
Agility
Tackle
Hit Power
Play Recognition
Pursuit
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
BJ Goodson
73
83
81
85
83
71
82
50
61
Alec Ogletree
72
84
87
80
88
82
79
52
60
Tae Davis
66
80
80
79
76
73
78
55
63
Nathan Stupar
65
82
76
77
69
64
79
48
59
Ukeme Eligwe
64
85
80
82
81
53
79
52
60
CB
OVR
Speed
Acceleration
Agility
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Press
Janoris Jenkins
82
90
92
95
83
80
83
BW Webb
74
87
92
93
76
72
74
Grant Haley
72
91
91
95
75
71
71
Tony Lippett
71
87
88
87
73
77
80
Sam Beal
70
90
92
86
76
73
77
Antonio Hamilton
63
90
91
87
68
71
65
FS
OVR
Speed
Acceleration
Agility
Play Recognition
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Curtis Riley
73
89
91
87
73
67
73
Sean Chandler
67
84
89
80
62
65
73
Kamrin Moore
66
87
92
86
54
71
65
SS
OVR
Speed
Acceleration
Tackle
Play Recognition
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Landon Collins
84
88
90
79
82
71
77
Michael Thomas
73
86
88
67
74
69
73
Kenny Ladler
63
83
91
64
53
64
62
ST
OVR
Kick Power
Kick Accuracy
Aldrick Rosas (K)
84
95
93
Riley Dixon (P)
74
88
79

The Giants roster is not without talent, but it does lack depth and quality at key positions. Eli Manning (89 throw power, 87 short accuracy) is still the quarterback and has his limits. However, there is brilliance around him. Odell Beckham Jr (99 spectacular catch, 96 short route) is one of the best playmakers in Madden 19 and Saquon Barkley (95 agility, 91 carrying) is as exciting a prospect at running back. At tight end you also have Evan Engram (91 acceleration, 86 spectacular catch) who can dominate interior coverage. The giants offensive line is not great, but they invested heavily in left tackle Nate Solder (90 strength, 77 pass block) in the offseason and drafted Will Hernandez (95 strength, 79 pass block) high so there is some strength there.

Defensively the roster gets more spotty. There is very little talent on the defensive line, with only Dalvin Tomlinson (88 strength, 85 block shedding) really able to put up a fight. Olivier Vernon (87 acceleration, 85 power moves) is the best edge rusher on the roster, and at linebacker only Alec Ogletree (89 acceleration, 88 hit power) has any experience. In the secondary there is some quality. Janoris Jenkins (95 agility, 83 man coverage) is a good cornerback and Landon Collins (90 acceleration, 88 speed) can still be an excellent safety, but this is another area of the team that needs help.

One nice bonus is that kicker Aldrick Rosas (95 kick power, 93 kick accuracy) is more than capable of hitting long field goals.

New York giants Playbook - Offense

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I Form Pro

I Form Slot Flex

I Form Tight

I Form Twin TE

Strong I Pro

Strong I Wing

Weak I Pro

Weak I Wing

Singleback Ace

Singleback Ace Pair

Singleback Ace Slot

Singleback Bunce Ace

Singleback Dice Slot

Singleback Wing Pair

Singleback Wing Slot

Singleback Wing Tight

Pistol Strong

Pistol Tight Slots

Shotgun Ace Offset 

Shotgun Bunch

Shotgun Doubles Offset

Shotgun Doubles Offset Wk

Shotgun Doubles Y Off Wk

Shotgun Eagle Trey

Shotgun Empty Base Flex

Shotgun Empty Bunch Wide

Shotgun Split Panther

Shotgun Stack Y Off Wk

Shotgun Trey

Shotgun Trey Y-Flex

Shotgun Y Off Trips Wk

Shotgun  Y Trips Wk

The New York Giants offensive playbook is a solid one to use. It has a nice balance between I formation plays, singleback and shotgun. You also get two Pistol formations, including the very nice Pistol Tight Slots that includes a PA Post Shot play. Within the shotgun sets you get Bunch and three empty formations. There is also Split Panther and Y Off Trips Wk which can really create angles to get Saquon Barkley in space. You also get Shotgun Trey Y-Flex which is one of our favorite formations in Madden 19.

New York giants Playbook - Defense

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3-4 Bear

3-4 Even

3-4 Odd

3-4 Over

3-4 Under

4-4 Split

Nickel Normal

Nickel 3-3-5

Nickel 2-4-5 Double A Gap

Big Nickel Over G

Dime 2-3-6

Quarter Normal

Quarter 3 Deep

Dollar 3-2-6

Goal Line Defense 5-3-3

Goal Line Defense 5-4-2

The New York Giants defensive playbook is a pretty good 3-4 one. You get 3-4 Bear thrown into the 5 base formations and also 4-4 Split which is among the best heavy formations in Madden 19. You don't get too many sub packages as you go further into the playbook, but the ability to use Nickel 3-3-5 and 2-4-5 Double A Gap will let you mix up looks against shotgun enough to not be predictable. The Dime, Quarter, & Dollar formations will provide the most coverage, but I would be loath to use them until you have strengthened New York's secondary considerably.

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