Cornerback · New York Giants

Role Score

Starter

Projected Role

Unknown

Current Status

JAXNYG

Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age: 26 yr
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 188 lb
NFL Experience: 5 years
Birth Date: May 18, 2000
College: Northwestern
Draft: 2021
Draft Pick: R1 · #26

Availability & contract

Expected Games: 15/17
Total Contract: $8.0M
This Year: $8.0M
Per Game: $471K

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against

Roster Value+26.0 vs NFL CB86th percentile

Role+30.6 vs NFL CB90th percentile

Experience+42.0 vs NFL CB87th percentile

Prime+7.5 vs NFL CB52nd percentile

Durability+26.6 vs NFL CB84th percentile

Continuity−29.3 vs NFL CB0th percentile

Draft Pedigree+52.4 vs NFL CB93rd percentile

Contract Fit+15.2 vs NFL CB81st percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Greg Newsome II fits · Cornerbacks

NYG cornerbacks, last season vs this season — Greg Newsome II is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Defensive Backs Coach: Addison Lynch

#2Deonte Banks838215/176897899682$4.3M25.56'2"205

#20Greg Newsome II737815/17790889681$8.0M26.46'0"188

#33Colton HoodDrafted, unsigned737210/1700507978—21.66'0"193

#21Paulson Adebo686212/178065699566$24M27.26'1"193

Andru Phillips736216/175886939668$1.6M24.85'11"180

Rico PaytonInjured reserve424512/1793069960$1.1M26.86'0"182

JT WoodsFree agent33303/1700509665—26.36'2"193

DJ JamesReserve list30303/1700509619—25.66'0"164

Jarrick Bernard-ConverseInjured reserve30259/17611519616$1.1M26.46'1"205

#39Thaddeus DixonReserve list16252/170050960—24.66'1"195

#31Nic Jones28209/1715851965$1.1M24.96'0"185

#38Korie BlackInjured reserve352011/17234265965$1.0M24.36'0"190

Last season · 2025Defensive Backs Coach: Addison Lynch

Deonte Banks838215/176897899682$4.3M25.56'2"205

Paulson Adebo686212/178065699566$24M27.26'1"193

Andru Phillips736216/175886939668$1.6M24.85'11"180

Art GreenOn waivers474510/17——60960$1.1M26.46'2"200

Rico PaytonInjured reserve424512/1793069960$1.1M26.86'0"182

TJ MooreOn waivers2930—0050960—24.86'0"185

Jarrick Bernard-ConverseInjured reserve30259/17611519616$1.1M26.46'1"205

Nic JonesReserve list28209/1715851965$1.1M24.96'0"185

Korie BlackInjured reserve352011/17234265965$1.0M24.36'0"190

Cordale FlottUnknown——14/17——————25.16'1"170

Myles PurchaseUnknown——5/17——————23.85'11"205

Contract notes

Short excerpts from public reporting. These notes are reported context, separate from the structured contract figures above.

“I assumed that this could be a possibility to sign a one year.”

ReportedNew York Giants Official News

Transactions

Every tracked move involving this player, from the canonical transaction tracker.

#20Greg Newsome II

Roster Value73

JAXNYGOffseason roster

New York Giants sign Greg Newsome II

Mar 13, 2026

Official