Originally a 1st round (15th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2010.
GIANTS NOTE:
Pierre-Paul had 2 sacks vs. Jacksonville (11/28) and 2 vs. Washington (12/5) to become the 1st rookie in Giants history with at least 2 sacks in consecutive games.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
As a rookie in 2010, played in all 16 games as a reserve defensive lineman and on special teams…On defense, finished with 31 tackles (24 solo), including 4.5 sacks, the highest total by a Giants rookie since Cornelius Griffin had 5.0 in 2000…Added 6 passes defensed, 17 QB hurries, 11 QB hits, 2 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries…Tied for 3rd on the team with 9 special teams tackles (8 solo).
Made his NFL debut with 1 defensive tackle and 1 special teams tackle vs. Carolina (9/12)…Had 2 special teams tackles at Houston (10/10) and vs. Detroit (10/17)…Recorded a season-high 7 tackles (6 solo), including his first 2 NFL sacks, and 2 forced fumbles vs. Jacksonville (11/28). Forced David Garrard to fumble on each of his first 2 career sacks…Added 2 sacks the following week vs. Washington (12/5) and half-sack vs. Philadelphia (12/19)…Recovered 1 fumble in each game vs. the Redskins.
COLLEGE:
Played at 3 colleges - College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, Calif., in 2007, Fort Scott (Kan.) Community College in 2008 and South Florida in 2009…In his 3 stops, Pierre-Paul played in 35 games, recording 161 tackles (119 solo) with 31.0 sacks for minus 180 yards, 56.0 stops for losses totaling 248 yards and 13 pressures…He forced seven fumbles and recovered 3 others, deflected 9 passes and intercepted 2 more for 38 yards in returns…In 2009, he was a 1st-team All-America selection by Pro Football Weekly and consensus All-Big East 1st-team choice…Earned team Rookie of the Year honors…A late arrival to fall camp, Pierre-Paul was originally going to be red-shirted, but the coaches relented and allowed him to play…A junior, he moved from 4th on the depth chart at left defensive end to the Bulls’ starter vs. Charleston Southern, Florida State, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Miami, Connecticut and Northern Illinois (International Bowl)…Part of a defense that ranked 19th in the nation in scoring defense (19.8 points per game) and 24th in total defense (321.8 yards per game)…Recorded 45 tackles (27 solo) with 6.5 sacks for minus 29 yards, 16.5 stops for losses totaling 53 yards and a team-high 7 quarterback pressures…Forced 2 fumbles, deflected 3 passes and intercepted another that he returned 18 yards for a touchdown vs. Syracuse…Also blocked a kick vs. Connecticut…His 6.5 sacks in 2009 were the most by a Bulls’ 1st-year player in a season since Shawn Hay and Demetrius Woods both recorded 8.0 sacks in 1997…In 2008, earned All-America and All-Jayhawk Football Conference 1st-team honors at Fort Scott Community College…Helped the Greyhounds finished 9-2 and a victory in the Heart of Texas Bowl…Recorded 67 tackles (50 solo), 10.5 sacks for minus 50 yards, 20.5 stops for losses of 78 yards, forced 3 fumbles and recovered 2 others…Added 5 pressures…In 2007, in just his 2nd season playing organized football, Pierre-Paul was named All-America and All-Western State Conference 1st-team at the College of the Canyons…Led all California junior college players with 14 sacks for minus 101 yards and had 19.0 stops for losses totaling 117 yards…Forced 2 fumbles, recovered another, deflected 5 passes and intercepted another for a 20-yard return.
OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY
Attended the Jay Fund’s Annual Champions for Children’s Gala in New York City.
Attended the Rookie Halloween Party at Tomorrows Children’s Fund, a pediatric cancer center at Hackensack University Medical Center.
Served meals at the Food Bank for New York City’s Community Kitchen in Harlem, N.Y. to help celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday with those in need of a hot meal in New York City.
Attended Giants Kickoff Luncheon benefitting Hackensack University Medical Center.
PERSONAL:
Attended Deerfield Beach (Fla.) High School, lettering 4 times in basketball before playing football as a senior…Helped lead the football team to a 9-3 record as a 225-pound defensive end, earning Class 6A All-District IX consideration…Interdisciplinary social services major…Resides in Deerfield Beach, Florida…Born Jan. 1, 1989.
