2017 Bracket Challenge: Ole Miss Vs. Michigan
OLE MISS
Notable: Eli Manning (2004, 1st Rd)
Eli Manning is a two time winner of the Most Valuable Player in Super Bowls XLII and XLVI. He is one of five players in NFL history to win multiple Super Bowl MVP awards (Joe Montana, Tom Brady, Terry Bradshaw, Bart Starr). The first overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft owns every major passing record in Giants franchise history while ranking seventh in NFL history in completions (4,072), eighth in passing yards (48,214), and seventh in passing touchdowns (320).
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MICHIGAN
Notables: WR Amani Toomer (1996, 2nd Rd), WR Mario Manningham (2008, 3rd Rd), OT Jumbo Elliott (1988, 2nd Rd)
Toomer played in 201 games for the Giants, including the playoffs. He scored two touchdowns in the Giants' victory over the Cowboys in a 2007 NFC Divisional Playoff Game and finished with a team-high six receptions in the Super Bowl XLII triumph over New England. Toomer holds franchise records for catches (668), receiving yards (9,497), touchdown catches (54) and 100-yard receiving games (22). Manningham was a hero of Super Bowl XLVI, making a spectacular 38-yard, sideline catch on the Giants' go-ahead drive late in the fourth quarter. Elliot played in 116 games from 1988-1995, including postseason, and helped the Giants capture Super Bowl XXV.
