Dave Gettleman, a veteran with more than 30 years of NFL experience as a scout and general manager, was introduced as the Giants’ general manager on Dec. 29, 2017. He is just the fourth person to hold that position since 1979, following George Young, Ernie Accorsi and Jerry Reese.

Dave Gettleman, a veteran with more than 30 years of NFL experience as a scout and general manager, was introduced as the Giants’ general manager on Dec. 29, 2017. He is just the fourth person to hold that position since 1979, following George Young, Ernie Accorsi and Jerry Reese.

In his first season as G.M., the Giants won two more games than they had the previous year as Gettleman overhauled the roster with an eye toward consistent success in the future.

His first draft class included running back Saquon Barkley, the No. 2 overall selection who set numerous records in his debut season and was selected the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. In addition, 2018 draft choices Will Hernandez (who started every game at left guard), linebacker Lorenzo Carter and defensive tackle B.J. Hill should all be vital contributors for many seasons.

Veteran players acquired by Gettleman included Nate Solder, a 16-game starter at left tackle; linebacker Alec Ogletree, who led the Giants with five interceptions and was a defensive captain; and safety Michael Thomas, who was also selected a captain, was a special teams Pro Bowler, and the team’s NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee.

Gettleman’s 10 draft choices this year included Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth overall selection and seven defensive players, starting with first-rounders Dexter Lawrence, a defensive tackle from Clemson, and DeAndre Baker, a cornerback from Georgia. Thanks to a pair of trades, the Giants had three first-round selections for the first time in the draft’s 84-year history.

Gettleman was the Carolina Panthers’ general manager from 2013-17. In his four full seasons with the Panthers, they won three consecutive NFC South Division titles, an NFC Championship, and played in Super Bowl 50. Gettleman received The Sporting News’ 2015 NFL Executive of the Year Award after the Panthers compiled a league-best 17-2 record.

Carolina’s three straight division titles from 2013-15 marked the first time the Panthers earned three consecutive postseason berths in franchise history. Carolina joined Denver and New England as the only franchises with at least three consecutive division titles from 2013-16.

The Panthers’ 34 regular-season victories over that time represent the team’s best-ever three-year stretch.

Prior to his arrival, the Panthers had four consecutive non-winning seasons and had not qualified for the playoffs since 2008.

Gettleman previously spent 15 seasons with the Giants (1998-2012) – one as the assistant director of pro personnel, 13 as director, and a final season as the team’s senior pro personnel analyst. Prior to coming to the Giants, Gettleman was a scout for the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos.

Gettleman was instrumental in the acquisitions of numerous players that helped the Giants advance to Super Bowls XXXV, XLII and XLVI. In 2000, he was a driving force in the free agent signings of Lomas Brown, Glenn Parker and Dusty Zeigler, which vastly improved the offensive line. The Giants also acquired eight-year veteran linebacker Mike Barrow, who started all but one game at middle linebacker and finished second on the team in tackles.

The 2007 world champions received huge contributions from acquisitions who were highly-touted by Gettleman. They included leading receiver Plaxico Burress, who caught the Super Bowl-winning touchdown pass, defensive captain and leading tackler Antonio Pierce, center Shaun O’Hara, tackle Kareem McKenzie, defensive tackle Fred Robbins, linebacker Kawika Mitchell, cornerbacks Sam Madison and R.W. McQuarters, running back Reuben Droughns and Lawrence Tynes, the only kicker in NFL history with two game-winning overtime field goals in the postseason.

Four years later, the Giants won another championship with Gettleman-inspired acquisitions playing a key role. They included safety Antrel Rolle and linebacker Michael Boley, the team’s top two tacklers with 96 and 91, respectively, defensive tackles Chris Canty and Rocky Bernard, and punter Steve Weatherford.

Gettleman has been a part of seven Super Bowl teams, including three winners, with four franchises. He was with Buffalo in 1990 and 1991, Denver in 1997, the Giants in 2000, 2007 and 2011, and Carolina in 2015. The Broncos and the 2007 and 2011 Giants won the championship. Gettleman has been associated with 16 playoff teams in his NFL career.

When Gettleman arrived in Charlotte in January 2013, the Panthers had won a total of 15 games in the previous three seasons and were in a challenging salary cap situation. Gettleman was able to keep the core of the roster together, add important pieces, and help launch their three-year division title streak. And though he did not have the benefit of a full college scouting season or the full complement of draft choices -- Carolina had just five -- he engineered a draft that produced defensive tackles Star Lotulelei and Pro Bowler Kawann Short, who had 11 sacks and was a Pro Bowler in 2015. Lotulelei became one of the NFL’s best run stoppers. In addition, fifth-round pick A.J. Klein provided reliable depth as both a starter and reserve at linebacker behind Luke Kuechly.

Subsequent Carolina drafts under Gettleman’s direction delivered outstanding players such as Pro Bowl guard Trai Turner, second team All-Pro tackle Daryl Williams, receiver Kelvin Benjamin and linebacker Shaq Thompson. Gettleman also demonstrated an aptitude for finding under-the-radar prospects who became productive players, such as guard Andrew Norwell, as well as undervalued free agents like safety Kurt Coleman, wide receiver Ted Ginn and running back Fozzy Whittaker.

Gettleman entered the NFL in 1986 as a scouting department intern for the Buffalo Bills. He became a full-time scout for Buffalo after the 1987 draft. Following a year as an area scout, Gettleman was assigned as the Bills’ representative to the BLESTO scouting combine and continued in that capacity through the 1992 draft as the Northeast area scout. From June 1992 through December 1993, Gettleman worked as a regional scout for BLESTO, concentrating in the East and Midwest regions. In January 1994, Gettleman joined the scouting department of the Broncos, for whom he spent more than four years in the East and Southeast regions.

Gettleman joined the Giants in the spring of 1998 as then-director of pro personnel Tim Rooney’s assistant. He was promoted to pro personnel director in the spring of 1999 upon Rooney’s retirement.

After the Giants won Super Bowl XLVI in February 2012, Gettleman became the team’s senior pro personnel analyst.

Gettleman began his football career as a teacher/coach at Spackenkill High School in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. As the head coach from 1973-78 and 1980-81, Gettleman led his teams to two league titles and one Section 1 Bowl berth. He spent a season as a volunteer assistant at Cal State Long Beach in 1979. Gettleman joined the faculty of Kingston High School in 1982 and became the head coach in 1984, leading his team to a Section 1 Bowl berth.

Born in Boston, Gettleman earned a bachelor’s degree from Springfield College in 1972. He played offensive tackle on the freshman football team. Gettleman has two master’s degrees: one in physical education from Southern Connecticut State in 1978 and another in sports administration from St. Thomas University in 1986. He and his wife, Joanne, have three children, Aaron (and wife Melissa), Sam and Ana Jane.