Carter Coughlin

Originally a 7th-round (218 pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2020. Coughlin played in 49 games with 39 starts – including starts in each of his final 38 games at right defensive end - in 4 seasons with the Golden Gophers…Second-team All-Big Ten selection as a junior and senior…Academic all-conference selection in each of his last 3 years…Two-time winner of Minnesota's Defensive Trench Award…Coughlin finished his career with 159 tackles (107 solo)…He is 3rd in school history with 22.5 sacks and 4th with 40 tackles for loss…Also forced 7 fumbles and recovered 1.

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally a 7th-round (218 pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2020.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Coughlin played in 49 games with 39 starts – including starts in each of his final 38 games at right defensive end - in 4 seasons with the Golden Gophers…Second-team All-Big Ten selection as a junior and senior…Academic all-conference selection in each of his last 3 years…Two-time winner of Minnesota's Defensive Trench Award…Coughlin finished his career with 159 tackles (107 solo)…He is 3rd in school history with 22.5 sacks and 4th with 40 tackles for loss…Also forced 7 fumbles and recovered 1.

2019:

• Started all 13 games…Collected career-high totals of 49 tackles (29 solo), including a team-leading 9.5 for loss and 4.5 sacks…Named 2nd-team All-Big Ten…Received the team's Defensive Trench Award…Academic All-Big Ten…Forced 2 fumbles and recovered 1…Recorded a career-high 8 tackles (4 solo), including 3 stops for loss and 1.0 sack vs. Penn State…Registered 6 tackles (3 solo) including 1 for loss at Northwestern…Tallied 5 solo tackles vs. Purdue and 5 (3 solo) vs. Auburn in the Outback Bowl…Tallied 2 tackles, including a 9-yard sack, at Fresno State…Collected 3 tackles, including 1.0 sack, vs. Nebraska…Forced 1 fumble, broke up 2 passes and contributed 4 tackles including 1.5 for loss and assisted on a sack, at Rutgers…Recovered 1 fumble and made 1 tackle vs. Wisconsin…Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl.

2018:

• As a junior, started all 13 games and finished with 48 tackles (34 solo) and led the team with career-high totals of 15 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks and 4 four forced fumbles…Selected 2nd-team All-Big Ten…Recipient of the Carl Eller Award as the Golden Gophers' outstanding defensive player… Received the team's Defensive Trench Award…Academic All-Big Ten…Tallied 3 tackles, 2.0 sacks vs. Miami (Ohio)…Notched 2 tackles and 1.0 sack vs. Maryland…Forced 1 fumble, recorded 1.0 sack and registered 4 tackles vs. Iowa…Collected 7 tackles, including 3 for loss, 2.0 sacks and forced 1 fumble vs. Ohio State…Recorded 1.0 sack vs. Nebraska and contributed 6 tackles and forced a fumble to seal a victory vs. Indiana…Made 3 tackles, including 2 for loss at Illinois…Posted 5 tackles vs. Northwestern and forced 1 fumble and added 6 tackles, including a half-sack, vs. Wisconsin…Had 2 tackles vs. Georgia Tech in the Quick Lane Bowl.

2017:

• Started all 12 games…Recorded 37 tackles, including a team-leading 11.5 for a loss and 6.5 sacks, plus 1 forced fumble…All-Big Ten Honorable Mention and Academic All-Big Ten…Tallied 2 tackles including 1 for loss vs. Oregon State…Notched 5 tackles, including 2.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks, vs. Purdue…Made 4 tackles, including 1 for a loss vs. Michigan State…Registered 4 tackles, including 2.0 sacks, vs. Illinois…Collected 8 tackles and 1.0 sack vs. Nebraska…Contributed 3 tackles, including 2 for loss, vs. Northwestern, and 3 tackles vs. Wisconsin.

2016:

• As a freshman, played in 11 games with 1 start and contributed 25 tackles (15 solo), 4 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks…Made collegiate debut vs. Indiana State and recorded his first career tackle…Started for the first time vs. Colorado State and tallied 6 tackles…Registered 5 tackles vs. Maryland and 3 stops vs. Illinois…Posted 4 tackles, including 1.0 sack, vs. Washington State in the Holiday Bowl.

PERSONAL:

• Business and marketing education major…Starred at Eden Prairie (Minn.), where he was a 3-year starter on the varsity, capturing 2 state titles and losing only 1 game over that stretch.…Coughlin grew up a few doors down from Ryan Connelly, a fellow linebacker who was a 5th-round draft choice of the Giants in 2019…They were high school teammates who remain close friends…Coughlin played on the defensive line and at linebacker and was a 3-year letterwinner for the Eagles, who ranked No. 3 in the state…When Coughlin was a senior in 2015, Eden Prairie was 11-1, including 9-0 record in conference play…Guided team to 2 state titles and a 40-game winning streak…Paced a defense that allowed only 16.9 points-per-game during senior season…That year, he totaled 35 tackles, including 7 for loss, 2 pass breakups and 1 fumble recovery…On offense, had 6 rushing attempts for 27 yards and 2 touchdowns and 1 reception for 46 yards and a score…As a junior, forced and recovered a fumble for a defense that allowed just 13.9 points per game and led the team to a 13-0 record…In his sophomore season, the defense allowed 12.7 points a game and the team was a perfect 13-0…Named first-team All-state by the AP…Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl…Also lettered in basketball…Coughlin is part of an athletic Minnesota family…Son of Robert and Jennie Coughlin…Has 2 brothers (Quinn and Cullen) and 2 sisters (Kaiden and Callie)…Coughlin's father played defensive tackle for the Gophers from 1986-90 and was a 2-year letterwinner…His mother played tennis for Minnesota from 1989-92 and was a 3-time all-conference selection and 2-time team MVP. She is in the top 5 in program history for singles wins (92) and doubles victories (89)…Maternal grandfather, Tom Moe, was a wide receiver who lettered for the Gophers from 1957-59, also played baseball for the Gophers and served as the school's interim athletic director from 1999-2002…Coughlin's uncle, Mike Moe, lettered for the Gophers in the 1980s.