Graham Gano

HONORS

• Pro Bowl: 2017
• NFC Special Teams Player of the Month: November 2015; October 2018
• NFC Special Teams Player of the Week: 2010 Week 16; 2018 Week 5; 2020 Week 9; 2021 Week 7; 2022 Week 2.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Gano has played in 202 regular-season and nine postseason games for Washington, Carolina, and the Giants…He has made 333 of 398 field goal attempts (83.7%) and 399 of 418 extra point tries (95.5%) in the regular season.
• In the postseason, Gano has made 13 of 16 field goal attempts (81.3%) and all 23 of his PATs…Has scored 62 postseason points
• Gano has made 45 of 66 (68.2%) of his field goal attempts from 50+ yards, with a long of 61 yards.
• In his five Giants seasons, Gano has touchbacks on 153 of 283 kickoffs (54.1%).
• Gano has had touchbacks on 590 of 969 kickoffs (60.9%) in the regular season and 32 of 44 (72.7%) in the playoffs.

NOTES TO KNOW

• As a Giant, Gano has scored 420 points, the 6th-most in franchise history…His 109 field goals place him 4th in franchise history, behind Pete Gogolak (126) ), Brad Daluiso (123), and Lawrence Tynes (122)… Gano has made 109 of 125 field goal attempts, an 87.2 rate that is the 2nd-highest in Giants history among kickers with at least 50 attempts (Josh Brown, 91.7% 2013-16).
• His 333 field goals and 1,398 points were 5th among active players at the end of the 2024 season.
• Gano has kicked 2 57-yard field goals that are tied for the longest in Giants history and his 63-yarder for Carolina in 2018 is the longest field goal ever kicked against the Giants…Gano's 57-yard field goals at Dallas on Nov. 24, 2022, and at San Francisco on Sept. 21, 2023 tied Aldrick Rosas (Dec. 2, 2018, vs. Chicago) for the longest 3-pointer in Giants history.
• Gano has the franchise's 2nd and 6th-highest single-season field goal percentages with 96.9 (31 of 32) in 2020, and 90.6 (29 of 32) in 2022.
• Owns the longest field goal kick in Panthers history…Made a 63-yard game-winning field goal vs. the Giants (107/18).
• With the Giants, Gano has made 25 of 31 attempts (80.6%) from 50 or more yards...His 25 field goals of 50+ yards are more than twice as many as any other kicker in Giants history; Joe Danelo is 2nd with 9.
• From 9/20/20 to 10/3/21, Gano made 37 consecutive field goal attempts, a Giants record that tied him with Seattle's Jason Myers for the 4th-longest streak in history and was 7 fewer than Adam Vinatieri's record of 44. The streak ended when Gano missed a 35-yard try at New Orleans…Gano shattered the previous Giants record of 29 games in a row set by Josh Brown from 2014-15.
• Owns the longest field goal kick in Panthers history…Made a 63-yard game-winning field goal vs. the Giants (107/18).
• Ranks 2nd to John Kasay in Panthers history with 742 points (165 field goals, 247 PATs).

2024

• In 2024, played in 10 games…Suffered a hamstring injury on the opening kickoff at Washington (9/15), was placed on injured reserve and missed seven games…Returned at Carolina (11/10) and kicked in the season's final eight games…Made 9 of 11 field goal attempts, including 2 of 2 from 50+ yards, and all 15 of his extra point tries for 42 points…Had touchbacks on 24 of his 35 kickoffs (68.6%).

2023

• In 2023, played in eight games…Made 11 of 17 field goal attempts and all 8 of his extra point tries for 41 points…Had touchbacks on 23 of his 28 kickoffs (82.1%)…Made both of his field goal attempts, including a franchise record-tying 57-yarder, at San Francisco (9/21)…Placed on injured reserve on Nov. 3 with a knee injury that required surgery.

2022

• In 2022, Gano played in all 17 regular-season games and two postseason games…Made 29 of 32 field goal attempts (90.6%) and 32 of 34 extra point tries for 119 points, the 5^th-highest total of his career, his 10^th 100-point season, and the most by a Giants kicker since Aldrick Rosas scored 127 points in 2018…Two of his missed attempts were a blocked kick vs. Carolina on Sept. 18 and a 58-yarder into the wind on the last play of overtime in the 20-20 tie vs. Washington on Dec. 4…Had touchbacks on 50 of 79 kickoffs (63.3%).
• Gano set a Giants record with 8 field goals of 50+ yards, one more than he had in 2021…Gano's 8 field goals of 50+ placed him in a 3-way tie for the league's 4th-highest total. Las Vegas' Daniel Carlson had 11, and Dallas' Brett Maher, Indianapolis' Chase McLaughlin and Baltimore's Justin Tucker all had 9. Gano tied Brandon McManus, then with Denver.
• Received his 5^th career NFC Special Teams Player of the Week award – and his 2^nd in as many years after a victory against Carolina - after kicking field goals of 36 and 33 yards in the first quarter and 51 and 56 yards in the 4th, the latter providing the game's decisive points with 3:34 remaining, in a 19-16 victory vs. the Panthers (9/18)…Gano has the only 2 games in Giants history in which a kicker boosted a pair of 50+-yard field goals in the 4th quarter or overtime. On 9/16/21, in Washington, he kicked 52 and 55-yarders – plus a 35-yarder – in the 4th.
• Tied the record for the longest field goal in Giants history with a 57-yarder at Dallas (11/24)…It was the longest field goal on the road in franchise history...Rosas kicked the Giants' only other 57-yarder, vs. Chicago on 12/2/18.

2021

• In 2021, Gano played in all 17 games for the Giants and made 29 of 33 attempts (87.9%) and all 17 of his extra point tries for 104 points…Gano entered the season with 30 consecutive field goal attempts and extended his streak to 37 before missing in Week 4.
• Kicked a career-high 5 field goals at Washington (9/16), including 2 from 50+ yards…His 5 field goals made were tied for the most made in a game by a kicker in 2021.
• Earned NFC Player of the Week honors vs. Carolina (10/24), when he made field goals of 49, 53 and 44 yards.

2020

• In his first season with the Giants in 2020, Gano had one of the finest seasons of his career and by a Giants kicker…Made 31 of 32 attempts, a .9687 percentage that is the 2^nd-highest in Giants history…Gano's .9687 percentage was the highest among the 21 NFL kickers who attempted at least 25 field goals in 2020.
• Gano's only miss was on a 57-yard try at Chicago (9/20)…After the miss, he made his next 30 field goal attempts, breaking Josh Brown's previous team record of 29 from 2014-15…The record-setter was a 50-yard field goal in the 4th quarter vs. Dallas (1/3).
• Gano tied an NFL record by becoming the first player in Giants history to kick 3 field goals of 50 or more yards in a game at Dallas (10/11)…He kicked field goals of 55, 50 and 54 yards, plus a 28-yarder.
• Received his 3rd career NFC Special Teams Player of the Week award for his contributions to the team's victory in Washington (11/8), where he kicked field goals of 38, 48 and 42 yards and 3 of his 6 kickoffs were touchbacks.

2019

• In 2019, Gano did not play football because of an injury he suffered in practice to his left (plant) leg the previous year.

2018

• In 2018, played in 12 games for Carolina before going on injured reserve…Converted 30 of 33 PAT attempts and 14 of 16 field goal tries for 72 points.
• Kicked 3 extra points and a season-high 4 field goals, including a game-winning, franchise-record 63-yarder vs. the Giants (10/7), a performance that earned him the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week and NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October.

2017

• In 2017, played in all 16 regular season games and one postseason game…Converted 29 of 30 field goal attempts for a then career high 96.7%...Turned 70 of 83 kickoffs into touchbacks, a career-best and franchise-record 84.8%...Scored 121 total points (29 field goals, 34 PATs), his 5th consecutive 100-point season.

2016

• In 2016, finished with 121 points…Kicked 30 field goals for the 2nd consecutive season …Took over punting duties for an injured Andy Lee vs. Kansas City (11/13)...Punted 4 times for 180 yards with a long of 54.

2015

• In 2015, tied for 2nd in the NFL with a Carolina-record 146 points...Kicked 30 field goals, the 5th-highest total in the NFL and the 3rd-most in a single season in Panthers history…Added a career-high 56 extra points on 59 attempts.
• Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for November after leading the NFL in scoring (62 points) and field goals (15).
• Scored a career postseason high 22 points with 4 field goals and 10 extra points in 3 games…Booted a 39-yard field goal and one extra point in Carolina's loss to Denver in Super Bowl 50.

2014

• In 2014, made 29 of 35 (82.9%) field goal attempts and all 34 extra point tries for a Panthers-leading 121 points.

2013

• In 2013, played all 16 games for Carolina…Converted 24 of 27 (88.9%) field goal attempts and all 42 extra point tries for a team-leading 114 points…Led the NFL with a 79.7 touchback percentage (63 of 79).

2012

• In 2012, played in six games in his first season with the Panthers…Finished 2nd on the team with 47 points.

2011

• In 2011, played 16 games in his final season in Washington and led the team with 118 points…His 31 field goals equaled the 2nd-most in franchise history.

2010

• In 2010, hit 24 of 35 field goal attempts and all 28 PATs for 100 points…Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 16 after kicking 2 extra points and 2 field goals, including the game-winning 31-yarder in overtime, at Jacksonville (12/26).

2009

• In his first NFL season in 2009, played in four games for Washington and made all 4 of his field goal attempts and 6 of 7 extra point tries for 18 points…Kicked 2 field goals, including a season-long 46-yarder, in his NFL debut at Oakland (12/13/09).

COLLEGE

• Gano was inducted into the Florida State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022…Played in 40 games at FSU...Served as Seminoles' placekicker for just one season.
• In 2008, earned the Lou Groza Award as the nation's top kicker and 2nd-team All-America honors as a senior in 2008...Converted 24 of 26 field goal attempts, including 18 in a row, with a long of 53 yards...Finished first in the Football Bowl Subdivision with 24 field goals, 92.3 percent conversion rate and 5 field goals of 50 yards or more despite not playing in the first 2 games after tearing the meniscus in his right knee 2 weeks prior to the opener...Only two misses were from 50 and 52 yards... Led the nation's kickers and Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring with 105 points.
• Handled punting duties for three seasons...Averaged 42.1 yards on 148 punts with a long of 64 yards.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY

• Honored as the New York Giants 2023 Hometown Hero at the United Way of New York City's Gridiron Gala which raised more than $2 million for United Way Programming…Honored as the New York Giants 2023 Salute to Service Award Recipient… Participated in Jingle Jam, where he helped spread holiday joy to more than 500 New Jersey foster children, spending time with them and assisting with the gift distribution… After the team practice in Germany prior to the Sunday game, met with the 120 students that participated in the NFL Flag clinic… Met with members from the Wounded Warriors Project during their visit to the Quest Diagnostics Training Center to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants.

PERSONAL

• Gano and his wife, Brittany, have five children: Bryson, Ryder, Kayden, Riley, and Brynlee.
• Carolina's Ed Block Courage Award Winner in 2017.
• Majored in criminal justice at Florida State.
• Attended J.M. Tate High School in Cantonment, FL.

MAIN TRANSACTIONS

• Originally signed as a rookie free agent by the Baltimore Ravens on 5/8/09.
• Waived by Baltimore on 9/5/09 and signed as a free agent by Washington on 12/8/09.
• Waived by Washington on 8/28/12.
• Signed as a free agent by the Carolina Panthers on 11/20/12.
• Released by Carolina on 7/30/20.
• Signed as a free agent by the Giants on 8/19/20.