Marcus McKethan

Originally a 5th-round (173rd pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2022.

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally a 5th-round (173rd pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2022.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• In his debut season in 2023, played in 16 games with 5 starts – 4 at right guard and one at left guard…Did not play at Las Vegas (11/5)…Made his NFL debut vs. Dallas (9/10)…Started for the first time at right guard at Arizona (9/17)…Made his final start of the season, at left guard, vs. Washington (10/22).
• In 2022, spent the entire season in injured reserve after tearing his ACL in a preseason practice.

COLLEGE:

• In 4 seasons at North Carolina following a redshirt year, McKethan played in 43 games and started 37 of his last 38 contests, including all 25 games in 2020-21…Selected honorable mention All-ACC in each of his final 2 seasons…As a senior in 2021, started all 13 games…Two-time ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week…Blocked for an offense that averaged 35.2 points per game (3rd in the ACC), 468.2 total yards per game (4th in the ACC), including 212.5 rushing yards per game (2nd in the ACC)…In 2020, started all 12 games at right guard…In 2019, played in 13 games with 12 starts…As a redshirt freshman in 2018, played in 5 games on the offensive line and on special teams…Redshirted in 2017.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

• Attended The Giants Foundation Golf Classic which raised more than $400,000 for foundation…Met with members from the Wounded Warriors Project during their visit at the Quest Diagnostic Training Facility to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants…Attended the Father-Son Breakfast at Iona Prep to speak with students about his NFL Journey…Represented the New York City Police Foundation's Far Rockaway Giants during the NFL's Week 13 My Cause My Cleats initiative.

PERSONAL

• Three-sport star at Barnwell (S.C.) High School…Ranked as the No. 2 tackle in the state…Represented South Carolina in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, an annual all-star game between talented prospects from the 2 border states…Also played in Border Bowl IV, a postseason all-star game between South Carolina and Georgia prospects…Did not allow a sack during his senior season and finished the year with 543 knockdown blocks…Also played on the Barnwell basketball team and competed in the discus for the track and field team…State champion in the discus as a junior with a throw of 151 feet, 6 inches…Father is Jeffrey McKethan…Mother is Andrea Davis and stepfather is Herbert Davis.