Micah McFadden

Originally a 5th-round (146th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2022.

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally a 5th-round (146th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2022.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Has played in 33 regular-season games with 21 starts in 2 seasons with the Giants...Has recorded 155 tackles (96 solo), 18 tackles for loss, 8 quarterback hits, 5 passes defensed, 4 fumble recoveries, 3.0 sacks, one interception, and one forced fumble.
• In 2023, played in 16 games with 14 starts…Inactive with an ankle injury at Miami (10/8)…Finished 3^rd on the team with a career-high 97 tackles (61 solo)…Led the Giants and tied Tampa Bay's Antoine Winfield, Jr. for the NFL lead with 4 defensive fumble recoveries…Tied Kayvon Thibodeaux for the team lead with 12 tackles for loss…Also had 5 passes defensed, one interception and 2 half sacks.
• Recorded a career and team-high 10 tackles (3 solo) vs. Dallas (9/10)…Collected a career-best 9 solo tackles (10 total), including 4 stops for lost yardage, at San Francisco (9/21)…Contributed 7 tackles (3 solo), one quarterback hit, one interception and one fumble recovery at Buffalo (10/15) to become the first Giant with an interception and fumble recovery in a game since James Bradberry (vs. Carolina on 10/24/21)…Registered 5 tackles (one solo), 2 quarterback hits, and a half-sack vs. Washington (10/22) and 5 tackles (2 solo), one quarterback hit, and a half-sack vs. Green Bay (12/11)…Tallied 8 tackles (6 solo), 2 passes defensed, and one fumble recovery vs. Philadelphia (1/7).
• As a rookie in 2022, played in all 17 regular-season games with 7 starts…Inactive for both Giants' postseason games…Finished with 58 tackles (35 solo), 2.0 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 2 quarterback hits and one forced fumble.
• Made NFL debut at Tennessee (9/11)…In his first career start, recorded 4 tackles (2 solo) vs. Chicago (10/2)…Tallied 4 tackles (3 solo), including one for loss, in addition to one quarterback hit and a 7-yard sack of Geno Smith at Seattle (10/30).
• Next started at Houston and posted 2 tackles (11/13)…Registered 2 tackles for loss at Dallas (11/24)…Tallied a career-high 9 tackles (4 solo) in addition to a forced fumble vs. Washington (12/4)…Made 5 solo tackles, including one for loss, in a start vs. Philadelphia (12/11)…Sacked quarterback Jalen Hurts for a 10-yard loss and collected 7 tackles (6 solo) and a quarterback hit at Philadelphia (1/8).

COLLEGE:

• Played in 45 games with 31 starts for Indiana…In his last 3 seasons, he was selected, in order, honorable mention, first-team and 2nd-team All-Big Ten…McFadden's career totals include 216 tackles (149 solo), 37 tackles for loss, 14.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 8 passes defensed, 3 forced fumbles…Had at least one stop for loss in 14 straight games from Nov. 14, 2020 to Nov. 6, 2021…Led the Hoosiers in tackles in each of his last 3 seasons….In 2021, started all 12 games at middle linebacker and paced the team with career-best totals of 77 stops, 49 solo, 15.5 stops for loss, 6.5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles…Team captain…Second-team All-Big Ten…Honored as Indiana's Anthony Thompson Most Valuable Player…In 2020, played in all 8 games with 7 starts…Team captain…First-team All-Big Ten…Honored as Indiana's Anthony Thompson Most Valuable Player…Led the team with 58 tackles (44 solo), 6.0 sacks, and 10.5 stops for loss…Added 2 interceptions...Topped the Big Ten in sacks, tied for 2nd in solo stops and 3rd in tackles for loss…In 2019, played in 13 games with 12 starts at middle linebacker…Honorable-mention All-Big Ten…Academic All-Big Ten selection…IU's Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year…Topped the team with 61 tackles (42 solo), 10 for loss, and 2 interceptions (tied for the team lead)...Posted 1.5 sacks…As a freshman in 2018, played in all 12 games…Tallied 20 tackles (14 solo), with one for loss, one forced fumble, and 2 quarterback hurries.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

• Attended The Giants Foundation Golf Classic which raised more than $400,000 for foundation…Served as a coach at Saquon Barkley's youth football camp for 300 kids in Jersey City, N.J….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…Honored his grandmother by representing the Alzheimer's Association during the NFL's Week 13 My Cause My Cleats initiative.

PERSONAL

• SPEA management major…As a senior at Plant High School in Tampa, named the 2017 FACA Player of the Year and first-team All-Western Conference…As a senior, posted a program record 211 tackles (124 solo), 39 for loss, 7.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, and 2 fumble recoveries…Rushed for 4 touchdowns...Owns the school single-game tackles record (23)...Plant reached the 2016 7A state championship game and reached the semis in 2017...As a junior, earned first-team all-state, all-county, and all-conference honors in his junior campaign…Collected 116 stops (60 solo), 45 for loss, 14 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one interception, and 4 pass breakups…Parents are Deborah and Douglas McFadden.