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Originally a 3rd-round (95th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2019. Was the first player from Old Dominion ever selected in the NFL Draft. As a rookie in 2019, played in all 16 games with 2 starts…Finished with 24 tackles (11 solo), including 4.5 sacks, which tied him with 2nd-year linebacker Lorenzo Carter for 2nd on the team.

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally a 3rd-round (95th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2019.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• As a rookie in 2019, played in all 16 games with 2 starts…Finished with 24 tackles (11 solo), including 4.5 sacks, which tied him with 2nd-year linebacker Lorenzo Carter for 2nd on the team…Also had 5 tackles for loss, 9 quarterback hits and 1 pass defensed…Had 1 solo stop in his NFL debut at Dallas (9/8)…Split a 4-yard sack with Markus Golden for his first career half-sack vs. Buffalo (9/15)…Recorded 4 tackles, including a season-high 3 solo and his first solo sack, a 10-yarder of Jameis Winston…Teamed with Golden to sack Dwayne Haskins for a 10-yard loss and had a pass defensed vs. Washington (9/29)…Made his first 2 career starts vs. Minnesota (10/6) and at New England (10/10)…Ximines twice sacked Carson Wentz for losses totaling 13 yards for his first career 2-sack game at Philadelphia (12/9)…Split a 10-yard sack of Ryan Fitzpatrick with Golden vs. Miami (12/15).

COLLEGE:

• Was the first player from Old Dominion ever selected in the NFL Draft…Played in 49 games with 48 starts in 4 seasons at ODU…Career totals included 176 tackles (93 solo) and school-record totals of 33.0 sacks, 51.5 tackles for loss, 33 quarterback hurries, and 11 forced fumbles…Led the Monarchs in sacks in each of his 4 seasons…Added 3 fumble recoveries, 1 interception, and 12 pass breakups…In 2018, started all 12 games…Conference USA first-team defensive end…First ODU player to receive invitation to Reese's Senior Bowl...Conference USA All‐Academic Team...Finished 5th in FBS with a school-record 12.0 sacks and tied for 10th with 18.5 tackles for loss...Tied for 6th in FBS and again tied the school record with 4 forced fumbles...Was 2nd among active FBS players with 33 career sacks...Tied for first among active FBS players with 11 career forced fumbles...Totaled a career-high 58 tackles (32 solo), secured his first career interception, had 2 pass breakups and blocked 1 kick...Had a team‐high 14 quarterback hurries...Totaled a career‐high 9 tackles, including 1.5 sacks and 2 tackles for loss, vs. North Texas…In 2017, started all 12 games…Conference USA first-team defensive end...Led the team with 8.5 sacks and 14 tackles for loss...Totaled 44 tackles (27 solo) and tied ODU's single‐season record with 4 forced fumbles...Had 3 pass breakups and a team‐high 7 quarterback hurries...In 2016, played in all 13 games with 12 starts…Conference USA 2nd‐team defensive end...Seventh on the team with 42 tackles (22 solo)...Had a team‐best and school-record 7.5 sacks, and 11.5 tackles for loss...In 2015, started all 12 games at defensive end...Conference USA all‐freshman team... Had 32 tackles (12 solo) and a team‐high 5.0 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss...Added a team‐high 9 quarterback hurries and 1 fumble recovery...Redshirted in 2014.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

• Visited the children's hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center with fellow rookies who on Halloween. In fun costumes, they interacted with young patients and their families…Joined staff members from My Sisters' Place, a domestic violence shelter, to host a panel conversation about healthy relationships and leadership with football players from Mt. Vernon High School…Represented My Sister's Place during the NFL's Week 14 My Cause My Cleats initiative…Set up and served lunch at Eva's Village in Paterson, N.J. with fellow rookie teammates and cleaned up afterwards… During Salute to Service month, played video games at the Giants' headquarters against military veterans through the Wounded Warrior Project and led them on a tour of the facility.

PERSONAL:

• First player in NFL history whose last name begins with X…Business finance major…Notched 35 career sacks and 145 total tackles at Hertford County High School in Ahoskie, N.C…Had 6.0 sacks in 1 game as a senior…Recorded 65 tackles and 14.0 sacks as a junior…Two‐time Defensive MVP and 2‐time all‐conference selection…Son of Delroy Ximines and Dane McDonald.