Cornelius Griffin

New York Giants 42nd pick

DT · Alabama; Pearl River · 2000–2009

Draft Details

Year

2000

Round

Round 2

Pick

42nd overall

Team

New York Giants

Position

College

Alabama; Pearl River

Cornelius Griffin Career Stats

Primary starter for 9 seasons.

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
2000	NYG	11	15	4	10	5	5	0	5	0
2001	NYG	16	26	16	6	2.5	3	0	2	0
2002	NYG	14	22	17	7	4	3	0	3	1
2003	NYG	15	27	15	0	0.5	0	0	2	0
2004	WAS	15	47	15	0	5.5	0	0	6	0
2005	WAS	12	34	1	0	4	0	1	2	1
2006	WAS	14	25	11	0	1	3	0	2	1
2007	WAS	14	20	14	0	2.5	10	0	0	0
2008	WAS	13	8	11	0	1	4	1	1	0
2009	WAS	13	15	12	0	2	3	0	1	1
Career		137	239	116	23	28	31	2	24	4

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Cornelius Griffin is a former defensive tackle out of Alabama; Pearl River, selected by the New York Giants with the 42nd overall pick (round 2) in the 2000 NFL Draft. He played 146 regular-season games from 2000 to 2009, with the New York Giants and Washington Redskins.

More from the 2000 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	CLE	Courtney Brown	DE	Penn State
1	2	WAS	LaVar Arrington	OLB	Penn State
1	3	WAS	Chris Samuels	OT	Alabama
1	4	CIN	Peter Warrick	WR	Florida State
1	5	BAL	Jamal Lewis	RB	Tennessee
1	6	PHI	Corey Simon	DT	Florida State
1	7	ARI	Thomas Jones	RB	Virginia
1	8	PIT	Plaxico Burress	WR	Michigan State
1	9	CHI	Brian Urlacher	MLB	New Mexico
1	10	BAL	Travis Taylor	WR	Florida

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