Eli Apple

New York Giants 10th pick

CB · Ohio State · 2016–2025

Draft Details

Year

2016

Round

Round 1

Pick

10th overall

Team

New York Giants

Position

College

Ohio State

Eli Apple Career Stats

Primary starter for 5 seasons.

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
2016	NYG	14	33	10	3	0	0	1	7	1
2017	NYG	11	34	8	0	0	1	0	8	0
2018	NO	15	61	13	0	0	0	2	14	1
2019	NO	15	51	5	0	0	1	0	4	1
2020	CAR	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	CIN	16	35	11	2	0	0	2	10	0
2022	CIN	14	32	14	1	0	0	0	8	0
2023	MIA	9	33	9	0	0.5	1	1	9	0
2024	LAC	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2025	SF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		98	285	71	6	0.5	3	6	61	3

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

Eli Apple is a former cornerback out of Ohio State, selected by the New York Giants with the 10th overall pick (round 1) in the 2016 NFL Draft. He played 104 regular-season games from 2016 to 2025, with the New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Chargers and San Francisco 49ers.

More from the 2016 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	LA	Jared Goff	QB	California
1	2	PHI	Carson Wentz	QB	North Dakota State
1	3	LAC	Joey Bosa	DE	Ohio State
1	4	DAL	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	Ohio State
1	5	JAX	Jalen Ramsey	CB	Florida State
1	6	BAL	Ronnie Stanley	OT	Notre Dame
1	7	SF	DeForest Buckner	DT	Oregon
1	8	TEN	Jack Conklin	OT	Michigan State
1	9	CHI	Leonard Floyd	DE	Georgia
1	11	TB	Vernon Hargreaves III	CB	Florida

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