Oshane Ximines

Oshane Ximines (born December 7, 1996) is an American football outside linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Old Dominion.

Oshane Ximines
Ximines in 2019
No. 53 – New York Giants
Position:Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1996-12-07) December 7, 1996
Queens, New York
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:Hertford County (NC)
College:Old Dominion
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 3 / Pick: 95
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Total tackles:28
Sacks:4.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Ximines attended Hertford County High School in Ahoskie, North Carolina. During his career, he had 145 tackles and 35 sacks. He committed to Old Dominion University to play college football.[1] His family immigrated to the United States from Jamaica before he was born.[2]

College career

Ximines played as a defensive end at Old Dominion from 2014 to 2018.[2][3] During his career, he had 176 tackles, 32.5 sacks and one interception.[4][5]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3 1⁄2 in
(1.92 m)		 253 lb
(115 kg)		 33 in
(0.84 m)		 9 7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		 4.78 s 4.57 s 7.13 s 34.0 in
(0.86 m)		 9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		 24 reps
All values from NFL Combine[6]

Ximines was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round (95th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[7] He is the first ever player from Old Dominion to be taken in the NFL draft.[8] The Giants previously acquired the selection as part of a trade that sent Odell Beckham Jr. and Olivier Vernon to the Cleveland Browns.[9]

Ximines at 2018 C-USA Football Kickoff

In week 3 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Ximines recorded his first career sack on Jameis Winston in the 32–31 win.[10] In week 14 against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football, Ximines sacked Carson Wentz twice during the 23–17 overtime loss.[11] In addition he switched positions from defensive end to outside linebacker.[12]

Ximines entered 2020 as one of the Giants starting pass rushers. He suffered a shoulder injury in Week 4 and was placed on injured reserve on October 9, 2020.[13] He was designated to return from injured reserve on November 23, 2020, and began practicing with the team again,[14] but underwent season-ending shoulder surgery the next week.[15]

References
  1. Motley, Gene (February 6, 2014). "National Signing Day". Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  2. Miller, Ed (August 24, 2018). ""You can see the fire in his eyes": ODU's Oshane Ximines determined to go out on top". The Virginian-Pilot. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  3. Miller, Ed (October 27, 2017). "ODU defensive end Oshane Ximines is "becoming the player we need him to be."". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  4. Rock, Tom (January 24, 2019). "Old Dominion's Oshane Ximines determined to shed small school and small player tags". Newsday. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  5. Jackson, Barry (March 27, 2019). "Dolphins bringing in pass rushing prospect with big numbers". Miami Herald. McClatchy. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  6. "Oshane Ximines Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  7. Salomone, Dan (April 27, 2019). "Giants select LB Oshane Ximines in Round 3". New York Giants. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  8. Miller, Ed (April 26, 2019). "Oshane Ximines becomes first Old Dominion player drafted, selected by New York Giants". The Virginian-Pilot. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  9. Schneier, Dan (April 26, 2019). "New York Giants select Oshane Ximines in the 2019 NFL Draft". 247Sports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  10. "Jones sparkles in his start, Giants rally past Bucs 32–31". www.espn.com. September 22, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  11. "Eagles rally past Manning, Giants 23–17 in OT". www.espn.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  12. "OLB Oshane Ximines on adjusting your nfl game". www.giants.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  13. Eisen, Michael (October 9, 2020). "Giants place LB Oshane Ximines on injured reserve". Giants.com.
  14. Eisen, Michael (November 23, 2020). "P Riley Dixon, LS Casey Kreiter activated off Reserve/Covid-19 list". Giants.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  15. Benton, Dan (November 29, 2020). "Giants' Oshane Ximines to undergo season-ending surgery". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.


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