Veteran defensive lineman out of UTEP who started all 17 games for the Giants in 2025 before an offseason Achilles injury.
Roy Robertson-Harris signed a two-year deal with the New York Giants in March 2025 after stints with the Bears, Jaguars and Seahawks. The 6-foot-7 lineman started every game in his first Giants season. He suffered a torn Achilles at OTAs in 2026 and is expected to miss the season.
Path to the league
Robertson-Harris went undrafted out of UTEP in 2016 and signed with the Chicago Bears. He developed into a steady rotational interior defender and earned NFL stops with the Bears, Jaguars and Seahawks before joining the Giants on a two-year, $10 million deal in 2025.
2025 season
Robertson-Harris started all 17 games for New York in 2025, primarily as a 5-technique and B-gap defender in the team's three-man front. He recorded 35 tackles, including three for loss, with six quarterback hits, per reporting.
2026 outlook
Robertson-Harris tore his Achilles during an OTA workout in 2026 and is expected to miss the season, per ESPN. He was taking first-team reps before going down early in the indoor practice.
Sources
- ESPN: Source: Giants DL Roy Robertson-Harris tears Achilles
- ESPN: Roy Robertson-Harris player page
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
17 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | giants | 17 | 35 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | jaguars | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | seahawks | 11 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2024 Totals | 17 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | jaguars | 17 | 34 | 16 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | jaguars | 17 | 45 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | jaguars | 14 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | bears | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | bears | 15 | 30 | 22 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | bears | 16 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | bears | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Defensive Tackle
- Group
- defense
- College
- UTEP
- Hometown
- Grand Prairie, TX, USA
- Age
- 32
- Status
- active
