Tomon Fox

Tomon Fox (born March 16, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina and signed with the Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2022.

Tomon Fox
No. 49 – New York Giants
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1998-03-16) March 16, 1998
Suwanee, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Collins Hill High School (Suwanee, Georgia)
College:North Carolina
Undrafted:2022
Career history
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-ACC (2021)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2022
Total tackles:24
Sacks:1.0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career

Fox played at the University of North Carolina from 2016 to 2021.[1] During his collegiate career there he made 47 starts and had 29.5 sacks. His sack total puts him third on the all-time list at UNC ahead of previous alumnus Lawrence Taylor who also preceded him in playing for the Giants.[2]

Professional career

Fox signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2022.[3] He was the only undrafted free agent to make the roster at the end of the 2022 pre-season and to make the team's initial 2022 regular season roster.[4] In Week 1 game against the Tennessee Titans Fox got his first career sack on Ryan Tannehill.[5]

On August 29, 2023, Fox was waived by the Giants and re-signed to the practice squad.[6][7]

References
  1. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article253472304.html
  2. "Is Tomon Fox more than just another undrafted free agent for the Giants?". MSN.
  3. "Undrafted Tomon Fox has Lawrence Taylor in corner as he tries to impress Giants". 15 May 2022.
  4. "Giants' 53-man roster analysis: Who's in, who's out, what happens next". 30 August 2022.
  5. Eisen, Michael (September 11, 2022). "Notes & Stats: Inside the second-half comeback". Giants.com.
  6. Eisen, Michael (August 29, 2023). "Giants announce 53-man roster for 2023". Giants.com.
  7. Eisen, Michael (August 30, 2023). "Giants sign 12 players to practice squad". Giants.com.


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