Gary Brightwell
Gary Brightwell, Jr.
Born: February 28, 1999
Chester, PA
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 218
College: Arizona
High School: St. Frances (MD)
Career: 2021-2025
Drafted: 2021 in Round 6, #196 overall by the New York Giants
Gary Brightwell played from 2021 to 2025 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns and New York Giants. Brightwell ran for 164 yards in his career on 41 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 11 passes for 92 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2021 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 2022 | NFL New York Giants | 31 | 141 | 4.5 | 25 | 1 | 2023 | NFL New York Giants | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 41 | 164 | 4.0 | 25 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2021 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 2022 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 12 | 0 | 2023 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 18 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 92 | 8.4 | 18 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2022 | NFL New York Giants | 26 | 555 | 21.3 | 47 | 0 | 2024 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 | 2025 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 26 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 32 | 674 | 21.1 | 47 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2021 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2022 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2023 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 2022 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2021 | NFL | New York Giants | 13 | 0 | 2022 | NFL | New York Giants | 17 | 0 | 2023 | NFL | New York Giants | 7 | 0 | 2024 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 2025 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals |
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