New York Giants · EDGE RoomEDGE
#54 Khalid Kareem
Exp 6 yrs NFLAge 28Ht / Wt 6'4" · 265 lbCollege Notre Dame
Depth-chart placement
Current role
LOLB2Placement
BackupRoom
EDGEExperience
YR 7Last change
Updated 2026-07-29EDGE room context
View full depth chart →Khalid Kareem holds the LOLB · Backup spot in New York Giants’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Khalid Kareem played 4 games in 2025 with a 25% snap share.
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
1
Passes defended
Background & career
Khalid Kareem is a 6'4", 265-pound left outside linebacker for the New York Giants entering his seventh season. The Detroit native was selected by Cincinnati in the fifth round (147th overall) of the 2020 draft out of Notre Dame. Kareem recorded one pass defended during the 2025 season.
Notre Dame2016 – 2019
Bengals2020 – 2021
Colts2022
Bears2023
Falcons2024 – 2025Giantspresent
CollegeNotre DameDraftRound 5 · No. 147 overall · 2020 · CINAcquiredAcquired from Cincinnati Bengals · drafted thereHometownDetroit, MI
Notre DameDraftRound 5 · No. 147 overall · 2020 · CINAcquiredAcquired from Cincinnati Bengals · drafted thereHometownDetroit, MI