Ramses Barden Ramses Alexander Barden ( born January 1 , 1986 , in Altadena , California ) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Giants in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft . He played college football at Division I - FCS Cal Poly San Luis Obispo . Early years . Barden played high school football at Flintridge Preparatory School in La Canada Flintridge , California . The three - time all - league selection caught 41 passes for 915 yards and 4 touchdowns as a senior , while also playing free safety . As well as playing football , Barden averaged 17 points per game in basketball and competed also in volleyball and track and field . He was also named small schools High School Athlete of the Year , while being pursued by UPenn , Stanford University , San Diego , and Cal Poly . Barden ultimately signed with the Cal Poly Mustangs . Collegiate career . Freshman season . Barden arrived at Cal Poly in 2004 , but redshirted his true freshman season . In 2005 as a redshirt - freshman , Barden led the Mustangs with 40 receptions for 655 yards and 9 touchdowns en route to being named a first - team All - Great West Conference selection . In the game against Southern Utah , Barden caught a career - high 9 receptions , while blocking two field goal attempts in games against South Dakota State and North Dakota State . Sophomore season . As a sophomore in 2006 , Barden again led Cal Poly with 42 receptions for 824 yards and 5 touchdowns while being named a first - team All - Great West selection for the second - straight season . In the September matchup against Sacramento State , Barden earned Great West Conference Player of the Week honors with his 9 reception , 200 yard and 2 touchdown performance . In the following game against San Jose State , he had 7 catches for 110 yards and a score . Barden ' s 824 receiving yards placed 11th on the all - time school single - season list , while he was named a College Sporting All - American . Junior season . As a junior in 2007 , Barden made the All - Great West First Team and was named the Great West Co - Offensive Player of the Year . He had 57 receptions for 1467 yards and 18 touchdowns . In a 48 - 28 win over Idaho State he had 10 catches , 268 yards , and 3 touchdowns . Senior season . Barden matched his junior year mark of 18 touchdowns and improved his reception totals with 67 . He had 1 , 257 yards receiving . Barden finished his Cal Poly career with 206 receptions , 4 , 203 yards , and 50 touchdowns . In his last game at Cal Poly had 108 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 49 - 35 loss to Weber State in the first round of the FCS playoffs . Professional career . Pre - draft . At the NFL Combine , Barden measured in at 6 ' 6 . 5 tall and 225 pounds . He timed at 4 . 61 seconds in the 40 - yard dash , 17 reps on the bench press , a 33 . 5 " vertical jump , and a 9 ' 10 " broad jump . Barden was also the tallest receiver in the draft class . New York Giants . In the 2009 NFL Draft , the Giants moved up six spots in the third round of the draft to select Barden . The move up for Barden cost the Giants their own third - round pick ( 91st overall ) and one of their two fifth - rounders ( 164th ) , which they sent to their division rivals the Philadelphia Eagles . He saw little playing time in his rookie season , participating in 3 games and recording 1 catch for 16 yards . In his second season he had 5 catches for 64 yards in 3 games before being placed on injured reserve on November 16 , 2010 after breaking his ankle and suffering ligament damage . Place on the Active / Physically - Unable - To - Perform List on on July 29 , 2011 . He returned to action on November 6 , 2011 , catching 2 passes for 24 yards in a win against the New England Patriots 24 - 20 . On a September 20 , 2012 vs . the Carolina Panthers , with Hakeem Nicks out with a foot injury , Barden had his breakout performance with a 9 catches for 138 yards .