Giants 2021 roster profile: TE Rysen John

Matthew Swensen [Giants.com] Rysen John catches a pass during 2020 training camp.The New York Giants knew Rysen John would be a long-term project when they signed him out of Division II Simon Fraser University in Canada last year, converting him from wide receiver to tight end.

Let’s look at how that project is going as we continue profiling the 90 players the Giants will bring to training camp this summer.

The basics

Height: 6-foot-7

Weight: 220

Age: 23

Position: Tight end

Experience: 1

Contract: One-year, $1.49 million | Guaranteed: $5,000 | 2021 cap hit: $662,500

Career to date

John earned the attention of the NFL despite playing at Simon Fraser, a DII team in Canada that won just one game in…