| 100% | TIKIBARBER | 10 | Onetime New York Giants running back who also cuts men's hair?: 2 wds. |
| 41% | OTTIS | 5 | New York Giants running back Anderson, who was named Super Bowl XXV M.V.P. |
| 40% | TIKIBARBER | 10 | Giants running back who explained "quest" on "Sesame Street" in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SAQUONBARKLEY | 13 | Running back drafted by the New York Giants featured in ESPN the Magazine's 2018 Body Issue (2 wds.) |
| 37% | BRIANDABOLL | 11 | New York Giants coach who won the 2022 NFL Coach of the Year award: 2 wds. |
| 35% | PHILSIMMS | 9 | New York Giants quarterback who was MVP of Super Bowl XXI (2 wds.) |
| 35% | AARONJUDGE | 10 | New York Yankees outfielder who also hears cases in court?: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JUSTINPUGH | 10 | New York Giants offensive lineman who was shifted into the position from offensive tackle and excelled in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CURTISMARTIN | 12 | Patriots/Jets running back who's #4 in NFL career rushing yards: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ZACKBRITTON | 11 | New York Yankees pitcher who gave up the walk-off home run in the 30-Across game ( 2 wds.) |
| 35% | BARRYSANDERS | 12 | Lions running back who's #3 in NFL career rushing yards: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ELI | 3 | ___ Manning, former New York Giants quarterback who is a 2 x Super Bowl MVP |
| 34% | BRIANDABOLL | 11 | New York Giants coach who won the 2022 Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year Award (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ELIMANNING | 10 | New York Giants quarterback awarded the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award in 2016 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | WALTERPAYTON | 12 | Bears running back who's #2 in NFL career rushing yards, behind Emmitt Smith: 2 wds. |
| 33% | FRANKGIFFORD | 12 | Sports commentator and former halfback for "New York Giants" who is known for his work on ABC's "Monday Night Football": 2 wds. |
| 33% | BILLBRADLEY | 11 | New York Knicks forward who wrote the basketball memoir "Life on the Run" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | PETEALONSO | 10 | New York Mets first baseman who won the 2021 Home Run Derby (2 wds.) |
| 32% | OTT | 3 | New York Giants legend Mel who hit 511 career home runs |
| 32% | WALTERPAYTON | 12 | Longtime Chicago Bears running back who sang in his high school choir: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ELI | 3 | ___ Manning who's a New York Giants legend |
| 31% | REGGIEBUSH | 10 | Saints running back who explained "appetite" on "Sesame Street" in 2010: 2 wds. |
| 31% | DOROTHYPARKER | 13 | New York wit who wrote "I hate writing; I love having written": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ELI | 3 | Manning who was a New York Giant |
| 30% | DERRICKHENRY | 12 | Titans running back who won the 2015 Heisman Trophy as a junior at Alabama: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MAURICEDUBOIS | 13 | New York news anchor who became coanchor of "CBS Evening News" last month: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JIMBROWN | 8 | Record-setting 1950s-1960s running back who was an All-American in lacrosse at Syracuse University: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ADRIANPETERSON | 14 | Vikings running back who gained 296 total yards in a 2007 NFL game, the most ever: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SAUCEGARDNER | 12 | New York Jets cornerback who was the 2022 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 30% | EZRACORNELL | 11 | Man for whom a New York Ivy League school is named, who shares his first name with "The Flash" actor Miller: 2 wds. |