NY Giants 2026 NFL Draft: Edge defender options on all 3 days of the draft
The Giants are loaded on the edge, but what if they do want to add there?
Arvell Reese (8) | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The New York Giants are ready for the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. New York has only two picks in the top 100 ( 5th and 37th ), while having five picks in the 100s ( 105, 145, 186, 192, and 193 ). Still, it’s possible the Giants trade back to recoup picks in the middle rounds of the draft.
Joe Schoen and the Giants traded their 2026 third-round pick ( 69th overall ) to the Houston Texans last year, which allowed for the selection of quarterback Jaxson Dart. The Giants don’t have a pressing need at edge — at all — unless the Giants trade Kayvon Thibodeaux and look to dispense with his $14. 75 million price tag.
Thibodeaux is playing on the fifth-year option, and the Giants spent the third overall pick on Abdul Carter last year, while also having Brian Burns on the roster. It appears highly unlikely that the Giants will select an edge with their first-round pick, but Thibodeaux’s future could make an EDGE selection more plausible, albeit still unlikely; unless, of course, it’s a player like Arvell Reese, who may be best suited as a linebacker, but will be considered an edge for this article. Burns, Thibodeaux, and Carter are a good trio of edge defenders, but there’s little proven talent behind them.
Chauncey Golston spent most of 2025 injured, but he is solid depth and could have an important rotational role in 2026. Caleb Murphy, DeMarvin Leal, and Trace Ford are also on the roster. As the great Ernie Accorsi emphasised, “ you can never have too many pass rushers .
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