Giants now have two picks in the top ten, again
Once the Dexter Lawrence trade is finalized, the Giants will have two picks in the top 10 of the NFL draft. Again. They have the No.
5 pick, which they earned the old-fashioned way: By being the fifth-worst team in the league last season. They'll now inherit the Bengals' pick, No. 10 overall.
That happened four years ago, when the Giants had their own pick (No. 5) plus the Chicago pick acquired when the Bears traded up in 2021 to get quarterback Justin Fields. Last time around, it didn't go very well.
Defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, the fifth overall pick, has performed well enough to have his fifth-year option exercised. The presence of Brian Burns and the selection of Abdul Carter with the third overall pick in 2025 clouds Thibodeaux's future with the team. Offensive lineman Evan Neal, taken with the seventh overall pick, has not panned out.
He re-signed a one-year deal for the minimum salary after his four-year rookie deal expired. This time around, Joe Schoen is still the G. M.