4 Takeaways From The New York Giants Following The 2026 NFL Draft

The New York Giants established their foundation under new head coach John Harbaugh with the seven picks the team made in the 2026 NFL Draft. Avrell Reese, LB, Ohio State (5 th overall) Francis Mauigoa, OT Miami (10 th overall) Colton Hood, CB Tennessee (37 th overall) Malachi Fields, WR Notre Dame (74 th overall) Bobby Jamison-Travis, DT Auburn (186 th overall) J. C.

Davis, OL Illinois (192 nd overall) Jack Kelly, LB BYU (193 rd overall) Although we’ll have to wait and see how the players produce on the field to properly evaluate them, the Giants should be considered one of the winners of the draft, considering the players they drafted where they were taken. It was eye-opening to see how the franchise operated the first draft under Harbaugh, and here are the four biggest takeaways. The Giants signing D.

J. Reader seems inevitable Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Defensive tackle was one of the team’s biggest needs coming into the draft in the wake of trading Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals . They eventually took Jamison-Travis in the sixth round, but he’s a project and not ready to be a starter.

This is why the team is expected to sign free agent D. J. Reader at any moment.