The New York Giants were officially eliminated from playoff contention following a Week 12 loss to Detroit, and will enter the winter months with plenty of question marks – beginning with their Head Coach position.

The G-Men currently have 41 contracts on the books for 2026, providing them around $28.5M of cap space against a projected $307M league cap next season.

NYG currently holds 7 draft picks next April, including three 6-rounders and a likely Top 5 1st-round selection.

Early Offseason Questions

Will current GM Joe Schoen be kept on to hire the next Head Coach (and make the next lottery draft pick)?
What becomes of the underperforming seasons from Dexter Lawrence, Abdul Carter, and Kayvon Thibodeaux?
Has Jaxson Dart shown enough for the front office to consider an aggressive build-out plan around him?

Notable Free Agents

(Current Spotrac APY Valuation)

WR Wan’dale Robinson ($15M)
CB Cordale Flott ($10M)
OT Jermaine Eluemunor ($8.9M)
DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches ($5.1M)
QB Russell Wilson ($5M)
G Evan Neal ($4.8M)

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5th- Year Option Decisions
CB Deonte Banks

The Giants are expected to decline the estimated $18M option, putting Banks in a contract year for 2026 ($2.6M guaranteed).

Extension Candidate
CB Cordale Flott

A 2022 3rd-round pick out of LSU, Flott’s role has increased each season, culminating in a full-time spot in the Giants’ secondary for 2025. He’s set to hit the open market coming off of a career year, carrying a 4 year, $40M valuation in our system.

Bubble Candidates
OT James Hudson
Release Candidate

Hudson signed a 2 year, $12M contract this past March, but has been pushed down to a reserve role for much of the season. The Giants can free up $5.5M of space by moving on this offseason.

WR Jalin Hyatt
Release Candidate

A 2023 3rd-rounder out of Tennessee, Hyatt has seen both his snap counts, and available targets drop off of a cliff in 2+ seasons in NY. The Giants can free up over $1.5M of cap space by moving on from the final season of his rookie deal this offseason.

K Graham Gano
Release Candidate

The Giants clearly need Gano’s consistency, but availability/injury issues have affected each of the past two seasons, putting his non-guaranteed $4.5M salary for 2026 on notice. An early March release to free up the cap space with intent to re-sign later could be in the cards here.

LB Chris Board
Release Candidate

Signed a 2 year, $5.7M free agent contract with NY back in March, but a Week 3 chest injury derailed the season early on. There’s a $500,000 salary guarantee positioned in 2026, but the Giants can still free up $2.1M of cap to move on.

RB Devin Singletary
Release Candidate

With Tyrone Tracy and Cam Skattebo likely to take over the crux of the NYG running game, Singletary’s non-guaranteed $5.25M in 2026 is likely on notice. The Giants can free up all $5.25M of space by moving on this offseason.

CB Deonte Banks
Trade Candidate

The 2023 1st-rounder has seen his snap counts decrease annually, putting the future status of the 24-year-old in question. Banks is fully guaranteed $2.6M in 2026, while the Giants (or an acquiring team) will almost certainly decline a looming 5th-year option for 2027. NY would free up that $2.6M in cap space by trading Banks this offseason.

ED Kayvon Thibodeaux
Trade Candidate

The 2022 #5 overall pick was mentioned at the trade deadline this past November, but nothing formally materialized. That could change this offseason as the Giants look to roll over into a new era. Thibodeaux’s $14.7M option salary is already fully guaranteed in 2026, and would all transfer to a new team per a trade (leaving behind no dead cap). The 24-year-old projects toward a 4 year, $83M extension in our system. Abdul Carter’s shaky debut season could impact this decision. 

DL Dexter Lawrence
Trade Candidate

Lawrence has expressed his frustration regarding the lack of success and a few more personal matters this season, which could signal a need for a change of scenery in the not too distant future. None of the 2 years, $39.5M remaining on his contract is fully guaranteed, and the Giants would take on a tolerable $14M dead cap charge to trade him before the upcoming 2026 draft. 

Potential Cap Conversions

27-year-old Brian Burns is on pace for career numbers in 2025, and half of his 2026 salary is already fully guaranteed (with the remainder locking in March 15th). A simple conversion (+ 2 void years) frees up nearly $18M of 2026 space.

Elsewhere, the Giants have processed salary conversions on Andrew Thomas in each of the past two offseasons. While it’s certainly possible to do so again for 2026 (freeing up $12.7M), NY may be better-suited to take on his full $24.2M cap figure next season, the final year of his full guarantees.

Related Links
NY Giants 2026 Cap Table
NY Giants 2026 Free Agents
Spotrac’s NFL Offseason Guides