Over The Cap<\/a>. Restructuring the contracts for DT Dexter Lawrence II, DE Brian Burns and CB Paulson Adebo would open up space. The most likely cap casualty would be OL Jon Runyan Jr., who would save $9.25 million on the cap. Trading DE Kayvon Thibodeaux on his fifth-year option would free up $14.765 million. A Thibodeaux trade could be a likely option given the presence of Brian Burns and Abdul Carter, which would also allow the Giants to recoup some draft capital and add a few more rookie contracts.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
Key pending free agents<\/p>\n
CB Cor\u2019Dale Flott
WR Wan\u2019Dale Robinson
OT Jermaine Eluemunor
OG Greg Van Roten
S Dane Belton
TE Daniel Bellinger<\/p>\n
Flott, a 2022 third-round pick, had a breakout season in the final year of his rookie deal. He was the most consistent cornerback for the Giants in 2025 and ranked in the top 32 of adjusted yards allowed per coverage snap. Robinson was Brian Daboll\u2019s preferred target on third downs, trailing only Amon-Ra St. Brown in third-down target share. He had his first 1,000-yard season. Eluemunor has been a productive right tackle for his two years with the Giants.<\/p>\n
Positional needs<\/p>\n
Offensive line
Interior defensive line
Secondary
Wide receiver<\/p>\n
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Guard has been a weak spot for the Giants and neither free agency nor the draft has filled it. Runyan was the eighth-worst among left guards by blown block rate, per Sports Info Solutions, while Van Roten was in the bottom third of right guards by that metric. With one guard a pending free agent and the other as a possible cap casualty, the Giants could have both spots open. If Eluemunor leaves in free agency, the Giants could need to fill three spots on the line.<\/p>\n
The Giants were 32nd in defensive DVOA against the run, while they ranked 31st in yards before contact and 32nd in yards after contact per opposing running back carry.<\/p>\n
Outside of Flott, the Giants failed to figure out the cornerback situation. Deonte Banks never clicked on the outside and free-agent signing Paulson Adebo was in the bottom third of cornerbacks in adjusted yards allowed per coverage snap during his first season as a Giant.<\/p>\n
With Malik Nabers out, the Giants relied on Robinson, who had a 29.7% target share that ranked fourth among all receivers. The next-highest Giants receiver had an 11.5% target share. That was Darius Slayton, who was re-signed on a three-year,$36 million contract last offseason.<\/p>\n
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2026 NFL Draft picks<\/p>\n
1st round, pick No. 5
2nd round
4th round
5th round
6th round
6th round (MIA)
6th round (DAL)<\/p>\n
Good draft fit<\/p>\n
Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State<\/p>\n
The Giants would do well to pair Tyson with Malik Nabers and help Jaxson Dart continue to develop as a dropback passer. Tyson is an explosive, polished receiver who can step in from Day 1 as a reliable target.<\/p>\n
What could move the fantasy needle in 2026?<\/p>\n
Support for Jaxson Dart<\/p>\n
The Giants essentially have the same assignment for supporting Jaxson Dart as outlined above with the Titans and Ward. New York can attract some interesting candidates at head coach, provided those options are bought in on Dart, who wasn\u2019t viewed as a consensus Round 1 quarterback but showed real-deal flashes this season. From a supporting cast standpoint, the Giants need to add playmakers and more help on the offensive line. The impending return of Malik Nabers and Cam Skattebo from injury could be an X-factor, provided they are healthy. \u2014 Matt Harmon<\/p>\n
Betting nugget<\/p>\n
There wasn\u2019t a lot to write home about for the 4-13 Giants, who were favored in only two games this season and went 1-1 against the spread in them. \u2014 Ben Fawkes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NFL offseason has begun, and Yahoo Sports is previewing the coming months for all 32 teams, from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":664412,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[291,1992,4566,228,1483,200,746,25037,5047,6653,13603,1489,7,519,6643,13,1239,22470,755,4126,1917,56,2321,2469,873,6,428,236,9273,426,1799],"class_list":["post-670757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-giants","tag-abdul-carter","tag-afc-east","tag-amon-ra-st-brown","tag-bengals","tag-brian-burns","tag-brian-daboll","tag-cam-skattebo","tag-dane-belton","tag-daniel-bellinger","tag-darius-slayton","tag-deonte-banks","tag-dexter-lawrence","tag-football","tag-giants","tag-greg-van-roten","tag-jaxson-dart","tag-jermaine-eluemunor","tag-jon-runyan","tag-kayvon-thibodeaux","tag-malik-nabers","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-giants","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkgiants","tag-nfc-east","tag-nfl","tag-packers","tag-panthers","tag-paulson-adebo","tag-steelers","tag-the-giants"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115880763357121034","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/664412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}