Scouting Reports Last Updated: April 15, 2025
Quarterbacks:
The Giants signed Russell Wilson as an unrestricted free agent from the Cleveland Browns in March 2025. The 5’11”, 206-pound Wilson was originally drafted in the 3rd round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. He has spent time with the Seahawks (2012-2021) Denver Broncos (2022-2023), and Steelers (2024). In his 13-year career, Wilson has started all 199 regular-season games that he has played in, throwing for 46,135 yards, 350 touchdowns, and 111 interceptions. He has also run the ball for 5,462 yards and 31 touchdowns. Wilson won a Super Bowl in the 2013 season and has been voted to the Pro Bowl ten times in his career. He is 121-77-1 as a starter. In 2024, Wilson started 11 regular-season games for the Steelers, finishing 6-5. He completed 214-of-336 passes (63.7 percent) for 2,482 yards, 16 touchdowns, and five interceptions. He also rushed the ball 43 times for 155 yards and two touchdowns.
The Giants signed Jameis Winston as an unrestricted free agent from the Cleveland Browns in March 2025. The 6’4”, 231-pound Winston was originally drafted in the 1st round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He has spent time with the Buccaneers (2015-2019), New Orleans Saints (2020-2023), and Browns (2024). In his 10-year career, Winston has played in 105 regular-season games with 87 starts. He is 36-51 as a starter, throwing for 24,225 yards, 154 touchdowns, and 111 interceptions. In 2024, he was 2-5 for the Browns, throwing for 2,121 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. Winston is a big quarterback with a strong arm. He is capable of excellent games but also struggles with inaccuracy and interceptions.
The Giants signed Tommy DeVito as an undrafted rookie free agent after the 2023 NFL Draft. Considered more of a camp arm when they signed him, DeVito was added to the Practice Squad in late August, was a standard elevation from the Practice Squad for three games, and then added to the 53-man roster in late October. Due to injuries to Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor, DeVito shockingly ended up starting six games in a row as a rookie. DeVito struggled in his first start, but then won three consecutive games with a quarterback rating over 100. Then came two subpar losses and DeVito was benched in favor of Taylor. DeVito finished his rookie year playing in nine games with six starts (3-3 overall record). He completed 64 percent of his passes for 1,101 yards, eight touchdowns, and three interceptions. He also rushed for 195 yards and one touchdown. In his second season in 2024, DeVito made the 53-man roster as the team’s third-string quarterback. When Jones was benched, DeVito was given the start over Drew Lock in Week 12. DeVito did not play well and injured his right forearm. Lock started the next two games until he too was injured. DeVito then played almost half a game in Week 15, having accuracy issues, until he suffered a concussion. DeVito finished the season playing in three games with two starts (0-2). He completed a somewhat misleading 70 percent of his passes, with no touchdowns and no interceptions. DeVito has a decent arm and some mobility. He can hold onto the ball too long.
Running Backs:
The Giants selected Tyrone Tracy, Jr. in the 5th round of the 2024 NFL Draft. By early October, he had become the team’s featured back, supplanting Devin Singletary. Tracy played in all 17 regular-season games with 12 starts, carrying the ball 192 times for 839 yards (4.4 yards per carry) and five touchdowns. He also caught 38 passes for 284 yards and one touchdown. The 5’11”, 209-pound Tracy played four years in college at wide receiver before being converted to running back. He lacks ideal size for the position but he plays bigger than his size and makes yards after contact. Despite his wide receiver background, he is a very instinctive runner with good vision. Shifty and elusive with good quickness. Tracy is a threat as a receiver out of the backfield. However, he needs to cut down on his mistakes as he fumbled the ball five times and also dropped five passes as a rookie.
The Giants signed Devin Singletary as an unrestricted free agent from the Houston Texans in March 2024. He began the season as the team’s starter, but was supplanted by Tyrone Tracy. Singletary played in 15 games with five starts, carrying the ball 113 times for 437 yards (3.9 yards per carry) and four touchdowns. He also caught 21 passes for 119 yards. Singletary fumbled twice. The 5’7”, 203-pound Singletary was originally drafted in the 3rd round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. After four seasons with the Bills, Singletary signed a 1-year contract with the Houston Texans. Singletary lacks ideal size and speed, but he’s a tough runner with good vision and instincts. He also catches the ball well. In his career, Singletary has rushed for almost 4,500 yards and 24 touchdowns on 1,001 carries (4.5 yards per carry).
The Giants selected Eric Gray in the 5th round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He had a somewhat disappointing rookie season, missing a month on Injured Reserve with a calf injury, and seldom touching the ball in the other 13 games. Gray was used even less in 2024, despite playing in all 17 games. He carried the ball just 14 times for 31 yards and caught 10 passes for 82 yards. Gray did lead the team with 21 kick returns, averaging 26.4 yards per return. Ball security has remained an issue for Gray with six fumbles in his first two seasons. Gray has yet to consistently demonstrate the quickness, balance, and strength that got him drafted.
The Giants signed Dante Miller as an undrafted rookie free agent in April 2024. He spent almost all of the season on the Practice Squad, being elevated twice, but barely playing. He also was signed to the 53-man roster before Week 18, but was inactive for the game. The 5’9”, 200-pound Miller played at Columbia University from 2018-2021. He last played football for the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2022 as a graduate transfer walk-on. However, because of confusion with NCAA rules, Miller missed most of the 2022 and all of the 2023 seasons and was free to sign with the Giants before the 2024 NFL Draft. Miller runs tough for his size, is very shifty, and has explosive speed.
Wide Receivers:
The Giants selected Malik Nabers in the 1st round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Despite a somewhat injury-plagued rookie season and being teamed with four subpar quarterbacks, Nabers broke the single-season franchise record for receptions, catching 109 passes for 1,204 yards (11.0 yards per reception) and seven touchdowns. Fifty-five of his catches went for first downs and 462 of his yards came after the catch. Nabers missed two games with a concussion and was also limited by knee, groin, hip, foot, and toe injuries. In all, he played in 15 games with 13 starts, being targeted an astounding 170 times in the passing game. The 6’0”, 200-pound Nabers is a well-built receiver with outstanding acceleration, speed, and quickness. He runs good routes and separates easily from defensive backs. Nabers is a physical, competitive performer who breaks tackles and is very dangerous after the catch and on jet sweeps. He did drop nine passes.
In his third NFL season, Wan’Dale Robinson had his most productive year, playing in all 17 games and catching 93 passes for 699 yards and three touchdowns. Thirty-six of his catches went for first downs and 361 of his yards came after the catch. He saw his target totals nearly double to 140, but his yards per reception fell to 7.5. He also dropped six passes. The Giants selected Robinson in the 2nd round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Robinson had an injury-plagued rookie season, missing four games with a knee sprain and later tearing his ACL. He rebounded in 2023, playing in 15 games and catching a team-high 60 passes for 525 yards and one touchdown. Robinson is a tiny (5’8”, 185 pounds) receiver with a small catch radius. However, he is very tough for his size and his quickness presents match-up problems for defenses. Robinson’s background as a receiver/running back hybrid makes him dangerous after the catch as well as on end arounds. However, to date, he’s still averaging about eight yards per reception and only has six career touchdowns (five receiving, one rushing).
In terms of numbers, Darius Slayton had his second least-productive season in sixth year in 2024. He caught 39 passes (on 71 targets) for 573 yards (14.7 yards per reception) and two touchdowns. His yards after the catch (124) noticeably declined and he also dropped four passes. Giants drafted Slayton in the 5th round of the 2019 NFL Draft. In four of his six seasons, he has ended the year with 46-50 receptions for 724-770 yards. Slayton has 21 career touchdown catches, with eight coming his rookie season. Slayton’s journey has been up-and-down, but when counted out, he somehow manages to remain in the picture. He has decent size (6’1”, 198 pounds) and very good speed. Slayton can stretch the field and get deep. He flashes the ability to adjust to the football, but he is not a very physical receiver and can disappear for stretches. Slayton has had issues with dropped passes throughout his career (28).
2024 was a terrible season for Jalin Hyatt. He played in 16 games with three starts, being a healthy scratch in another game, and finished the season with just eight catches for 62 yards. This despite playing in one-third of all offensive snaps. He was targeted just 19 times and had two drops. The Giants selected Hyatt in the 3rd round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He finished the season with 23 catches for 373 yards, leading the team with 16.2 yards per reception. Hyatt is a bit on the frail side (6’0”, 185 pounds), but he is a speed merchant who can take the top off a defense. He is not quick or shifty. He is also not a physical player and can have issues with press coverage. Despite five career dropped passes, Hyatt also flashes the ability to adjust and make tough sideline catches. However, to date, he has been a major disappointment with no career touchdowns.
Bryce Ford-Wheaton missed his entire rookie season in 2023 with a torn ACL that he suffered in the preseason finale. He made the team in 2024, but saw virtually all of his playing time on special teams as a gunner in 14 games, missing three games with shoulder and Achilles issues. The Giants signed Ford-Wheaton as an undrafted rookie free agent after the 2023 NFL Draft. Ford-Wheaton combines excellent size (6’3”, 220 pounds), speed, and overall athletic ability. He has an upside, but needs to improve his technique and consistency as a receiver.
The Giants signed Ihmir Smith-Marsette in September 2024. He ended up playing in 15 games, virtually all on special teams. Smith-Marsette returned 29 punts for 228 yards (7.9 yards per return). He only returned 11 kickoffs, but one of them went for 100 yards and a touchdown in Week 17. The 6’1”, 185-pound Smith-Marsette was originally drafted in the 5th round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He has spent time with the Vikings (2021), Chicago Bears (2022), Kansas City Chiefs (2022-2023), and Carolina Panthers (2023-2024). The Panthers cut him in late August 2024. Smith-Marsette has played in 48-regular season games with one start, catching 14 passes for 182 yards and two touchdowns. He now has returned both a punt and kickoff for touchdowns in his brief career.
The Giants signed Montrell Washington to a reserve/future contract in February 2025. The 5’10”, 170-pound Washington was originally drafted in the 5th round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. He played in 15 games with one start as a rookie, catching just four passes for two yards. He also served a kickoff and punt returner. The Broncos waived him in August 2023 and he was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs to their Practice Squad. In the past two seasons with Kansas City, Washington has played in seven regular-season games, almost exclusively on special teams (seven snaps on offense).
The Giants signed Lil’Jordan Humphrey as an unrestricted free agent from the Denver Broncos in March 2025. The 6’4”, 225-pound Humphrey was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the New Orleans Saints after the 2019 NFL Draft. He has spent time with the Saints (2019-2021), New England Patriots (2022), and Broncos (2023-2024). In six NFL seasons, Humphrey has played in 58 regular-season games with 23 starts, catching 62 passes for 770 yards and seven touchdowns. Humphrey has excellent size. While he lacks speed, Humphrey has good hands and will make contested catches. He does a good job of gaining yards after the catch with deceptive shiftiness. Very good blocker and a smart player. Humphrey has been used in the slot.
The Giants signed Zach Pascal as an unrestricted free agent from the Arizona Cardinals in March 2025. The 6’2”, 215-pound Pascal originally signed with the Washington Redskins after the 2017 NFL Draft as an undrafted rookie free agent. He has spent time with the Redskins (2017), Tennessee Titans (2017-2018), Indianapolis Colts (2018-2021), Philadelphia Eagles (2022), and Arizona Cardinals (2023-2024). In all, Pascal has played in 112 regular-season games with 47 starts, catching 169 passes for 2,057 yards and 16 touchdowns. His best seasons were in 2019-2021, when he caught 123 passes for 1,620 yards and 13 touchdowns. The last two seasons with Arizona, Pascal has only four catches for 19 yards, with most of his playing time coming on special teams.
Tight Ends/Fullbacks:
The Giants selected Theo Johnson in the 4th round of the 2024 NFL Draft. He suffered a Lisfranc foot injury at the end of November, underwent surgery, and missed the rest of the season on Injured Reserve. Before that, Johnson had won the starting tight end job coming out of training camp. He played in 12 games with 11 starts, receiving 84 percent of all offensive snaps. Johnson finished the year with 29 catches for 331 yards and one touchdown (149 of those yards came after the catch). Johnson is physically talented with an outstanding combination of size and overall athletic ability. While he struggled at times as a receiver (five drops) and blocker, Johnson improved a great deal as the season progressed, flashing ability and an upside in both areas. He has a tremendous catch radius, can break tackles, and stretch the field.
The Giants signed Chris Manhertz in March 2024 after he was released by the Denver Broncos. He played in all 17 games with 11 starts, serving primarily as a blocking tight end. Manhertz received 30 percent of all offensive snaps and caught just three passes for 30 yards and a touchdown. The 6’6”, 235-pound Manhertz was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Buffalo Bills after the 2015 NFL Draft. He has spent time with the Bills, New Orleans Saints (2015-2016), Carolina Panthers (2016-2020), Jacksonville Jaguars (2021-2022), and Broncos (2023). In his nine NFL seasons, Manhertz has played in 137 regular-season games with 64 starts, catching 29 passes for 301 yards and three touchdowns. He is a strong blocker.
Daniel Bellinger has seen his playing time and productivity decline since being drafted in the 4th round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Despite suffering a serious eye injury that included a fractured orbital bone in Week 7, missing four games in the process, Bellinger ended up starting 11 games as a rookie. He finished the regular season with 30 catches for 268 yards and two touchdowns. In 2023, Bellinger caught just 25 passes for 255 yards despite playing all 17 games with 13 starts. He began 2024 as the third-string tight end, only seeing his playing time dramatically increase in December after Theo Johnson was hurt. Bellinger finished 2024 with just 14 catches for 125 yards. His offensive snap counts fell to just 32 percent in the 17 games he played with eight starts. The 6’5, 253-pound Bellinger looks the part. He flashed some athleticism as a receiver in his rookie season and did improve his blocking game in 2024.
The Giants claimed Greg Dulcich off of waivers from the Denver Broncos in late November 2024. He played in five games for the Giants with no starts, receiving just 27 offensive snaps. Dulcich was not targeted in the passing game. The 6’4”, 245-pound Dulcich was originally drafted in the 3rd round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Broncos. His 2022 and 2023 seasons were sabotaged by hamstring injuries. In all, Dulcich has played in 21 regular-season games with 10 starts, catching 41 passes for 464 yards and two touchdowns. He is a good athlete and has an upside as a receiving tight end.
Offensive Tackles:
The Giants placed Andrew Thomas on Injured Reserve in mid-October 2024 with a season-ending Lisfranc foot injury that required surgery. Thomas finished the season starting six games, with a couple of contests where he was not his usual dominate self. The Giants drafted Thomas in the 1st round of the 2020 NFL Draft. After an inconsistent rookie season that was hampered by an ankle injury that required surgery, and an injury-plagued (foot and ankle injuries) second season, Thomas blossomed into an All-Pro in 2022. However, Thomas pulled his hamstring in the 2023 opener, an injury that caused him to miss the seven games before playing the last nine contests at a high level. Thomas has a big frame (6’5”, 315lbs) and long arms. He is a strong, physical run blocker who can get movement at the point-of-attack. He is athletic enough to get to the second level and works to finish his blocks. Thomas has rapidly evolved into one of the game’s best pass protectors with superb get-off quickness, footwork, and arm/hand technique. He has to stay healthy, however, having had lower leg injury issues in four of his five seasons.
The Giants signed Jermaine Eluemunor as an unrestricted free agent from the Las Vegas Raiders in March 2024. He started all 15 games that he played in, missing two games with a quad injury. His first 10 starts came at right tackle, with the last five at left tackle. The 6’4”, 330-pound Eluemunor was originally drafted in the 5th round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens. He has spent time with the Ravens (2017-2019), New England Patriots (2019-2020), Miami Dolphins (2021), Jacksonville Jaguars (2021), and Raiders (2021-2023). He has played in 102 regular season games with 60 starts. Eluemunor was a solid, dependable, versatile performer for the Giants in 2024. Although he is better suited for right tackle, he has the ability to play left tackle in pinch. However, Eluemunor was flagged nine times in 2024.
The Giants signed James Hudson as an unrestricted free agent from the Cleveland Browns in March 2025. The 6’5”, 313-pound Hudson was drafted in the 4th round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Browns. In four seasons with Cleveland, Hudson has played in 49 regular-season games with 17 starts (14 at right tackle, three at left tackle).
The Giants signed Stone Forsythe as an unrestricted free agent from the Seattle Seahawks in March 2025. The 6’8”, 307-pound Forsythe was drafted in the 6th round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Seahawks. In four seasons with Seattle, Forsythe has played in 53 regular-season games with 14 starts (11 at right tackle, three at left tackle).
Evan Neal has been a major disappointment for the Giants. Drafted with the seventh overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, Neal has proven to be an injury-prone, penalty-riddled, and unreliable pass protector at right tackle. Neal started 13 regular- and two post-season games as a rookie, missing a month with a knee injury. In 2023, Neal suffered a concussion in training camp that caused him to miss two valuable weeks of practice. A right ankle injury nagged him for all of October, causing him to also miss two games. When he returned in early November, he broke his left ankle, an injury which required surgery. Neal only started seven games, missing ten. He still was recovering from the ankle injury in 2024 and the starting right job was handed to Jermaine Eluemunor. Neal did not play for the first seven games, only saw two snaps in the next two games, started seven games at right tackle, and missed the last game with rib and hip injuries (Neal also appeared on the injury report a few times with the hip injury). Neal has only started 14 game in the last two seasons. Since drafted, he has been flagged 18 times. Worse, when he plays, Neal struggles with his balance and footwork. He’s slow to adjust and looks labored in his movement. His last best hope might be shifting to guard.
Joshua Ezeudu has not developed as hoped since he was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Part of that has to do with the Giants trying unsuccessfully to make him the back-up left tackle. As a rookie in 2022, he played in 10 games, with two starts at left guard before being placed on Injured Reserve with a neck injury in December. In 2023, after Andrew Thomas got hurt, Ezeudu was forced to play left tackle despite not practicing there during the spring and summer. Ezeudu started five consecutive games at the position, struggling mightily, before being placed on Injured Reserve with toe injury in October. After Thomas was lost again in 2024, the coaching staff first turned to Ezeudu again at left tackle in Week 7, where he promptly gave up two sacks. He was benched after that, returning to the starting line-up for one game in December where he played poorly at left tackle again. Ezeudu has decent power in the run game, but he has struggled in pass protection at the NFL level.
Offensive Guards:
The Giants signed Jon Runyan, Jr. as an unrestricted free agent from the Green Bay Packers in March 2024. The Giants placed him on Injured Reserve in mid-December 2024 with an ankle injury that required surgery. Runyan ended up starting all 13 games he played in at left guard. The 6’4”, 307-pound Runyan, Jr. was originally drafted in the 6th round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. In his four seasons with the Packers, Runyan played in 67 regular-season games with 50 starts. He has experience at playing both guard spots. Runyan is a better pass protector than run blocker.
The Giants signed Greg Van Roten in late July 2024 as an unrestricted free agent from the Las Vegas Raiders. He started all 17 games that he played in, including 15 at right guard and two at center. The 6’3”, 305-pound Van Roten was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Green Bay Packers after the 2012 NFL Draft. He has spent time with the Packers (2012–2013), Seattle Seahawks (2014), Toronto Argonauts (2015–2016), Jacksonville Jaguars (2017), Carolina Panthers (2017–2019), New York Jets (2020–2022), Buffalo Bills (2022), and Raiders (2023). Overall, Van Roten has played in 127 regular-season NFL games with 88 starts. An experienced, versatile veteran who can play all three interior line positions, Van Roten lacks ideal traits and struggled at times as both a pass protector and run blocker for the Giants in 2024.
The Giants signed Aaron Stinnie as an unrestricted free agent from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in March 2024. He played in 16 games with three starts at left guard late in the season. He missed one game due to a concussion. The 6’3”, 312-pound Stinnie was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent after the 2018 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans. The Titans waived him in November 2019 and he was then claimed by the Buccaneers. In his six NFL seasons, Stinnie has played in 45 regular-season games with 15 starts, 11 of which came in 2023. Stinnie is a tough, physical player with athletic limitations.
The Giants signed Jake Kubas as an undrafted rookie free agent after the 2024 NFL Draft. He played in five games, starting the last three contests of the season at left guard (1) and right guard (2). Kubas is an athletic player who is effective on the move and does well blocking at the second-level. Solid pass protector. He needs to get bigger and stronger. Kubas plays with an attitude.
Offensive Centers:
Selected in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft, John Michael Schmitz immediately became the team’s starting center. However, he has battled inconsistency and injuries his first two seasons. As a rookie in 2023, Schmitz started all 13 games that he played in, missing three games in October with a shoulder injury and the finale in January with a shin injury. Schmitz started 15 games at center in 2024, but missed the last two with an ankle injury. Schmitz has top intangibles for the position where his intelligence, maturity, toughness, work ethic, and leadership are assets for the entire line. However, he has too many up-and-down performances where his athletic and power limitations often show up.
The Giants signed Austin Schlottmann as an unrestricted free agent from the Vikings in March 2024. They placed him on Injured Reserve in late August 2024 with a broken fibula that did not require surgery. He was activated off of IR in late December, playing in one game with only three special teams snaps. The 6’6”, 300-pound Schlottmann was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent after the 2018 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. He spent his rookie season on the Practice Squad. After four seasons in Denver, Schlottmann signed with the Minnesota Vikings. He has played in 68 regular-season games with 14 starts. Schlottmann can play both guard spots and center.
The Giants signed Jimmy Morrissey to a reserve/future contract in January 2024. He spent the entire season on the Practice Squad. The 6’4”, 305-pound Morrissey was originally drafted in the 7th round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Las Vegas Raiders. He began his rookie season on the team’s Practice Squad, but the Houston Texans signed him to their 53-man roster in October 2021. In his three seasons with Houston, Morrissey has spent time on both the 53-man roster and Practice Squad. He has played in 14 regular-season games with four starts.
The Giants signed Bryan Hudson to the Practice Squad in early November 2024. The 6’5”, 301-pound Hudson was originally signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted rookie free agent after the 2024 NFL Draft. The Lions waived him in August and the New England Patriots then signed him to their Practice Squad.
Nose Tackles:
The Giants placed Dexter Lawrence on Injured Reserve in early December 2024 with a dislocated elbow. Up until that point, he was having a stellar season, having started all 12 games he played in and accruing a career-high nine sacks and eight tackles for losses. He was also credited with 44 tackles, 16 quarterback hits, and one forced fumble. Lawrence was voted to his third consecutive Pro Bowl. The Giants drafted Lawrence in the 1st round of the 2019 NFL Draft. After three largely nondescript, Lawrence broke out in 2022 and has become one of the NFL’s best interior linemen. In 2022 and 2023, he earned second-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl recognition. Despite being regularly double-teamed, Lawrence is now a difference-maker as both a run defender and pass rusher. Built like a prototypical run-stuffing nose tackle (6’4”, 342 pounds) with excellent size, strength, and power, Lawrence also flashes tremendous short-area quickness and range for his size.
The Giants placed D.J. Davidson on Injured Reserve in December 2024 with a shoulder injury. He ended up playing in 12 games with two starts, accruing 23 tackles, two sacks, two tackles for losses, and two fumble recoveries. Davidson played in 35 percent of defensive snaps in those 12 games. The Giants selected Davidson in the 5th round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He missed the bulk of his rookie season after tearing an ACL in Week 5. The injury caused him to begin the 2023 training camp on the PUP List. Inactive for two games in 2023, Davidson did play in the other 15 contests with two starts. Davidson is a big (6’5”, 325 pounds), strong lineman who is a better run defender than pass rusher. He did flash at times in 2024 with his bull-rush however.
The Giants selected Jordon Riley in the 7th round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He began earning playing time in the second-half of his rookie season, playing in eight games. In 2024, Riley played in 13 regular-season games with five starts, playing 30 percent of all defensive snaps in those contests. He was credited with 12 tackles and 3 tackles for losses. Riley is a big, strong defensive tackle who can hold the point-of attack against the run. He is not much of a pass rusher.
The Giants signed Cory Durden to the 53-man roster from the Practice Squad of the Los Angeles Rams in early December 2024. He played in four games for the Giants with no starts, receiving 32 percent of the defensive snaps in those games. Durden was credited with three tackles. He had some issues anchoring against the run, but he was active and flashed with his quickness. The 6’4”, 316-pound Durden was originally signed by the Rams as an undrafted rookie free agent after the 2023 NFL Draft. He played in four games as a rookie, accruing three tackles.
Defensive Tackles:
Signed as an unrestricted free agent from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in March 2023, Rakeem Nunez-Roches has not performed as well as expected in his two seasons with the Giants. He played in 16 games with four starts in 2023, and started all 15 games he played in 2024, missing two games in December with neck/shoulder injuries. Receiving 63 percent of defensive snaps in 2024, he was credited with 52 tackles, 2 tackles for losses, and 2 sacks. Despite playing next to Dexter Lawrence, he rarely made an impact as a run defender and pass rusher in his one-on-one opportunities. Nunez-Roches was originally drafted in the 6th round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. He has spent time with the Chiefs (2015-2018), Indianapolis Colts (2018), and Buccaneers (2018-2022).
The Giants signed Roy Robertson-Harris as a free agent after he was cut by the Seattle Seahawks in March 2025. The 6’5”, 290-pound Robertson-Harris originally signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted rookie free agent after the 2016 NFL Draft. He has spent time with the Chicago Bears (2016-2020), Jacksonville Jaguars (2021-2024), and Seattle Seahawks (2024). He was traded from the Jaguars to the Seahawks in October 2024. Seattle cut him in early March 2025. In his eight NFL seasons, Robertson Harris has played in 117 regular-season games with 62 starts. In his career, he has 19 sacks, 67 quarterback hits, 14 pass defenses, 211 tackles, and 27 tackles for losses. Versatile, Roberston-Harris can play all over the defensive line. His height and reach enables him to bat a lot of passes and even be a factor blocking kicks on special teams. Robertson-Harris flashes with his ability to penetrate into the backfield both against the run and pass.
The Giants signed Jeremiah Ledbetter as an unrestricted free agent from the Jacksonville Jaguars in March 2025. The 6’3”, 299-pound Ledbetter was originally drafted in the 6th round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. He has spent time with the (2017-2018), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2018-2019, 2019-2020), Baltimore Ravens (2019), Arizona Cardinals (2021), and Jaguars (2021-2024). Ledbetter has played in 53 regular-season games with five starts, accruing 80 tackles, 3.5 sack, one pass defense, and one fumble recovery. His best season was for the Jaguars in 2024, when he played in 15 games with three starts, registering 38 tackles, eight tackles for a loss, and two sacks.
The Giants signed Elijah Chatman as an undrafted rookie free agent after he impressed as a tryout player during the May 2024 rookie mini-camp. Chatman not only surprisingly made the team, but he played in all 17 games with three starts, playing 39 percent of all defensive snaps. He was credited with 21 tackles, two tackles for losses, one fumble recovery, and one sack. Incredibly undersized (6’0”, 278 pounds), Chatman is a quick, strong, high-effort defender who plays with natural leverage. He played better down the stretch when his playing time noticeably increased. His lack of size hurts him, but he did flash at times against both the run and pass.
The Giants signed Elijah Garcia to the Practice Squad in August 2024 after he was waived by the Denver Broncos. The Giants signed him to the 53-man roster in December. Garcia played in five games with three starts with 42 percent of the defensive snaps in those contests. He was credited with 14 tackles, two tackles for losses, and one fumble recovery. In his limited playing time, Garcia flashed power and some quickness. The 6’5”, 302-pound Garcia was originally signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted rookie free agent after the 2022 NFL Draft. He spent most of his rookie season on the Rams’ Practice Squad until he was signed by the Broncos to their 53-man roster in December 2022. He played in two games for the Broncos in 2022 and three in 2023.
The Giants signed Casey Rogers as an undrafted rookie free agent after the 2024 NFL Draft. He spent most of the year on the Practice Squad with the Giants signing him to the 53-man roster in December. He finished the season back on the Practice Squad. Rogers played 33 defensive snaps in two games. He hustled and flashed a couple of times with penetration, but did not register a tackle. Rogers is a good athlete, but he is somewhat undersized and not stout against the run.
Outside Linebackers:
The Giants traded for Brian Burns in March 2024 with the Carolina Panthers in exchange for 2nd and 5th round picks. Despite suffering through an injury-plagued season, Burns started all 17 games (79 percent of defensive snaps) and finished the 2024 campaign with 71 tackles, team-high 17 tackles for losses, 8.5 sacks, 18 quarterback hits, eight pass defenses, and two forced fumbles. He appeared on the injury report at various times with ankle, groin, Achilles, biceps, and neck issues, with the groin injury being a problem for much of the season. Burns was originally drafted in the 1st round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Panthers. In his five seasons with Carolina, Burns has played in 97 regular-season games with 84 starts, accruing 317 tackles, 76 tackles for losses, 54.5 sacks, 113 quarterback hits, 21 pass defenses, 10 forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. He has also been voted to the Pro Bowl twice (2021, 2022). He is an explosive athlete with good size who can rush the passer and be disruptive as a penetrator against the run.
Drafted with the fifth overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, Kayvon Thibodeaux has not lived up to expectations. In 2024, he missed five games with a wrist injury that required surgery and landed him on Injured Reserve for over a month. Thibodeaux finished the season with 12 starts, playing in 75 percent of defensive snaps in those games. He was credited with 28 tackles, eight tackles for losses, 5.5 sacks, 17 quarterback hits, two pass defenses, and one fumble recovery. Combining excellent size and overall athleticism, Thibodeaux looks the part and flashes big-play ability. He has 21 sacks, 46 quarterback hits, and 26 tackles for losses in 43 career starts. However, Thibodeaux does not play at a high level consistently enough and disappears for long stretches. He needs more variety on his pass rush.
The Giants signed Chauncey Golston as an unrestricted free agent from the Dallas Cowboys in March 2025. The 6’5”, 268-pound Golston was originally drafted in the 3rd round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Cowboys. In four seasons in Dallas, Golston played in 64 regular-season games with 16 starts, 13 of which came in 2024. Golston had his best season in 2024, accruing 56 tackles, five tackles for losses, 5.5 sacks, five pass defenses, one interception, and one fumble recovery. He is an improving run defender and pass rusher. Versatile, he can play all over the defensive line, including inside in passing situations.
The Giants signed Tomon Fox as an undrafted rookie free agent after the 2022 NFL Draft. For three years, he has hung around as a nondescript reserve, splitting time between the Practice Squad and the 53-man roster. In 2024, Fox played in 11 games with no starts, receiving 28 percent of defensive snaps in those contests. He was credited with just 14 tackles, two tackles, and one sack. Fox has decent size and plays hard, but he does not really stand out as a play-maker.
The Giants signed Victor Dimukeje as an unrestricted free agent from the Arizona Cardinals in March 2025. The 6’2”, 262-pound Dimukeje was drafted in the 6th round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Cardinals. In four seasons with Arizona, Dimukeje has played in 55 regular-season games with eight starts, accruing 67 tackles, seven tackles for losses, four sacks, 16 quarterback hits, one pass defense, and two forced fumbles. He also has been a core member of the special teams.
Inside Linebackers:
Bobby Okereke was solid in 2024, but he did not play as well as his initial season with the team in 2023. Okereke also was placed on Injured Reserve in December 2024 with a back injury. He ended up starting 12 games, being credited with 93 tackles, six tackles for losses, two sacks, three pass defenses, team-high three forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. The Giants signed Okereke as an unrestricted free agent from the Indianapolis Colts in March 2023. He was outstanding addition to a team that has been starved for quality inside linebacker play for years. Okereke not only started all 17 games, but he played every defensive snap (1,128 in all). He was credited with a team-high 149 tackles, 11 tackles for a loss, 2.5 sacks, six quarterback hits, a team-high four forced fumbles, two interceptions, and 10 pass defenses. The 6’2”, 235-pound Okereke was originally drafted in the 3rd round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Colts. Okereke is a complete linebacker who can play the run, blitz, and cover in the passing the game.
In his third season, Micah McFadden continues to improve at inside linebacker. For the second year in a row, he started 14 games, missing three games due to injuries (groin, neck). McFadden played in 75 percent of defensive snaps in those 14 games and was credited with a team-high 107 tackles, eight tackles for losses, three sacks, one pass defense, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. It was also the second year in a row that McFadden surpassed the 100-tackle mark. The Giants selected McFadden in the 5th round of the 2022 NFL Draft. McFadden lacks size and athleticism, but he is a physical, instinctive, over-achiever who plays hard. His athletic limitations show up in coverage and with too many missed tackles (37 in the last two seasons). He does flash as an occasional blitzer.
The Giants selected Darius Muasau in the 6th round of the 2024 NFL Draft. He played in 15 games with a surprising seven starts as a rookie, missing two games with knee and hamstring injuries. Muasau finished the season with 55 tackles, three tackles for losses, and one interception. Muasau lacks size and overall athleticism, but is tough and instinctive and plays hard. He is a good inside run defender, but his lack of speed does hurt his range on outside runs and in coverage.
The Giants signed Ty Summers to the Practice Squad in August 2024 after he was cut by the Detroit Lions. The team then signed him to the 53-man roster a month later. In all, including standard elevations from the Practice Squad, Summers played in 16 games with two starts at the end of the season. All of his 112 defensive snaps came in the last three games. Summers was credited with 29 tackles, one tackle for a loss, and one pass defense. He was fast, physical, and productive in his limited defensive playing time, although he had issues in coverage. Most of the season, he played strictly on special teams. Summers was originally drafted in the 7th round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. He has spent time with the Packers (2019-2022), Jacksonville Jaguars (2022, 2024), New Orleans Saints (2022-2023), and Lions (2024). Overall, Summers has played in 83 regular-season games with three starts.
The Giants signed Chris Board as an unrestricted free agent from the Baltimore Ravens in March 2025. The 6’2”, 240-pound Board was originally signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted rookie free agent after the 2018 NFL Draft. He has spent time with the Ravens (2018-2021, 2024), Detroit Lions (2022), and New England Patriots (2023). In his seven seasons, Board has played in 114 games with four starts, accruing 155 tackles, 3.5 sacks, three pass defenses, and three forced fumbles. He’s been a core special teams player throughout his NFL career, with 65 special teams tackles since 2018 and a special teams captain in 2024.
The Giants signed Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles in March 2025 after he was cut by the San Francisco 49ers in February 2025. The 6’2”, 223-pound Flannigan-Fowles was signed by the 49ers as an undrafted rookie free agent after the 2019 NFL Draft. In his six years with the 49ers, Flannigan-Fowles played in 73 regular-season games with seven starts, accruing 96 tackles, three pass defenses, and one interception. Most of his playing time has come on special teams.
The Giants placed Dyontae Johnson on Injured Reserve in late August 2024 with an ankle injury. He was activated off of IR in late December. He played in the final two games of the season, but only played on defense in the finale. In those 37 defensive snaps, he was credited with 11 tackles. The Giants signed Johnson as an undrafted rookie free agent after the 2023 NFL Draft. He spent the entire rookie season on the team’s Practice Squad. Johnson lacks ideal size, but he has some athleticism and is instinctive. He impressed in the 2024 training camp before getting hurt.
Cornerbacks:
Drafted in the 1st round of the 2023 NFL Draft, Deonte Banks had a very disappointing second season with the Giants. He started all 14 games that he played in, missing three games with a rib injury. Banks finished with 52 tackles, one forced fumble, and 12 pass defenses. His initial season was stronger when he played 15 games, missing two games with a shoulder injury, and being credited with 64 tackles, two interceptions, and 11 pas defenses. Banks is a tremendous athlete and flashes excellent coverage ability, but he was exposed too often in the passing game in 2024. His instincts were off as he had issues locating and playing the football. He also relied too much on his hands instead of his feet, which led to five flags in coverage. While Banks had a few very good performances, his play deteriorated as the year progressed. He lost his confidence, and worse, he appeared to give up at times, which led to him being benched. Banks has the tools to be a factor as a tackler and run defender, but the effort was not there. Point blank, he was one of the worst starting corners in the NFL in 2024. He also has been flagged 14 times in two seasons. Banks needs a major attitude adjustment in the offseason or he won’t make it.
The Giants signed Paulson Adebo as an unrestricted free agent from the New Orleans Saints in March 2025. The 6’1”, 192-pound Adebo was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Saints. In four seasons, he has played in 52 regular-season games with 51 starts for the Saints. He missed 11 games in 2024 with a broken leg. Adebo is a big, physical, man corner who has 10 interceptions and 43 pass defenses those 52 games.
In his third season, Cor’Dale Flott started 10 games at outside corner with groin and quad injuries causing him to miss three games. In all, Flott played in 14 games with 10 starts, accruing 53 tackles, one interception, and seven pass defenses. He played in 74 percent of defensive snaps in the games he played. The Giants drafted Flott in the 3rd round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Flott started six games as a rookie and seven games in 2023, serving at time as the team’s nickel corner. Flott is a tall, thin corner with fine speed and fluidity. His slight frame however hinders his physicality, run defense, and ability to stay healthy. Flott is sticky in coverage and flashes solid coverage skills, but he has to become more reliably consistent and stay on the field.
The Giants selected Andru Phillips in the 3rd round of the 2024 NFL Draft. He quickly won the team’s nickel corner position, playing in 14 games with six starts (68 percent of defensive snaps). He missed three games with calf and shoulder injuries. Phillips finished with 71 tackles, seven tackles for losses, one sack, two forced fumbles, and one interception. He did not make any other plays on the ball. Phillips’ combination of competitiveness, physicality, and aggressiveness are well suited to the nickel spot, showing up not only in coverage but also run defense. His play in 2024 was a bit up-and-down with a few rough games, but his overall play was a net positive.
The Giants placed Tre Hawkins on Injured Reserve in December 2024 with a fractured lumbar spine. Hawkins spent most of the season on the inactive list, playing in just three games with one start. He was injured in the game he started, playing well and intercepting a pass. The Giants selected Hawkins in the 6th round of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Old Dominion University. He surprisingly impressed right away, earning first-team reps throughout the summer and drawing the praises of the coaching staff. However, once the real bullets began to fly, Hawkins struggled in coverage and was benched. Hawkins played in all 17 games with three starts, finishing the season with 35 tackles and one pass defense. Hawkins is a tall, well-built corner with good speed and overall athleticism, but he is raw and needs technique development.
The Giants signed Art Green to the Practice Squad in late August 2024 after he was waived by the Denver Broncos. He was then signed to the 53-man roster in early November. Green played in nine games with no starts. Almost all of his defensive snaps came in two games in Weeks 3 and 15. He was a core special team player for the Giants where his aggressiveness and physicality stood out at times. Green was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Broncos after the 2023 NFL Draft. Green spent most of his rookie season on Denver’s Practice Squad.
The Giants claimed Dee Williams off of waivers from the Seattle Seahawks in December 2024. He did not play in a game for the Giants and was on the injury report for the final two games of the season with a toe injury. Williams was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Seahawks after the 2024 NFL Draft. He played in 12 games for the Seahawks, almost exclusively on special teams. Williams has experience returning both punt and kickoffs, but he has also fumbled three times.
The Giants signed Nic Jones to a reserve/future contract in February 2025. The 6’0”, 189-pound Jones was originally drafted in the 7th round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. In his two seasons with Kansas City, Jones has played in 10 games with no starts, being credited with four tackles. Nine of those games came in 2023.
Safeties:
The Giants signed Jevon Holland as an unrestricted free agent from the Miami Dolphins in March 2025. The 6’1”, 205-pound Holland was originally drafted by the Dolphins in the 2nd round of the 2021 NFL Draft. In his four season with the Dolphins, Holland played in 60 regular-season games with 57 starts, accruing 301 tackles, nine tackles for losses, five sacks, five interceptions, 25 pass defenses, five forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery. Holland is a very good athlete who runs well and can make plays on the football. Versatile, he can play both safety spots and even play man coverage in the nickel. He is reliable tackler and good blitzer. Team captain.
The Giants selected Tyler Nubin in the 2nd round of the 2024 NFL Draft. He was placed on Injured Reserve in December 2024 with an ankle injury. As rookie, Nubin started all 13 games that he played in (96 percent of defensive snaps), finishing with 98 tackles (second highest on the team), four tackles for losses, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. While Nubin lacks ideal range, he’s a big, physical safety who had a solid rookie season, with some expected up-and-down play. However, he did not make many plays on the ball with only one pass defense.
The Giants selected Dane Belton in the 4th round of the 2022 NFL Draft, and for three seasons, he has served as the team’s primary reserve safety and occasional starter. He saw more playing time in 2024, playing in all 17 games with six starts (42 percent of all defensive snaps). Belton was credited with career highs in tackles (56) and pass defenses (6). He also had one interception (5th of his career), one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. Belton has decent range and agility and has demonstrated a knack for making plays. While he has been too inconsistent in his three years with the Giants, he noticeably improved in 2024 as his playing time increased down the stretch.
The Giants claimed Anthony Johnson off of waivers from the Green Bay Packers in late August 2024. Inactive for eight games, Johnson played in nine games with no starts. Almost all of his playing time came on special teams until the season finale when he received 18 snaps on defense. Johnson was originally drafted in the 7th round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Packers. As a rookie, Johnson played in 12 regular-season games with four starts. He was credited with 24 tackles, one interception, and three pass defenses.
The Giants signed Raheem Layne as an unrestricted free agent from the Los Angeles Chargers in August 2024. He spent most of the season on the Practice Squad, but was signed to the 53-man roster in December 2024. He was placed on Injured Reserve with a torn meniscus in his knee in late December. Layne played in two games and finished the year with three tackles. The 5’11’, 192-pound Layne was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Chargers after the 2022 NFL Draft. Layne’s 2023 season ended in October with a torn ACL. In three seasons, Layne has played in 13 games with one start, accruing 10 tackles.
Punters, Kickers, and Snappers:
In his third season with the Giants, Jamie Gillan remains an average-at-best punter. He averaged 43.7 yards per punt with a net of 40.5. To his credit, 27 of his punts were downed inside the 20-yard line with only two touchbacks. Gillan is Scottish born. He was originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted rookie free agent after the 2019 NFL Draft. He punted for the Browns from 2019-2021, but the Browns cut him December 2021. Gillan has a strong leg and he has won a couple of “Special Teams Player of the Week” honors, one with the Browns and one with the Giants.
The Giants placed Graham Gano on Injured Reserve in September 2024 with a hamstring injury and activated him off of IR in November. He ended up playing in 10 games, finishing 9-of-11 on field goal attempts (81.8 percent) and a perfect 15-of-15 on extra points. Twenty-four of his 35 kickoffs resulted in touchbacks. Gano was arguably the team’s best player from 2020 to 2022, converting on 31-of-32 field goal attempts (96.9 percent – second highest in team history), 29-of-33 field goal attempts (87.9 percent), and 29-of-32 field goal attempts (90.6 percent) in those three consecutive seasons. His most disappointing season was 2023 when he was nagged by a knee injury that eventually landed him on Injured Reserve in November. He finished that year 11-of-17 on field goal attempts (64.7 percent). Before coming to the Giants, Gano was with the Washington Redskins (2009-2011) and Carolina Panthers (2012-2019).
The Giants signed Jude McAtamney as an undrafted rookie free agent after the 2024 NFL Draft. He spent most of the season on the Practice Squad, although he kicked for the team for one game in November, making both his sole field goal and extra point attempts. McAtamney is Irish.
The Giants signed long snapper Casey Kreiter as an unrestricted free agent from the Denver Broncos in April 2020. He has been a steady performer in his five years with the team. Kreiter was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2014 NFL Draft. After spending two camps with the Cowboys, Kreiter made the Denver Broncos in 2016. He made the Pro Bowl for his performance in 2018.
