The Giants pick early in Round 1 and have seven total selections in the 2026 draft. Here's the latest on what New York might do.
Jordan RaananApr 20, 2026, 10:15 AM ET
- Jordan Raanan covers the New York Giants for ESPN and can be heard hosting on ESPN Radio. Raanan joined ESPN in 2016.
The 2026 NFL draft begins in Pittsburgh on Thursday, and the New York Giants have the No. 5 pick. The draft continues with Rounds 2-3 on Friday and Rounds 4-7 on Saturda (ESPN, ABC and the ESPN App).
The Giants have eight picks: Nos. 5, 10, 37, 105, 145, 186, 192, 193. But how will they use them? Which positions need to be addressed? Which prospects are coming in for visits and drawing praise from the New York front office and coaching staff?
Giants reporter Jordan Raanan has the latest intel on the team's draft plans, potential targets and more in the lead-up to the 2026 draft. We will update this page until Round 1 begins.
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OL back in play for Giants in first round
Monday, April 20: Now armed with the fifth and 10th overall picks, the Giants have more options at the top of this year's draft.
That means offensive line is back in play as a realistic option in the first round, particularly with the 10th pick.
Utah's Spencer Fano, Miami's Francis Mauigoa and Penn State guard Olaivavega Ioane are fits. Fano is considered the safest offensive lineman in this draft while Mauigoa would've been the clear-cut top OL if not for some concerns about his back. Ioane is the consensus best guard.
Who is available at 10?
Can the Giants get past Mauigoa's injury concerns?
All three players are at least in consideration for New York at No. 10.
Most likely options to fill the Dexter Lawrence II void
Sunday, April 19: The Dexter Lawrence II trade makes it imperative that the Giants add to their interior defensive line in both free agency and the draft.
There isn't a defensive tackle who will be taken in the top 10 of this draft. So that likely puts the onus on a Day 2 or 3 pick at the position.
Some names that league sources say are of interest to the Giants and fit the style of defense they will run under Dennard Wilson are Ohio State's Kayden McDonald (projected Round 1 or 2), Texas Tech's Lee Hunter (Round 2), Iowa State's Domonique Orange (Rounds 2-3) and Missouri's Chris McClellan (Round 4).
Will Styles be available at No. 5?
Saturday, April 18: He's one of the cleanest prospects in the draft. Ohio State middle linebacker Sonny Styles has the production and showed out athletically at the combine.
The Giants didn't have him in for a visit, but they have showed significant interest throughout the predraft process, including meeting with the potential top-five pick before and after his pro day.
Styles is believed to one of the top targets for the Giants if they remain at No. 5.
The biggest question is whether he will even be available. There has been significant buzz about Styles potentially being the choice at No. 4 for the Tennessee Titans, which some sources believe is a more likely option for the Titans than Jeremiyah Love.
This will greatly impact what the Giants do with the fifth pick.
Is WR Jordyn Tyson an option?
Friday, April 17: Until recently, he hasn't been really connected with the Giants. General manager Joe Schoen attended Tyson's predraft workout Friday.
The Arizona State wide receiver is dynamic, but he also suffered injuries to his knee, collarbone and hamstring during his time in college.
That would make it tough to imagine the traditionally conservative Giants selecting Tyson with the fifth pick.
But what if the Giants trade back?
In that case, he could be a target, along with Ohio State safety Caleb Downs, if New York moved back just inside or outside of the top 10.
Jeremiyah Love viewed as 'offensive weapon'
Tuesday, April 14: The Giants aren't viewing Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love as simply a running back.
At his predraft news conference, Schoen said Love is an "offensive weapon." That sentiment could indicate that Love is more of an option with the fifth pick, if he's still on the board. Schoen noted that Love, the draft's consensus top offensive skill position prospect, catches the ball at a high level and could be split out wide as a receiver on third downs.
Considering Schoen said this is "not a normal draft" because of the lack of high-level prospects at premium positions, it seems to put Love in the mix at No. 5.
Bisontis, Rutledge on radar
Friday, April 10: The Giants had Texas A&M guard Chase Bisontis in for a predraft visit Friday. It reinforced that they could be looking at a guard with their second pick at the top of the second round (No. 37).
The Giants have also shown extensive interest in Georgia Tech guard Keylan Rutledge throughout the draft process.
Bisontis and Rutledge are two physical, nasty interior linemen, just what the Giants seem to need and want in their new offense. New York doesn't have a potential starting guard signed beyond this season, and its desire to protect quarterback Jaxson Dart now and into the future would align with its goal of selecting an offensive lineman with one of its first two picks.
Bisontis and Rutledge are considered two of the best guards in this draft. The question seems to be when the run on interior offensive linemen begins, and if they will be available when the Giants pick at 37.
Is CB a real possibility at No. 5?
Thursday, April 9: The Giants had LSU's Mansoor Delane in for a visit Thursday. Delane is Scout Inc.'s eighth-ranked player, and the Giants need a shutdown cornerback. Paulson Adebo and Greg Newsome II don't fit that description. The Giants are at least doing their homework on Delane and Tennessee's Jermod McCoy, who are both widely considered the top cornerbacks in this draft.
The question is whether the Giants would make the selection with the fifth pick. Delane plays a physical style, which has been an attribute of John Harbaugh's teams. McCoy is more of a reach after he missed last season because of a torn ACL in his right knee. Perhaps they would be more serious options if the Giants trade back in the first round and accumulate more picks. League sources have said they believe the Giants would prefer to drop a few spots and add picks.
New York has only two top-100 selections.
Dexter Lawrence II trade would change Giants draft
Wednesday, April 8: Lawrence wants out. The Giants don't want to trade him. But they're also not dying to pay him more money and will at least listen to offers.
"Everybody is tradable," Harbaugh said recently. One league source with past ties to Harbaugh suggested that the track record of the new Giants head coach indicates he would welcome adding multiple picks for a malcontent player.
Something along the lines of two Day 2 picks and another on Day 3. That would put the Giants heavily in the market for multiple defensive tackles in the draft.
Players such as Kayden McDonald, Peter Woods and Caleb Banks would immediately come into play at the top of Round 2, if they aren't already in consideration.