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14 free agents New York Giants could sign following 2024 NFL draft

The New York Giants made six selections in the 2024 NFL draft and have reportedly signed a handful of undrafted players in its aftermath. However, general manager Joe Schoen made it clear that personnel tinkering will continue over the next several months.

“We always have room to grow and always have room to improve. I say it all the time, we don’t play until September, so there’s still time between now and September where we can acquire players, the final cutdown, whatever it may be,” Schoen said.

With that in mind, here are 14 remaining free agents the Giants could potentially look into signing to help bolster their depth and fill out their roster.

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The Giants will add a low-end quarterback or two as they head into rookie minicamp and organized team activities (OTAs), but the likelihood they sign someone to compete with Daniel Jones and Drew Lock is slim. However, if that’s a path Schoen ultimately takes, Ryan Tannehill is the best available.

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The Giants failed to address the trenches during the three-day draft but there are still options in free agency. If they want to add an offensive tackle with experience, David Bakhtiari could be that guy.

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Perhaps more than a tackle, the Giants could use another guard with starting experience. Andrus Peat is a potential option and he provides the added versatility of being able to play tackle.

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Dalton Risner is a player many expected the Giants to pursue during the early stages of free agency. He remains available for the taking.

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If Calais Campbell opts to return to the field in 2024, the Giants could make a call. Although he’s nearing the age of 38, the veteran was still productive last season, recording 6.5 sacks for the Falcons.

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If the Giants want to add a true nose tackle to their roster, Bryan Mone could be an under-the-radar option. He missed last season due to a torn ACL but is still just 28 years old and would be a low-risk, high-reward type signing.

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Xavien Howard has informed teams he’s fully cleared to play (foot injury) and would be willing to take a reduced salary to play for a contender. While the Giants aren’t that, perhaps they could entice him some other way. Adding a four-time Pro Bowler at a position of need would be a plus.

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Stephon Gilmore is another option for the Giants, although he seems destined to return to the Panthers. However, if those talks fall through, Schoen might be willing to put in a call at least.

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The Giants seem done with Adoree’ Jackson but the free agent pool is a bit thin. If they don’t want to overspend, perhaps they can circle back to a familiar face at a lesser cost.

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After selecting Tyler Nubin in the draft, the Giants may very well be finished at the safety position. It’s also become obvious that Schoen doesn’t invest heavily there. But if they’re not comfortable and want a veteran with experience, Justin Simmons is still out there.

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The Giants have a solid base with Bobby Okereke and Micah McFadden, who broke out in 2023, but if they want to add another inside guy, Zach Cunningham remains available.

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It’s hard to imagine a scenario in which the Giants add another wide receiver to their crowded room but if they do, a low-cost veteran option might be — wait for it — Odell Beckham Jr..

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The Giants will go with a running back by committee in 2024 and may not be satisfied with the back-end of their depth at the position. Boston Scott is a long-time Giants killer and they’re very familiar with his game. He’s a solid rotational piece and plays special teams.

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If the Giants want to add another edge rusher — and they should — Bud Dupree is a familiar face to defensive coordinator Shane Bowen.

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5 New York Giants among PFF’s top 200 impending free agents

The new league year and the official start of free agency are just around the corner. On March 13, the NFL’s wildest off-field season begins as teams scramble to find talent on the open market.

The New York Giants will certainly be among the most active given their abundance of roster needs. They also have a large number of their own players hitting free agency, which will create additional turnover.

Recently, Pro Football Focus released their ranking of the top 200 impending free agents and five Giants made the cut. Several former Giants also did.

Defensive lineman Leonard Williams was ranked 16th overall and guard Kevin Zeitler was ranked 32nd overall.

Here’s where the current Giants landed:

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Barkley held out for a short period this past offseason before returning to play on his franchise tag plus a few incentives that he had close to zero chance of earning. Unfortunately for him, the Giants’ season was an abject disaster from the start … that is, until Tommy Cutlets became America’s quarterback for a few weeks.

Barkley is still capable of breaking off an explosive rush at any moment and made several highlight-reel catches in 2023, including a wheel route touchdown that ended with a dive for the pylon in Week 2 against the Arizona Cardinals. There’s no doubt Barkley’s highs are as high as any running back in the game, but the position market is a tricky landscape to navigate in 2024, especially with his missing extended time in three out of the past four seasons.

The good news for Barkley and all free agent running backs this offseason is that the 2024 running back draft class is not perceived to be strong.

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McKinney’s coverage grades as a free safety (81.4) and in the box (79.4) are top-10 marks among safeties in 2023, and there is a big enough sample size of box play despite his general deployment as a deep player. Over the past three seasons, McKinney’s 7.0 yards allowed per target in coverage ranks top-25 among safeties, and his 17 combined interceptions and forced incompletions put him in the top 20.

While he could make more plays at or near the line of scrimmage, he rarely whiffs on open-field tackles. The 24-year-old has missed just 7.8% of his tackle attempts over his career, 11th-best among 89 safeties with at least 100 tackles over the past four seasons, making him a reliable enough last line of defense.

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Jackson cross-trained this offseason for a move to a full-time slot role but ended up moving back out wide after just two games. The first half of the Giants’ season featured an aggressive defense that ranked second in blitz rate but still couldn’t get home on the quarterback with any consistency, leaving their cornerbacks on islands with extremely difficult assignments on a regular basis.

Wink Martindale’s unit turned a corner over the second half of the year, and Jackson looked improved once returning from injury. Injuries have limited Jackson in four of the past five seasons, but he has true inside-outside versatility with good lateral agility and a knack for making plays on the football, often laying out for acrobatic pass breakups after goading quarterbacks into the occasional throw into his coverage area.

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Robinson is still one of the game’s best early-down run stuffers on the interior, nearly impossible to move off his spot as he soaks up double-teams and enables the players around him to play fast and free.

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Giants’ Adoree’ Jackson wants to play for a Super Bowl contender

New York Giants cornerback Adoree’ Jackson, an impending free agent, isn’t likely to be back with Big Blue in 2024.

That is unless he believes the Giants are ready to compete for a Super Bowl.

“I want to win a Super Bowl, and I know the Giants are capable of winning because we saw [in the 2022 playoff run] that it was a possibility. It boils down to the pieces and the staff being on the same page and doing the right thing to help us get there,” Jackson told the New York Post.

But Jackson could be a victim of the salary cap. The Giants have very little wiggle room to work with this March and plenty of holes to fill and upgrade. Jackson could be seen as a luxury after adding two promising young corners — Deonte Banks and Tre Hawkins III — last year in the draft.

Jackson wants to return to the Giants but he knows with a new defensive coordinator, his role would likely be changing.

That new coordinator is Shane Bowen, who knows Jackson very well from their time together in Tennessee. It’s not clear if Bowen is lobbying the Giants to keep Jackson or telling them to move on.

“The Giants are going to look for another corner and another team is going to look for a corner, which is me,” said Jackson. “I want to be there, but this is our break period. Technically, I’m not on the team, but my locker is still in the facility, and I go over there when I stay out [in New Jersey].”

Jackson, who was grossly overpaid by former Giants general manager Dave Gettleman, who signed him to a three-year, $39 million deal in 2021, actually played well the past several seasons under coordinator Wink Martindale.

Pro Football Focus graded Jackson 15th out of 116 corners in 2021 and No. 31 out of 118 last season. He can still play.

“If I come back, it’s all good. If I don’t, is it going to hurt? It will, but I know it’s a business,” Jackson said on Radio Row at the Super Bowl last week.

“At the same time, I know what I can do and the services that I bring to an organization — not just on the field, but being a locker-room presence and different things around the community. I’m hopeful [to be back], but you can never put anything past anybody.”

The only way Jackson returns is on a team-friendly deal and there’s not a whole lot of that going on in the NFL these days, especially to return to a 6-11 team.

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Giants' biggest needs headed into the offseason

The New York Giants finished 6-11 on the season and failed to follow up on their 2022 playoff performance leaving behind questions of whether or not they are headed in the right direction.

The Giants had breakdowns and failures in just about every unit and now must seriously evaluate what needs to be addressed and in what order.

Here are the Giants’ five biggest needs heading into the offseason.

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Giants vs. Eagles: 5 biggest storylines for Week 18

The New York Giants (5-11) host the Philadelphia Eagles (11-5) in the 2023 regular-season finale at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday afternoon.

Here are five storylines to follow before kickoff in Week 18.

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7 Giants who could be playing their last game in blue vs. Eagles

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Justin Pugh was proud that he was able to come ‘right off the couch’ and play competitively on the field this season.

Good for him for feeling that way. He’s a good guy to have in the locker room and a professional all around. Unfortunately, while the spirit was willing, the flesh, at times, was not.

Pugh got pushed around pretty good in some games and the Giants would be better off with a younger, healthier option on their roster.

They already have that in-house and will likely add a few more this offseason.

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New York Giants injury report: 87players limited in practice

The New York Giants returned to the field on Thursday for their first full practice ahead of a Week 17 game against the Los Angeles Rams — one day removed from a walkthrough.

The injury report was lengthy to open the week and that trend continued 24 hours later.

While everyone practiced on at least a limited basis, several key players remained limited — seven in total with 13 players listed on the official injury report.

The Giants’ full Thursday injury report can be found below:

Did not participate: N/A

Limited participant: CB Detone Banks (shoulder), TE Lawrence Cager (groin), NT Dexter Lawrence (hamstring), DT A’Shawn Robinson (back), DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches (knee) P Jamie Gillan (groin/knee), OL Justin Pugh (elbow)

Full participant: RB Saquon Barkley (elbow), OL Ben Bredeson (quad), CB Adoree’ Jackson (ankle), WR Wan’Dale Robinson (quad), OL John Michael Schmitz (shoulder), TE Darren Waller (knee)

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Dexter Lawrence, 4 others miss practice

The New York Giants returned to the practice field on Wednesday ahead of a Week 17 game against the Los Angeles Rams at MetLife Stadium.

Because the Giants played on Christmas Day and are on a short week, head coach Brian Daboll limited the team to a walkthrough. They will conduct full practices on both Thursday and Friday.

Coming out of Monday’s game, the Giants were relatively healthy despite a few players (Darren Waller, Justin Pugh) getting banged up. Daboll said everyone would participate on at least a limited basis.

“We’re doing a walkthrough today so everybody will be participating in the walkthrough,” Daboll said.

The lie detector test determined that was a lie.

Several players sat out on Wednesday and several more were limited, including punter Jamie Gillan, who suffered a groin injury two weeks ago and a knee injury in the Giants’ loss to Philadelphia.

“We’ll see tomorrow but trending in the right direction,” Daboll said of Gillan.

The Giants’ full (projected) Wednesday injury report can be found below:

Did not participate: CB Detone Banks (shoulder), TE Lawrence Cager (groin), NT Dexter Lawrence (hamstring), DT A’Shawn Robinson (back), DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches (knee)

Limited participant: RB Saquon Barkley (elbow), OL Ben Bredeson (quad), P Jamie Gillan (groin/knee), CB Adoree’ Jackson (ankle), OL Justin Pugh (elbow), WR Wan’Dale Robinson (quad), OL John Michael Schmitz (shoulder), TE Darren Waller (knee)

Full participant: N/A

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Adoree’ Jackson wants to re-sign with New York Giants in 2024

Adoree’ Jackson canceled a free-agent visit with the Philadelphia Eagles and ended up signing a three-year, $39 million deal with the New York Giants in March of 2021.

Since then, the Eagles have compiled a record of 33-15 and reached the Super Bowl once, while the Giants have gone 18-29-1 and look like they’re on the brink of yet another rebuild.

“I think I made the right decision,” Jackson told the New York Post. “It’s never been about the money. It’s about where you feel comfortable and where you feel at home. I didn’t go down there so I couldn’t tell what it was like, but it just felt good here. That’s where my heart was after I prayed about it.”

Jackson’s heart remains with the Giants despite the constant organizational turnover and the on-field futility.

Poised to become a free agent in just a few short months, the 28-year-old Jackson has his sights set on returning to East Rutherford in 2024 and potentially beyond.

“It’s always unfinished business when you don’t win anything,” he said. “I would love to be here — keep grinding, developing and bringing a winning culture here — but if that doesn’t happen I’m not going to be mad. It might hurt. That’s the natural human tendency, even when I got released from Tennessee. But the show goes on, life goes on. . . so I don’t stress too much about things like that.”

If Jackson does return, he believes the Giants are getting a cornerback who’s still playing at an elite level despite what some analytics might suggest.

“You can nitpick, but if you turn on the tape I play at a high level — still do, still will,” Jackson said. “I’m not worried about my play, my athleticism, my smarts, who I am. I know how I play, what I bring to the table and the game plan for the week.”

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5 New York Giants likely headed into their final stretch in blue

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Some will lobby to retain Adoree’ Jackson but he’s a free agent come March and the Giants may not feel up to getting into a bidding war for his services on the open market.

Jackson was an outside corner by trade but was shifted into the slot in favor of two rookies, Deonte Banks and Tre Hawkins III.

Unless Jackson is willing to come back on a much cheaper deal, he’s a goner.

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