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Where ESPN’s Mike Clay ranks each New York Giants position group

ESPN’s Mike Clay has ranked every single position group across the NFL and the New York Giants did not exactly fare well, and that was even before tight end Darren Waller retired.

Just how negatively does Clay view the Giants’ roster? With the sole exception of one positional group, all rank in the bottom half of the league with many in the bottom third and some dead last overall.

For full rankings by position, you can follow the below links:

Quarterbacks I Running Backs I Tight Ends I Receivers I O-Line

Defensive Line I Edge Rushers I Linebackers I Cornerbacks I Safeties

With all of that out of the way, here’s a look at where Clay ranks each Giants position group among the NFL’s 32 teams.

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Daniel Jones, Drew Lock, Tommy DeVito, and Nathan Rourke

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Devin Singletary, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Eric Gray, Gary Brightwell

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Malik Nabers, Darius Slayton, Wan’Dale Robinson, Jalin Hyatt, Allen Robinson

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Note: Clay’s rankings were created before Waller’s retirement.

Darren Waller, Daniel Bellinger, Chris Manhertz, Theo Johnson

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Andrew Thomas, Aaron Stinnie, John Michael Schmitz, Jon Runyan, Evan Neal

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Dexter Lawrence, Rakeem Nunez-Roches, Jordan Phillips, D.J. Davidson, Jordon Riley

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Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux, Azeez Ojulari, Carlos Basham, Tomon Fox

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Bobby Okereke, Micah McFadden, Isaiah Simmons, Matthew Adams, Darius Muasau

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Deonte Banks, Cor’Dale Flott, Nick McCloud, Tre Hawkins III, Andru Phillips

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Jason Pinnock, Tyler Nubin, Dane Belton, Jalen Mills, Elijah Riley

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Does Daniel Jones’ contract look better after new Trevor Lawrence deal?

You know what they say — one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That saying is prevalent in every walk of life, including the NFL.

For the past 15 months, the New York Giants have been lambasted for inking their inconsistent and oft-injured quarterback Daniel Jones to a four-year, $160 million deal of which $92 million is guaranteed.

Many feel Jones did nothing to warrant such an extension while others point to the stark reality that Jones has basically played on subpar offense in his five NFL seasons that covered three head coaches and a glut of offensive coordinators and coaches.

The contract isn’t as egregious as one might think. The going rate for a starting quarterback is rising by the minute. This past week, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed their young signal caller, Trevor Lawrence to a five-year, $275 million deal with $142 million guaranteed.

Jones’ deal averages out to $40 million per season while Lawrence’s averages $55 million per.

The Giants appear to be getting the better deal when comparing the two players. Their numbers through their first 48 NFL games are nearly identical.

Lawrence is 20-30 in his 50 NFL starts with Jacksonville and 1-1 in the postseason. Jones is 22-36-1 in his 59 starts with the Giants.

Jones has averaged 5.8 yards per attempt on the ground with 13 touchdowns while Lawrence averages 4.7 yards per attempt with 11 scores.

There are also those adjusted EPA numbers…

Fans, pundits, and detractors have to get over the Jones contract now as you can see in the above graphic that all of the top-paid quarterbacks have also never won the Super Bowl with the exception of Patrick Mahomes.

This doesn’t mean the Jones contract is necessarily a good deal, but the expected evolution of quarterback contracts has made it much more palatable.



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Giants’ Tommy DeVito appears on YES Network’s ‘Home Plate: New York’

With the ‘Tommy Cutlets’ craze sufficiently subsided, New York Giants second-year quarterback Tommy DeVito can get back to living a civilian life again. Maybe.

The New Jersey native who made a splash last season as a rookie with Big Blue after the Giants’ top two quarterbacks (Daniel Jones, Tyrod Taylor) were felled by injuries, is no longer as hot a topic but is not shying away from the spotlight.

This week, DeVito and his agent, Sean Stellato, appeared on the YES Network program Home Plate: New York per Giants Country.

Chef Marcus Samuelsson joined them on an excursion to one of the city’s most popular and iconic restaurants.

In the episode, Samuelsson, DeVito, and Stellato visit Patsy’s, a family-owned Italian restaurant in Manhattan that was originally made famous by Frank Sinatra.

They meet with Sal Scognamillo, the grandson of Patsy’s founder Pasquale “Patsy” Scognamillo, and the third chef in the restaurant’s 80-year history.  Scognamillo shares the restaurant’s rich history as he guides the trio around the eatery’s kitchen.

DeVito and his family caught the imagination of Giant fans last year with their Jersey swagger, cuisine, and choice wardrobe.

It didn’t hurt that Tommy led the sagging Giants to three straight victories at one point, either. This year, he is firmly behind Jones and the new second-stringer — Drew Lock — on the Giants’ depth chart.

But, you never know. ‘Tommy Cutlets’ may have a second act in him if things break down again for the Giants this year.

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David Tyree’s helmet catch ranked among top playoff moments in history

The New York Giants have had many a great moment in their 100 seasons in the NFL. They have won eight championships, including four Super Bowls, and have had a front seat to several of the game’s greatest moments.

One of those moments — David Tyree’s helmet catch in Super Bowl XLII that helped beat the undefeated New England Patriots — is ranked right up there with some of the top playoff moments in NFL history.

The 33rd Team recently ranked Tyree’s heroics the third-best playoff moment of all time bested only by “The Catch” by 49ers wide receiver Dwight Clark in 1981 and Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler’s game-ending interception in the Super Bowl a few years back against Seattle.

Just how important was David Tyree’s helmet catch in Super Bowl XLII? If that play never happened and Eli Manning’s third-and-5 pass was incomplete, the Patriots become the first team in NFL history to go 19-0, giving Tom Brady his fourth Super Bowl win in seven seasons.

Instead, the New York Giants knocked off one of the greatest teams in NFL history, all because Tyree secured a 32-yard pass to the side of his helmet. We still aren’t sure to this day how Tyree managed to catch that pass, but this play remains one of the greatest in Super Bowl history.

Tyree will always be remembered for that play — and rightfully so — but people forget how valuable he was to the Giants as a spot player on offense and an ace on special teams.

Tyree actually had a touchdown catch earlier in the fourth quarter to give the Giants a 10-7 lead.



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Giants’ Daniel Jones ranked among NFL’s 10 worst contracts in 2024

There are plenty of bad contracts these days in the NFL as revenues and the salary cap have risen exponentially over the past decade.

One of those contracts, says David Kenyon of Bleacher Report, is the one the New York Giants signed quarterback Daniel Jones to in March of 2023 — a four-year, $160 million deal of which $92 million is guaranteed.

Kenyon listed his 10 worst contracts of the upcoming season in a recent article. Jones’ deal came in at No. 10.

At the time, it seemed like an unnecessary risk for a player who’d never been anything above a league-average quarterback. Then, he struggled badly in six games before a knee injury last year.

In 2024, Jones’ cap number is just short of $47.9 million. Perhaps he puts together a resurgent season after the Giants drafted wide receiver Malik Nabers and bolstered the offensive line.

If not, however, releasing Jones next offseason would mean he still counts $19.4 million against the 2025 cap. That’s a real possibility, yet it’ll sting anyway.

The reality is that the contract isn’t as restrictive as one might think. The Giants can shred themselves of Jones after this season, as Kenyon mentioned, with a palatable dead cap charge.

$19.4 million isn’t a cap-killer any longer. With the salary cap increasing nearly 10 percent every season, it’s a hit the Giants can easily absorb.

As many know, the team was angling for a successor in this year’s draft but the right situation did not present itself. Should Jones falter or be injured again this season, you can be certain the Giants will be moving on.

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Do Giants have one of NFL’s worst defenses headed into 2024 season?

The New York Giants parted ways with defensive coordinator Wink Martindale early in the offseason, replacing him with Shane Bowen.

Under Bowen, the Giants will move away from their heavy blitz style and will rely more on their ability to create an organic pass rush and zone coverage.

That will put a lot of pressure on a young secondary, who are now without cornerback Adoree’ Jackson (free agent) and safety Xavier McKinney (Green Bay Packers).

It’s for those reasons that Matt Holder of Bleacher Report believes the Giants have the second-worst defense in the NFL entering the 2024 season.

Personnel-wise, the Giants have a strong defensive line after trading for Brian Burns to go along with Dexter Lawrence and Kayvon Thibodeaux. However, the team’s secondary has more questions than answers.

Last year’s first-round pick, Deonte Banks, struggled as a rookie by allowing a 57.6 completion percentage when targeted and posting a 48.6 coverage grade, according to Pro Football Focus. However, Banks projects as New York’s top cornerback heading into 2024.

Third-year pro Cor’Dale Flott projects to be the other starting outside corner, while rookie third-rounder Dru Phillips is expected to man the nickelback position. Also, the Giants lost safety Xavier McKinney in free agency, and another rookie, Tyler Nubin, will likely take McKinney’s place in the lineup.

That makes for a very young defensive backfield in the Big Apple, so some struggles should be expected this fall.

Holder’s concerns are justified. Even given the upside of Deonte Banks, Andru Phillips and Tyler Nubin, all three players are a long way off from reaching their ceiling. The same can be said for Cor’Dale Flott, who was a third-round pick in 2022.

Aaron Robinson is also expected to return, but it’s anyone’s guess what he’ll bring to the table. And the signing of Tre Herndon, while solid, certainly doesn’t push the group over the top.

The Giants’ secondary could be a weakness but if the front seven is able to disrupt things, at least it will take some of the pressure off.

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Giants land Daniel Jones replacement in PFN’s latest 2025 mock draft

The “replace Daniel Jones” bandwagon continues to gain momentum even during the NFL’s dead period. Between New York Giants fans and analysts, the horse has been beaten so badly it’s just dust at this point.

But that’s not going to stop the anti-DJ crowd from pressing forward, which is exactly what Oliver Hodgkinson of Pro Football Network did in his recent 2025 NFL mock draft, where he has the Giants replacing Jones at No. 6 overall.

6) New York Giants: Carson Beck, QB, Georgia

The New York Giants‘ Daniel Jones experiment is officially over in this 2025 NFL Mock Draft, as the franchise moves on to Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck.

The Georgia juggernaut averaged over nine yards per pass attempt in his first season as a starter, proving he has the arm talent to power a new era of Giants football as a potential top-10 pick.

Eventually, no matter how it gets there, the Jones era will end and someone will finally be correct in their replacement theory. Will that be next year? And will it be Carson Beck who replaces him?

The reality is, it’s entirely too early to tell. The Giants have an out in Jones’ contract after the 2024 regular season but that’s an avenue they’ll pursue only if he doesn’t revert back to his 2022 form.

Then there’s draft seeding. Are the Giants going to be picking top-10 in the 2025 NFL draft? And if they are, will it be high enough for Beck? And will Beck even warrant that selection next April?

These way-too-soon mock drafts are a fun exercise but there are far too many variables to take any of them seriously.

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Led by ex-New York Giant Osi Umenyiora, NFL Africa expands to Nigeria

The NFL Africa program expanded to Lagos, Nigeria this week, where they are currently (June 14-18) holding a football talent identification camp in addition to NFL FLAG activities.

“It’s truly an honor to be leading the NFL’s efforts across Africa and expand key programming into a fourth country across the continent, Nigeria — a place that is very close to my heart,” said ex-New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora, the NFL’s Africa lead.

“We’ve seen the incredible impact the program has had on young athletes’ lives to date, and we look forward to creating more opportunities for global talent to play the game and grow that impact in the years ahead.”

Following his retirement in 2015, Umenyiora took a pundit position at BBC Sport and became engaged with the league’s overseas ventures — the NFL International Series and NFL Africa.

As part of NFL Africa, Umenyiora has helped discover several new players who have traveled to America and joined NFL teams. Among the discoveries was former Giants offensive lineman Roy Mbaeteka, a Nigerian native who spent time with the team in 2022 via the International Player Pathway Program.

Last year, the London-born Umenyiora helped lead NFL Africa into Kenyan and has now followed that up with his country of descent, Nigeria (Igbo).

Giants linebacker Bobby Okereke and Kayvon Thibodeaux are also in Lagos with Umenyiora, joining a group of other NFL players who are taking part in the camp.

Several current NFL players will join talent identification camp events in Lagos, including David Njoku of the Cleveland Browns, Bobby Okereke and Kayvon Thibodeaux of the New York Giants, Jaxon Smith-Njigba of the Seattle Seahawks and free agent Prince Tega ​Wanogho.

In total, 21 prospects from 10 countries across Africa will participate in the identification camp.

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Giants’ Brandon Brown will participate in general manager forum

New York Giants assistant general manager Brandon Brown will attend the Ozzie Newsome General Managers Forum on June 17 and 18 at the NFL’s Los Angeles league offices in Inglewood, California.

The fourth annual forum is sponsored in conjunction with the Black College Football Hall of Fame and will feature the annual Quarterback Coaching Summit.

Coaches from Power Five conferences, HBCUs, the NFL, and front office personnel will take part in both summits. Participants will experience professional development and networking opportunities among their peers and have the ability to connect with NFL club executives.

Brown is in his third season as Giants general manager Joe Schoen’s assistant. He has been a hot name on the NFL front office hiring scene. This past offseason, Brown was considered for several general manager openings and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Chargers job.



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Giants’ Brian Daboll taking calmer approach after rough 2023 season

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll is known to have a short fuse and has not been shy in letting his feelings be known in public.

But after a tumultuous 6-11 finish in 2023 that saw the Giants take a step back in several directions, Daboll may be beginning to realize his way of doing things may not be the best way for the Giants going forward.

Daboll is entering his third season as head coach and perhaps is toning things down a bit. He won the offseason power struggle, ousting two veteran coordinators (Wink Martindale and Thomas McGaughey), and would have been fine losing offensive coordinator Mike Kafka, too, had he been able to land a head coaching job of his own.

In a recent piece in The Athletic, Giants beat reporter Dan Duggan noticed a marked difference in Daboll from a year ago.

There was a noticeable change in Daboll’s conduct during practices this offseason. In this same offseason program recap a year ago, it was noted that “Daboll had one of his patented red-faced explosions at almost every open practice this spring.”

There were no such eruptions, which were typically aimed at assistants for personnel miscues last year, during the five practices open to the media this spring. Daboll wouldn’t say if the calmer approach was a concerted effort, but he offered an interesting explanation for why he was less inclined to blow a gasket during practices.

Daboll cites his being more involved in the play-calling and decision-making as a reason for his shift in temperament, meaning if things go wrong he’ll be the one to blame.

Getting back to 2023, there is regret, and much was learned from the ‘passionate’ approach Daboll employed.

“There are times where I wish I handled things a little bit differently, certainly,” Daboll said.

This past offseason, Giants co-owner John Mara admitted that Daboll was too high-strung and wished he’d “tone it down a bit.”

The Giants have nine new coaches on staff and two new coordinators. Daboll is clearly in command with little resistance from his charges but doesn’t plan on taking advantage by exploiting pressure points.

He calls the relationship with his coordinators “collaborative” and calls them “good teammates.”

We’ll see. Daboll showed up to the Giants’ offseason program looking considerably lighter and appearing in healthier condition. Could that be a sign that he’s turned some kind of a corner?

If Daboll can control his emotions on the sidelines, at practice, and in the locker room, we’ll know he’s turned the corner.

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