Trading up to No. 1 would be costly for New York Giants

The Tennessee Titans appear open to the possibility of trading the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft and with the New York Giants in need of a quarterback, it’s plausible to assume they would consider moving up.

But what would it cost?

The Fitzgerald-Spielberger chart gives the No. 1 overall pick a value of 3,000 and the No. 3 overall pick a value of 2,443 — a difference of 557.

Based solely on those numbers, the Giants could bridge the gap with their first pick in the fourth round, No. 104 overall, which carries a value of 646. However, because a quarterback would be the likely target, there would be a bidding war. The Las Vegas Raiders are among the teams considering moving up.

With that in mind, ESPN’s Jordan Raanan compared past trades and current value charts to break down the Giants’ options and likely cost. He believes any deal would be far more expensive than just the No. 3 overall pick and the No. 104 overall pick.

The Giants’ first and second-round picks (Nos. 3 and 34) provide similar or more value than the top pick based on most modern draft charts. Even the Giants’ third-round pick (No. 66) and perhaps a 2026 second-round pick might provide enough value, if packaged with No. 3 overall, for the Titans to make such a move if they are not smitten with Ward or Sanders and want to defer their QB decision another year.

This is likely what it would take for the Giants to make such a move — No. 3 overall and Day 2 picks. Perhaps they could be asked to throw in another mid-round pick or future selection as well. If they are sold on either quarterback, that should not preclude them from making such a potential franchise-altering move.

That’s a hefty price to pay for a quarterback who likely doesn’t have a first-round grade. And it would also reek of the kind of desperation move general manager Joe Schoen promised he wouldn’t make in order to save his job.