Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishThe New York Giants have the third pick in the 2025 NFL Draft when Round 1 begins April 24 in Green Bay. The Giants own eight total picks in the seven-round draft.Giants’ draft picks
RoundPick OverallNotes1332234316533599Compensatory43105516154From Seahawks73219730246From Bills
Full draft orderEvery pick in the seven-round NFL Draft.NFL Draft details• Round 1: April 24, 8 p.m. ET• Rounds 2-3: April 25, 7 p.m. ET• Rounds 4-7: April 26, noon ETAll rounds will be televised on ESPN/ABC and NFL Network and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes.About the Giants• General manager: Joe Schoen (fourth season with team)• Head coach: Brian Daboll (fourth season with team)• Last year’s record: 3-14Giants ownership made the controversial decision to give this regime another season to get things back on track after back-to-back disastrous campaigns. Now, Schoen and Daboll are under immense pressure to turn things around. That starts by sorting out the play they get from the quarterback, which they blame for undermining their efforts in 2024.They’ve added Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston in free agency, so they’re covered for stopgaps, but the team still has no clear future at the position. Securing that future could and probably should be this regime’s top priority in the upcoming draft.Scouting the decision-makersSchoen bounced back from a pair of uninspiring drafts in 2022 and 2023 with a strong 2024 class. Malik Nabers looks like a future superstar at wide receiver, while safety Tyler Nubin and nickel cornerback Dru Phillips could be building blocks for a young defense. Schoen even found a talented running back in Tyrone Tracy Jr. in the fifth round, while fourth-round tight end Theo Johnson showed some promise last season.To get this franchise heading in the right direction, Schoen needs another draft like last year’s.• The Giants’ 2024 NFL Draft classGiants’ key free-agent signings• CB Paulson Adebo: Three-year, $54 million deal• S Jevon Holland: Three-year, $45.3 million deal• WR Darius Slayton: Three-year, $36 million deal• Edge Chauncey Golston: Three-year, $18 million deal• QB Russell Wilson: One-year, $10.5 million deal• QB Jameis Winston: Two-year, $8 million deal• RG Greg Van Roten: One-year, $4 million deal• Giants’ 2025 free-agency trackerGiants’ key positions of needQuarterback: New York now has a pair of veteran QBs capable of starting as they enter the draft. However, the modest short-term commitments to Wilson and Winston shouldn’t affect the Giants’ draft plans. They still need to secure a long-term answer at the position. Assuming Miami’s Cam Ward isn’t there, this could come down to their evaluation of Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders. If they view him as a franchise QB, they should take him with the third pick. Sanders could then sit behind the veterans until he’s ready. If they don’t see him that way, they should still try to add a QB later in the draft.Defensive line: The Giants secured some veteran depth (Roy Robertson-Harris, Jeremiah Ledbetter) in free agency, so they should have a better defensive line rotation behind Dexter Lawrence, but they’re still lacking an impact player to line up next to Lawrence. The All-Pro is at his best when he’s playing alongside another quality defensive lineman, so expect the Giants to try to find a player who can fill that role on Day 2.Right guard: Re-signing the 35-year-old Van Roten wasn’t Plan A for the Giants this offseason. It was a pivot after pursuing the top guard on the market, Will Fries, who signed a five-year, $87.7 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings. With that in mind, don’t be surprised if the Giants try to upgrade the position in the draft. Again, that could come on Day 2 when the Giants have an extra pick.Giants’ draft analysis• Giants mock draft simulations: Exploring some great (and terrible) scenarios for NY• Giants mock draft analysis: What would Abdul Carter mean for Kayvon Thibodeaux’s future?• Giants GM Joe Schoen: Drafting a QB ‘not mandatory. We don’t have our feet to the fire’• QB prospects Sanders, Milroe, Shough to take part in private workout with Giants: Sources• Giants NFL Draft trade scenarios: If NY moves down from No. 3, what could it get?• 2025 NFL Draft matchmaker: Best fits for Cam Ward, Jaxson Dart, other top QBs• Coaches and GMs across the NFL are wondering: What are the Giants going to do?• Giants big board 2.0: 20 targets at need positions for first 2 days of NFL Draft• Giants have a plan at QB for 2025 but not beyond, so how will they approach NFL Draft?• Giants sign Russell Wilson, embrace Steelers’ approach to QBs group — with one key difference• Forecasting Giants’ starting lineup ahead of NFL Draft: Should NY still pick a QB?• Giants’ desperate hunt for veteran QB provides insight into draft plans• Giants’ NFL mock draft mailbag: Trade up for Cam Ward? If the price is right …• Should Travis Hunter play CB, WR or both in NFL? Current Giants players debate his best positionThe Athletic’s latest mock draftsApril 16: Brugler’s 7-round mockThe Giants can’t pass on a true impact player at No. 3. They’ll get their QB later.April 7: New three-round mock draftShould the Giants pass on a QB in Round 1 before snagging one in Round 2?April 2: Bruce Feldman’s mock draftOn Giants pick: “I think he has good arm talent and really good poise.”March 24: New first-round mockWith the top QBs off the board, Ben Standig has the Giants landing Heisman winner Travis Hunter at No. 3.March 20: Beat writer mock draft 2.0A trade up to No. 1 doesn’t materialize, and the Giants settle for Sanders at No. 3.March 5: Mike Sando’s executive mock draftWhat happens if Ward and Sanders are both gone when the Giants pick at No. 3?March 4: Dane Brugler mock draftBrugler has the Giants getting aggressive, moving up to the top spot to pick their QB.(Photo of Travis Hunter:Ron Chenoy / Imagn Images)
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