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6 Emerging Storylines to Watch as NY Giants Begin Offseason Program | SI.com

The Harbaugh Way Takes Shape. Harbaugh has undoubtedly given a lot of thought to what he wants the Giants to look like, and to that end, he had the first floor of the team’s two-story headquarters redone, from the paint to the signage.

While every team’s identity tends to develop organically based on the character of the men brought into the locker room, a perpetual identity that Harbaugh has determined he wants not just for this team but for future teams is “Relentless

Persistence.” That is perfect for the entire team, but look for the offense and defense to develop their own identities as talent continues to be added through the draft and the back end of free agency.

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2026 NFL mock draft with all trades: Deals for Round 1 picks | ESPN.com

5. New York Giants Giants get: 1-8, 3-73, 5-172; Saints get: 1-5, CB Deonte Banks

The Giants could be in the mix for Love or Tate, but their ideal addition would be Styles, who should still be available at No. 8. They traded away their 2026 third-round pick as part of the move up for Jaxson Dart a year ago, and while Love would be their long-term replacement for Saquon Barkley, getting that third-round pick back might not cost the Giants very much given their potential range of non-Love additions in Round 1.

Mickey Loomis and the Saints, of course, are never shy about moving up if there’s a player who fits their roster. They would likely need to leap the Browns and Commanders to jump the queue for Tate, who would slot in alongside Chris Olave and Devaughn Vele as the starting wide receivers for Tyler Shough. New Orleans would also take a flier on a 2023 first-round pick at cornerback in Banks, who has prototypical size for an NFL cornerback at 6-foot-2 but hasn’t lived up to expectations through three years in New York. Banks would figure in as the likely kick returner for the Saints in 2026, too.

What Giants might do at running back in 2026 NFL Draft | New York Post

Now this will be an intriguing scenario, as the Giants can go in a number of different ways here. They can go for it in a big way and take Jeremiyah Love with the No. 5 overall pick — if he is still on the board. That would make the “positional value’’ advocates blow a gasket — “Taking a running back so high is nuts,’’ is the common refrain.

Predicting 2026 NFL Draft picks 1-100, starting with Fernando Mendoza | The Athletic

5. New York Giants: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame. Throughout John Harbaugh’s run with Lamar Jackson, the head coach generally made sure his quarterback’s best friend was a powerful and dynamic run game. Love is my top-ranked player in this class — a true three-down weapon and an offensive coordinator’s dream. I believe he’s a better prospect than Ashton Jeanty was a year ago and belongs in the Bijan Robinson-Jahmyr Gibbs tier.

37. New York Giants: KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M

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LSU CB Mansoor Delane to visit with Dolphins, Giants this week | Pro Football Talk

Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, cornerback Mansoor Delane is taking a pre-draft visit with the Dolphins on Monday and Tuesday and the Giants on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Delane ran a reported 4.38 40-yard dash during LSU’s Pro Day. Delane began his collegiate career at Virginia Tech, playing for the program from 2022-2024. He transferred to LSU for his final season in 2025, recording a pair of interceptions with 11 passes defended for the Tigers.

2026 NFL Draft: 20 ideal team-prospect fits that could actually happen in Round 1 | NFL.com

New York Giants: Sonny Styles’ stellar college career at Ohio State and superhuman combine performance earned him an NGS overall draft score of 95, trailing only Jeremiyah Love’s 96 in this class. No inside linebacker has been selected in the top five since 2019 (Devin White), but Styles might be too tantalizing for John Harbaugh’s Giants to pass on. Harbaugh’s best defenses have relied on outstanding linebackers such as Ray Lewis, C.J. Mosley and Roquan Smith. This former safety is at his best in coverage, but he is also a run-game wrecker with outstanding instincts for shedding blocks. A duo of Styles and Tremaine Edmunds manning the middle of the field could spark a turnaround for a defense that allowed +494 rushing yards over expected in 2025, the worst mark in the league.

1 Surprising Need Each NFL Team Could Address in 2026 NFL Draft | Bleacher Report

Surprising Need: Edge-Rusher. Potential Targets: Gabe Jacas, Illinois (7.6); R Mason Thomas, Oklahoma (7.5); Derrick Moore, Michigan (7.4).

Overwhelming the opposing offense with pressure is one of the easiest ways to be a dominant defense and bringing in another player on a roster that already has Brian Burns, Abdul Carter and Kayvon Thibodeaux would certainly qualify. The actual reason to draft an edge-rusher is Thibodeaux’s contract situation. He’s set to become a free agent this season and will likely price himself out of New York.

As good as Burns and Carter are, Thibodeaux still played 72 percent of the defensive snaps. Drafting any of these three pass-rushing specialists would give the Giants a dynamic third rusher and facilitate a Thibodeaux trade elsewhere.