For the past couple of seasons, many NFL analysts have looked at the New York Giants, scoffed, and dismissed them as having one of the league’s worst rosters.
It is hard to argue with that assessment when the results of the last two seasons have been a combined 9-25 record.
As the 2025 season nears, though, there is a belief that while the Giants may not have taken a monumental leap to becoming an immediate championship contender, there has been improvement that should give fans hope.
New roster rankings
from ESPN reflect that.
The Giants are 23rd in ESPN’s overall rankings. That isn’t fantastic, but it also keeps them out of the bottom quarter of the league.
The Giants’ highest-ranked group is, of course, edge defender. With Abdul Carter, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Brian Burns ESPN ranks the Giants edge group as the second-best in the NFL behind the Pittsburgh Steelers.
ESPN says:
The Giants have a strong case for the top spot in this category. Brian Burns sits seventh in the NFL with 54.5 sacks since entering the league in 2019, while Kayvon Thibodeaux ranks 21st with 17 over the past two seasons. And as if that’s not enough, New York used the No. 3 pick this year on Abdul Carter. It’s extremely rare for a team to have three first-round picks at the same position, but New York will certainly get creative in finding ways to keep all three busy this season.
Here are the Giants’ position-by-position rankings:
- Quarterback: No. 25
- Running back: No. 25
- Wide receiver: No. 21
- Tight end: No. 28
- Offensive line: No. 28
- Interior defensive line: No. 6
- Edge: No. 2
- Off-ball linebacker: No. 16
- Cornerback: No. 17
- Safety: No. 16
Is that a fair assessment entering the season, Giants fans!
