It’s been a long and complicated process, but the New York Giants 2026 draft class is set.
The Giants’ scouts and coaches have been working the phones since they made their final pick of the sixth round. This is when teams get to work recruiting undrafted free agents to sign with the Giants, and not one of the 31 other teams. Area scouts are leaning on the relationships they’ve built while traveling around their territory during the seasons, while position coaches are playing on the connections they made while working out and visiting
with players during the draft process.
In a change from previous years, the Giants now have John Harbaugh. Harbaugh not only has a reputation as one of the best coaches in the world, but he’s also a charismatic and it doesn’t take him long to convince audiences of his earnest enthusiasm for the game of football.
We’ll get to see whether Harbaugh’s presence is a magnet for priority free agents, where they might have avoided an unstable coaching situation in previous years.
Undrafted wide receiver Beaux Collins made the Giants’ initial 53-man roster a year ago, and the Giants kept several on their practice squad throughout the year. Can the rookie free agents have a bigger impact this year?
