The blockbuster Jaylen Waddle trade does not involve the New York Giants. The star wide receiver’s move from the Miami Dolphins to the Denver Broncos, though, could be a draft day gift to the Giants.
The Dolphins are reportedly receiving first-, third- and fourth-round picks in the upcoming draft in exchange for Waddle. Miami, which has the No. 11 selection in the first round, now has 11 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. Four of those picks are in Round 3 — Nos., 75, 87, 90, and 94.
The Giants have the
No. 5 overall pick in the first round, and many have speculated that New York could be in a position to trade down a few spots in Round 1. After last season’s move back into Round 1 to draft quarterback Jaxson Dart, the Giants do not have a third-round selection in next month’s draft.
That makes the Giants and Dolphins convenient, and natural, draft trade partners.
Here is how the various trade charts see a hastily put together proposal I thought might work between the Giants and Dolphins. Miami gets the No. 5 pick. The Giants get Nos. 11 and 75, and a 2027 third-round pick.
Quibble with the package if you want. Adjust it. If the Giants were to move to No. 11 they would likely miss out on safety Caleb Downs, linebacker Sonny Styles, running back Jeremiyah Love, and wide receiver Carnell Tate.
Some of the players they might have available to choose from could be:
Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU; Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee; Olaivavega Ioane, G Penn State; Makai Lemon, WR, USC; Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State; Francis Mauigoa, OT Miami (FL); Spencer Fano, OT, Utah.
The Giants, in my proposal, also get an early third-round pick in this draft and one that is likely to land early in the third round next season.
Is that a move you would make, Giants fans?
