NY Giants news: Brian Burns a top 10 rusher, divisional wins in 2026

New York Giants edge defender Brian Burns has been selected as the ninth-best edge pass rusher in the NFL by ESPN. ESPN said: Burns put it all together in Year 7, finishing second in the league with 16.5 sacks on his way to a second-team All-Pro nod. The sack total was the highest by a Giants player

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New York Giants edge defender Brian Burns has been selected as the ninth-best edge pass rusher in the NFL by ESPN.

ESPN said:

Burns put it all together in Year 7, finishing second in the league with 16.5 sacks on his way to a second-team All-Pro nod. The sack total was the highest by a Giants player since Jason Pierre-Paul in 2011.

BBV’s Chris Pflum was not thrilled that Burns was that low on the list

. He wrote:

Someone go put this on Burns’ locker, because it’s about as disrespectful as a “Yo Momma”

joke.

Let us know if you agree with Chris.

Now, let’s get to more Giants headlines.

Today’s Giants news

Is this the NY Giants’ best offensive line since Super Bowl XLII? | The Record

A lot of whether the Giants’ offensive line can take a leap and garner the level of respect the OG O-line did back in the day – beyond the Super Bowl, of course – will depend on Schmitz’s chances of finally breaking out as a solid and consistent piece in the middle. Also, left guard Jon Runyan can answer criticism and step up as more of a physical presence than he has been given credit for, avoiding questions of being a possible salary cap casualty later this summer.

Health. Execution. Talent. Continuity. The 2007 Giants proved they had all those factors up front. If the 2026 Giants can do that while playing the physical brand of “bully” football Harbaugh desires, this offensive line won’t be answering to the same questions that have dogged this franchise for more than a decade.

What will the Giants identity be?

2026 NFL season: Picking breakout candidates for all 32 teams | ESPN.com

Darius Alexander, DT. The departure of Dexter Lawrence II creates quite the black hole in the Giants’ defensive tackle rotation — one far too big for DJ Reader to fill himself. Alexander started his college career on the offensive line, so he was always projected for more 2026 impact than 2025. Still, he had three sacks and three tackles for loss over the last six games of his rookie season.

It’s important to say that Alexander is not a Lawrence replacement at all. Lawrence is a squatty nose tackle with run-stopping prowess; Alexander is long and linear and wants to play upfield. Reader and Shelby Harris will do more of the yeoman’s work on early downs, but Alexander is an important player in pass-rush situations. For as deep and dangerous as the Giants’ room of edge rushers is, quarterbacks will far too easily climb the pocket without an interior presence. It actually helps Alexander that he’s so stylistically different from Lawrence, as he should avoid unfair one-to-one comparisons this season.

Dark-Horse Candidates to Win Each NFL Award for 2026 Season | Bleacher Report

Offensive Player of the Year: Malik Nabers, New York Giants. Despite Nabers’ bursting onto the scene with one of the best rookie seasons in recent memory—he caught 109 passes for 1,204 yards and seven touchdowns in 15 games—and establishing himself as one of the best receivers in the league, he only has the 19th best odds of winning Offensive Player of the Year this season.

While taking Nabers for OPoY is also a bet on Dart making an ascension to superstardom, there’s every reason to believe the young signal-caller has what it takes to make that leap. As long as Nabers keeps trending toward a Week 1 return, he’ll represent the best bang-for-your-buck bet you can make on the Offensive Player of the Year award.

Assessing all 32 starters ahead of the 2026 NFL season | PFF

24. Cam Skattebo, New York Giants. Skattebo provided a spark to the Giants’ offense before suffering a season-ending injury in the team’s second matchup versus Philadelphia in Week 8. His dual-threat ability allowed him to earn an 80.5 PFF grade that ranked 12th among qualified running backs. Alongside Jahmyr Gibbs, Josh Jacobs and Bijan Robinson, Skattebo finished the year as one of just four qualified backs to record an 80.0-plus grade as a runner and as a receiver. Assuming good health, Skattebo could be the engine of New York’s offense this season.

Giants will return home to New Jersey on August 9 for training camp | USAToday.com

The New York Giants will open their 2026 training camp at The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia on July 28 and will hold six open public practices through August 7. The Giants will return home on August 8 and resume the remainder of training camp at Quest. As of this time, the Giants are not planning to make any of the workouts at Quest open to the public.

The Giants will open their 2026 preseason schedule at home on Saturday, August 15, at 1:00 p.m. ET against the Minnesota Vikings. From there, they head down to Florida to play the Miami Dolphins on Saturday, August 22,at 4:00 p.m. ET.