Good morning, New York Giants fans! Here are the stories you need to know as the Giants take on the New York Jets in the last preseason game of 2026.
2026 NFL season: Ranking all 32 teams’ watchability, excitement | ESPN.com
23. New York Giants. In my earnest film breakdown of sophomore quarterbacks, I called Jaxson Dart a tough watch because of his inconsistency. On this scale of Sunday entertainment, Dart is a delightful watch. His dropbacks are infrequently routine completions. More likely, you’ll get a scramble (9.5% of the time in 2025, fourth highest), a sack (8.5%,
sixth highest) or a deep launch (12.4% of the time, eighth highest). Such football can produce frustrating results, but it’s fun to watch as a neutral observer.
The pass rush is also fun to watch, and the Giants have a great one with Brian Burns, Abdul Carter and Kayvon Thibodeaux on the field. But the run defense might be so bad (51.7% in success rate allowed last season, 31st among league defenses) that the sack artists rarely get to shine. Remember, that was with the since-traded Dexter Lawrence II on the squad. Burns had a career-best 16.5 sacks last season — and that didn’t make the Giants any more viewable, because defense is only viewable when it gets stops.
Nabers seen as a Harrison/Hill mix
How this chapter of Odell Beckham Jr.’s Giants comeback story must end | The Record
Somewhere between the end zone inside Hard Rock Stadium and the flight back home from Miami to New Jersey, Odell Beckham Jr. flipped the switch.
It’s not as if Beckham was taking anything for granted in his quest to make the team and complete this next chapter of his improbable comeback with the New York Giants, because he almost certainly was not.
This Giants offensive line is primed to be a strength the team has long lacked | New York Post
After 15 years of striking out time and again in the far-and-wide search for five playable offensive linemen, the Giants suddenly are acting wealthy and shedding spare parts.
The subtext to the recent trades of backup guards Daniel Faalele and Joshua Ezeudu for extra draft picks is that the Giants have justifiable preseason confidence in their five starters to be one of the strengths of the team for the first time since the 2011 team won Super Bowl 46 (as well as confidence in their remaining backups to hold down the fort in case of an injury).
Francis Mauigoa blending in as the new kid on New York Giants’ O-line | USAToday.com
“And me, I’m the type of guy to ask a lot of questions when I don’t know stuff,” said Mauigoa. “So, a lot of it has been helped from JMS, Jermaine, AT, and also Jon. And yeah, they welcome me in with open arms, and hopefully I can withstand the culture of the offensive linemen and improve it.”
“It’s been amazing. I mean, they always help me. Whenever I missed on something, they’re always there to communicate. And they’re always telling me, ‘Alright, we got this block, we got that block.’ And even in the film room, we’re always communicating, ‘Okay, so if you want me to jump, what type of call would we call it?’ That, everything like that, and it builds chemistry.”
David Bailey vs. Arvell Reese: Why Jets’ and Giants’ top picks will be forever connected | The Athletic
Training camp stars. The 6-foot-4, 243-pound Reese impressed from the start in camp, consistently using speed and power to overwhelm offensive linemen and blow up plays in the backfield during his first week in West Virginia. He hasn’t really slowed down since. He’s also proven effective in pass defense, as he’s been batting away a handful of passes and tallied an interception during camp. It’s a cliché, but he already looks (and carries himself) like an NFL veteran. It might be what you expect from the No. 5 overall pick, but Reese has strung together so many impressive moments and performances throughout camp that there’s little doubt he’s ready to make a big impact his rookie season.
NFL defensive rookies: Best/worst-case scenarios for 13 first-round picks in 2026 | NFL.com
ILB Arvell Reese. Best-case scenario: The most naturally gifted prospect in the 2026 draft class shines throughout his debut campaign. New Giants defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson finds effective ways to move Reese around the front seven, leading to high tackle and sack totals for the eventual Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Worst-case scenario: Reese proves to be more “tweener” than linebacker, missing run fits and getting late jumps on plays due to below-average instincts and recognition. The team is left considering a position switch to edge at season’s end. Projected stats: 112 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, 1 interception, 3 pass breakups.
Dart on Harbaugh’s relationship skills
From Big Blue View
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This week’s opponent
- Albert Breer Empties His Jets Notebook From Training Camp | SI.com
- How will Frank Reich impact Garrett Wilson’s usage as Jets offensive coordinator? | Gang Green Nation
- 2026 Jets Training Camp Awards | NewYorkJets.com
- Seahawks, DT Leonard Williams agree to three-year, $90M extension | NFL.com
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