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The New York Giants underwent a lot of change in the 2025 NFL offseason, led by an exciting group of incoming rookies. With the team’s expectations as high as they have been in years, the Giants cannot settle for another subpar season in 2025.
The Giants’ rookie class is built around first-rounders Abdul Carter and Jaxson Dart, but the team is excited about all seven players taken in the 2025 NFL Draft. Cam Skattebo, Marcus Mbow and Darius Alexander have all generated their own amount of hype early in the offseason. Nothing is guaranteed until the season begins, but Joe Schoen appears to have orchestrated another stellar draft class.
In addition to the incoming rookies, the Giants also reeled in an impressive crop of talent in free agency. Schoen dug deep into his pockets to sign Jevon Holland and Paulson Adebo, arguably the two best defensive backs on the market. To the surprise of most, New York obtained most of the top targets in a class that lacked big-name free agents.
Given the talent joining the team, the Giants will look much different when they return in the fall than they did in 2024. Considering they went just 3-14 a year ago, most fans would find that to be a good team. But for many returning veterans on the roster, the 2025 NFL offseason will be the toughest of their careers to date.
Still just four years into his career, Kayvon Thibodeaux is in an interesting position. Many assumed he would be the biggest loser of the Giants drafting Carter, but the team responded by picking up his fifth-year option. The move shut down trade speculation, but the looming positional battle still exists.
While Thibodeaux, a 2022 first-round pick, is still just 24, he is suddenly in danger of losing his job in the offseason. The Giants took Carter as the best player available, regardless of fit. Carter is the type of player who would impact any defense, and just happened to join the team at an awkward time for Thibodeaux.
Under Shane Bowen, the Giants’ 3-4 defense certainly has room for multiple edge-rushers. But Thibodeaux, who started 12 games at outside linebacker in 2024, does not have the versatility to play on the inside. Brian Burns and Carter do, but they are both best on the outside and are seemingly more efficient in that role than Thibodeaux is.
While the Giants confirmed their commitment to Thibodeaux in the 2025 offseason, a lot is still up in the air. When speaking on his trio of Burns, Carter and Thibodeaux, Brian Daboll said he loved seeing the internal competition. Daboll continues to insist that Carter is not a direct threat to Thibodeaux’s role, but everything could change once the season begins.
Fans have loved criticizing Thibodeaux since the star pass-rusher entered the league. After notching 11.5 sacks in 2023, he managed just 5.5 in 2024, causing fans to jump at his throat. But while he might not...
