Giants news, 5/5: Draft reviews, Giants at the Derby, more headlines

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Deion Sanders prayed this NFC team would draft Shedeur Sanders, laughed at idea of his son going to Browns - CBSSports.com
Deion Sanders made some interesting comments about one month before the draft

2025 NFC East offseason grades: Eagles come up aces once again; Cowboys, Giants, Commanders all improve - CBSSports.com
Here’s how the NFC East fared with free agency and the draft over

Top 10 rookie jersey sales after 2025 NFL Draft: Shedeur Sanders only non-first-rounder on list; who’s No. 1? - CBSSports.com
Sanders, a fifth-round pick, sits third on the top-selling rookie jersey list

Tony Pauline on NYG draft

2025 NFL Draft's 5 Best Draft Classes
After watching and scouting nearly every prospect selected, we've identified our five favorite draft classes before we turn the page to the 2026 NFL Draft.

Ranking 2025 NFC Draft Classes: Giants Get Upside, Seahawks See Immediate Boost

5. New York Giants

Grade: A+

• Round 1: No. 3: Abdul Carter, edge, Penn State

• Round 1: No. 25: Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss

• Round 3: No. 65: Darius Alexander, DT, Toledo

• Round 4: No. 105: Cam Skattebo, RB, Arizona State

• Round 5: No. 154: Marcus Mbow, G, Purdue

• Round 7: No. 219: Thomas Fidone II, TE, Nebraska

• Round 7: No. 246: Korie Black, CB, Oklahoma State

The Giants’ 2025 draft class received the best grade from me because they added the best pure defender in Carter and addressed their need at quarterback by trading back into the first round to take Dart. But I’ll ding them a bit here for this story because there’s a chance Dart might not play at all as a rookie and there were a handful of concerns with him as a prospect.

5 key post-draft questions: Can Shedeur Sanders win Browns' QB1 job? | FOX Sports

Will Giants’ quarterback approach pay off?

On the surface, New York's quarterback plan — having No. 25 overall pick Jaxson Dart sit behind Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston — looks great. The Giants got their veteran starter (Wilson) and their hopeful QB of the future (Dart). We’ve seen way too many instances of first-round quarterbacks being pushed to play early, hurting their confidence and development in the long term. If all goes according to plan, Dart won’t have to play until he’s ready.

But this plan only...