Big Blue View
Good morning, New York Giants fans!
New York Giants: A+. The Giants started the 2026 offseason with a bang, hiring Harbaugh after his departure from Baltimore. The new coach wasted no time rebuilding the roster in his image. New York signed four players who played for the Ravens last year — including breakout TE candidate Isaiah Likely — and notable defenders like LB Tremaine Edmunds, CB Greg Newsome II and DTs DJ Reader and Shelby Harris.
Then Big Blue proceeded to absolutely crush the draft, picking up Reese at No. 5, Mauigoa at No. 10, CB Colton Hood at No. 37 and WR Malachi Fields at No. 74. My colleague Gennaro Filice ranked their draft class second among all 32 teams. The G-Men arguably improved in every facet this offseason and are one of my favorites sleeper teams in 2026.
What has been the most underrated move by your team? The upgrade at inside linebacker. The Giants signed Tremaine Edmunds and drafted Arvell Reese fifth out of Ohio State. Even though many had Reese pegged as an edge rusher at the NFL level, the Giants do not. He’s an inside linebacker for them. Now New York has two long, physical linebackers in the middle of its defense. Reese and Edmunds are both listed at 6-foot-4 and should make it difficult for opposing quarterbacks to find passing lanes. It should be an upgrade from last year’s starting combination of Bobby Okereke and Micah McFadden. The Giants now have McFadden, a proven NFL starter, in a reserve role.
Fellow Giants quarterback Jameis Winston was recently asked about Dart prior to his second year in New York. Winston praised the young quarterback for his confidence and work ethic.
“He’s so confident,” Winston told Giants Huddle. “His obsession with learning every single day and challenging his teammates and challenging his coaches, it’s so inspiring.”
7. Jaxson Dart was his own worst enemy in the pocket. The Allowed Pressures section of the QB Annual doesn’t just measure how often a quarterback is pressured — it also identifies QB-fault pressures, where the quarterback’s own pocket management or decision-making contributed to the pressure rather than the offensive line. It’s an important distinction when evaluating how much of a quarterback’s pressure profile is...
