The picks are in.

The Giants' 2025 draft class, along with 13 undrafted free agents and dozens of tryout players, reported to rookie minicamp Thursday for orientation and equipment fitting. On Friday, it was time to take the field for the first time as NFL players.

Here's everything you need to know from a busy Friday at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center.

Abdul Carter is working in the outside linebacker room.

Abdul Carter's pre-draft "30" visit to the Quest Diagnostics Training Center was captured in the season premiere of “Giants Life.” It includes the following interaction with outside linebacker coach Charlie Bullen 13 days before the draft.

Bullen: You obviously can win on the edge. You obviously can beat guards, and you can beat a center. So you have to learn all five spots. You good with that?

Carter: You can add more if you want.

Fast-forwarding to Friday, Carter was asked if he meant it.

"I don't know about all 11, but (laughs)… I was talking to coach. Line me up at fullback, tight end, and I can block and catch so wherever they need me, I'm going to line up."

Coach Brian Daboll confirmed that Carter, who moved from off-ball linebacker to the edge for his All-American campaign in 2024, is working in the outside linebacker room.

"It's so early right now," Daboll said. "He's just learning the beginning stages of the playbook. We'll do whatever we think is best for the team."

Jaxson Dart's first NFL completion was to…

…Jermaine Terry II, a tight end from Oregon State who was one of 13 undrafted rookie free agents to sign with the team. Similar to previous seasons, draft picks were mostly limited to individual drills at rookie minicamp to ease them in and get them ready to jump into Phase 2 with the veterans. Dart, however, did participate in 7-on-7 drills.

"It's been surreal up to this point," Dart said about his first day. "Me and Abdul were just talking about it. And I feel like it kind of just hit us for the first time, being out here, wearing this jersey, it's an amazing privilege. We definitely hold it in high regard. And you just want to continue to get better each and every day. And anytime you get to play football, it's the best."

There were numerous questions about numbers.

The Giants announced numbers for rookie minicamp ahead of the first practice with the strong disclaimer that they are always subject to change.

OLB Abdul Carter – 51 (college number: 11)

QB Jaxson Dart – 6 (2)

DT Darius Alexander – 91 (9)

RB Cam Skattebo – 44 (4)

OL Marcus Mbow – 71 (63)

TE Thomas Fidone II – 86 (24)

CB Korie Black – 25 (2)

Carter said he feels good in 51 but it's going to have to grow on him a little bit. Asked about the season, he said it's "pretty much" set.

"I'm just happy to be out here playing football," Carter said. "That's all I'm worried about."

Cam Skattebo and Tyrone Tracy Jr. could make "thunder and lightning."

From the moment the Giants drafted Cam Skattebo, people started talking about the one-two punch he could make with Tyrone Tracy Jr. A reporter asked today if they could be "thunder and lightning." Everyone knows which Skattebo would be.

"I mean, he's a really fast running back and there's nothing about his game that you can take away from," Skattebo said of Tracy. "He might be a little faster than me, so if you want to call it thunder and lightning, go ahead. But it's a running back field no matter how it goes. Whatever our roles are, if he plays the whole time and I play not at all, I'm just going to be here and I'm going to work, put my head down and keep going."

And you better get out of his way.

"It feels good when you run somebody over and then get in the end zone," Skattebo said. "I mean it feels good when you get in the end zone, but imagine running someone over and then running another person over and then getting in the end zone. It's that much better (laughs). So, it just shows that when you're physical, it shows the work you put in in the weight room and how much you do to make your game better."

At the same time, Skattebo knows he hasn't accomplished anything yet.

"How many snaps of the NFL have you seen me play? Zero, right? I've proved nothing," he said. "I've proved what I am in college, but I've proved nothing at this level. So now where I'm at, I have to prove myself and if that's for five years or if that's for 10 years, I'm going to continue to prove myself. I'm the best, do it for the longest, so continue to do that and just work my butt off until time comes."

Strahan broke down the huddle to end practice.

Careers begin at rookie minicamp, and not many people have turned that opportunity into more than Michael Strahan. The Hall of Fame defensive end, who started off as a second-round pick from Texas Southern in 1993, spoke to the rookies in the post-practice huddle at midfield.

"It was a great message just telling us to come in here, work hard and compete with each other and root for each other while we out there," defensive tackle Darius Alexander said. "It was a good speech. Just tell us about the tradition of the organization where we got to hold the standard here. So, it was wonderful. … It's crazy seeing the Hall of Famer here on the first day just come watch us practice, watch us have fun as rookies like he did when he was younger, but it was awesome."

"It's incredible," Dart said. "He's a legend, you see him on the walls. I've seen him on TV for a long time, he's bigger in person. So, it's great to have a person like that who's open, who's able to come around the facility a ton. And kind of like Eli (Manning), those are people that you can lean on and ask for advice because they've done it at the highest level. So that's kind of my mindset, and I'm excited to continue to grow my relationship with him."

In non-rookie news…

On Monday, veterans began the second phase of the offseason workout program in the ramp-up to the start of OTAs at the end of the month. Daboll said there has been a "good comfortable level" with veteran quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston controlling the huddle.

"We're not going against the defense right now, but the communication process has been good," Daboll said. "The timing, they're working on the timing with the players that they're throwing to. They've been two good additions for us."

Dart, meanwhile, understands the situation and relishes the opportunity to learn from – and compete with – the veterans.

"They've been great," Dart said. "They were some of the first people to text me when I got drafted. And I thought that was just super cool. Those are those are guys that I've looked up to for such a long time. I've said this before, I remember I was wearing Russell's jersey with the Seahawks when he won a Super Bowl. So, like I said, these guys have been people who I've really looked up to. And I hold them in the highest regard. I think for me, being in this situation, being able to be a sponge and soak in all the information that I can, will help elevate me. And then at the same time, I just want to compete and make everybody else better in the room as well. "