EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Giants own the 25th selection in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, but if they adhere to recent tradition, another team will take a player in that spot when the draft begins a week from today.
The 25th pick has been traded in six consecutive drafts. Last year, it was dealt from Buffalo to Baltimore – which has acquired it in three of the last five drafts – before the Ravens selected Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum.
The draft will kick off with Round 1 a week from tonight and continue with Rounds 2-3 on Friday and 4-7 on Saturday.
Joe Schoen participated in an annual rite of spring for a Giants general manager, meeting with reporters a week before the start of the draft. And like his predecessors, Schoen spoke in generalities and offered absolutely no clues regarding who the Giants like, dislike or will select.
However, Schoen did follow one custom by declaring he is not averse to trading if presented with a deal he believes would benefit the Giants. In his first draft as the G.M. a year ago, Schoen kept the fifth and seventh choices in the first round and the Giants acquired edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux and right tackle Evan Neal. But he twice traded back in the second round to acquire one extra pick in both the fourth and fifth rounds.
This year, he could stay where he is, move up or back while relinquishing or acquiring selections in this draft, or perhaps do the same with picks in the 2024 draft.
"I'd be open to any of that," Schoen said. "I'm never going to rule it out. If it's the right player and the value aligns, I'd move up. If it was a future pick, I would do that, too.
"Last year, just where we were financially, we needed as many depth pieces as we can. So moving back a couple times last year just made sense. It got us some more bodies that - so that was a little bit of the thought process that went into that."
And if the Giants stay put at 25?
"We have guys in the first round that we like," Schoen said, "and we are pretty confident that there will be somebody there when we pick at 25 that we'll be happy with."
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Daniel Jones (8)
Andrew Thomas (78)
Darren Waller (12)
Parris Campbell (0)
Evan Neal (73)
Jamison Crowder (80)
Tyrod Taylor (2)
Matt Breida (31)
Ben Bredeson (68)
Collin Johnson (15)
Dre Miller (45)
Joshua Ezeudu (75)
Andrew Thomas (78)
Matt Peart (74)
J.C. Hassenauer (63)
Shane Lemieux (66)
Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
Andrew Thomas (78)
Sterling Shepard (3)
Leonard Williams (99)
Daniel Jones (8)
Azeez Ojulari (51)
Daniel Bellinger (82)
Darren Waller (12)
Isaiah Hodgins (18)
Andrew Thomas (78)
Sterling Shepard (3)
Marcus McKethan (60), Andrew Thomas (78), Matt Peart (74), Ben Bredeson (68), Shane Lemieux (66), Wyatt Davis (67), Devery Hamilton (62), Korey Cunningham (70), Tyre Phillips (79), J.C. Hassenauer, Joshua Ezeudu (75)
Chris Myarick (85)
Collin Johnson (15)
Parris Campbell (0)
J.C. Hassenauer (63)
Dre Miller (45)
Makai Polk (87)
Wyatt Davis (67)
Devery Hamilton (62)
Tyre Phillips (79)
Marcus McKethan (60)
Korey Cunningham (70)
Andrew Thomas (78)
Matt Peart (74)
Parris Campbell (0)
Daniel Bellinger (82)
Andrew Thomas (78)
Makai Polk (87)
Jeff Smith (19)
Isaiah Hodgins (18)
Parris Campbell (0), Darius Slayton (86)
Kalil Pimpleton (81), Jamison Crowder (80)
Graham Gano (9)
Graham Gano (9)
Collin Johnson (15)
Rakeem Nuñez-Roches (93)
Collin Johnson (15), Jeff Smith (19)
Leonard Johnson (35)
Bobby Okereke (58)
Darnay Holmes (30)
Bobby McCain (21)
Adoree' Jackson (22)
Bobby McCain (21)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Terrell Burgess (34)
Nick McCloud (44)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Nick McCloud (44)
Jason Pinnock (27)
Zyon Gilbert
Trenton Thompson (39)
Nick McCloud (44)
Bobby McCain (21)
Micah McFadden (41)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Jihad Ward (55)
Zyon Gilbert (38)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Jamie Gillan (6), Casey Kreiter (59), Graham Gano (9)
Jarrad Davis (57)
Jamie Gillan (6), Casey Kreiter (59), Graham Gano (9)
Marcus McKethan (60), Andrew Thomas (78), Matt Peart (74), Ben Bredeson (68), Shane Lemieux (66), Wyatt Davis (67), Devery Hamilton (62), Korey Cunningham (70), Tyre Phillips (79), J.C. Hassenauer, Joshua Ezeudu (75)
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Darrian Beavers (43)
Elerson Smith (94)
Leonard Johnson (35)
Leonard Johnson (35)
Azeez Ojulari (51)
Jihad Ward (55)
Azeez Ojulari (51)
Jamie Gillan (6)
Ryder Anderson (90)
Vernon Butler (91), Ryder Anderson (90), Rakeem Nuñez-Roches (93), Leonard Williams (99), D.J. Davidson (98)
Jashaun Corbin (25)
Vernon Butler (91), Ryder Anderson (90), Rakeem Nuñez-Roches (93), Leonard Williams (99), D.J. Davidson (98)
Daniel Jones (8)
Matt Breida (31)
Korey Cunningham (70)
Chris Myarick (85)
Sterling Shepard (3)
Darren Waller (12)
J.C. Hassenauer (63)
Lawrence Cager (83)
Tyrod Taylor (2)
Tyrod Taylor (2)
Sterling Shepard (3)
Lawrence Cager (83)
Daniel Jones (8)
Tyrod Taylor (2)
Andrew Thomas (78)
Darren Waller (12)
Darren Waller (12), Lawrence Cager (83)
Sterling Shepard (3)
Marcus McKethan (60)
Parris Campbell (0)
Dre Miller (45)
Dre Miller (45)
Andrew Thomas (78)
Andrew Thomas (78)
Joshua Ezeudu (75)
Kalil Pimpleton (81)
Kalil Pimpleton (81)
Jeff Smith (19)
Collin Johnson (15)
David Sills V (13)
Collin Johnson (15)
Darnay Holmes (30)
Jason Pinnock (27)
Lawrence Cager (83)
Tommy Sweeney (89)
Leonard Williams (99)
Lawrence Cager (83)
Darnay Holmes (30)
Leonard Williams (99)
Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
Cor'Dale Flott (28)
Makai Polk (87)
Cor'Dale Flott (28)
Rodarius Williams (25)
Darrian Beavers (43)
Devery Hamilton (62), Jihad Ward (55)
Jashaun Corbin (25)
Chris Myarick (85)
Devery Hamilton (62), Jihad Ward (55)
Gary Brightwell (23)
Rodarius Williams (25)
Gary Brightwell (23)
Darren Waller (12)
Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
Isaiah Hodgins (18)
Devery Hamilton (62)
Makai Polk (87)
Matt Breida (31)
Andrew Thomas (78)
Xavier McKinney (29)
Joshua Ezeudu (75)
Korey Cunningham (70)
Marcus McKethan (60)
Terrell Burgess (34)
Darius Slayton (86)
Xavier McKinney (29)
Graham Gano (9), Jamie Gillan (6)
Darren Waller (12)
Adoree' Jackson (22), Tomon Fox (49)
Adoree' Jackson (22), Tomon Fox (49)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Xavier McKinney (29)
Elerson Smith (94)
D.J. Davidson (98)
Rakeem Nuñez-Roches (93)
Tyre Phillips (79)
Darius Slayton (86)
Andrew Thomas (78)
Rakeem Nuñez-Roches (93)
Rakeem Nuñez-Roches (93)
Dane Belton (24), Micah McFadden (41)
Matt Peart (74)
Tyrod Taylor (2)
Devery Hamilton (62)
Kalil Pimpleton (81)
Kalil Pimpleton (81)
J.C. Hassenauer (63)
J.C. Hassenauer (63)
Jack Anderson (77)
Tyrod Taylor (2)
Dre Miller (45)
Evan Neal (73)
Korey Cunningham (70)
Marcus McKethan (60)
Matt Peart (74)
Andrew Thomas (78)
David Sills V (13)
Evan Neal (73)
Lawrence Cager (83)
Tommy Sweeney (89)
Korey Cunningham (70)
Korey Cunningham (70)
Jashaun Corbin (25)
Gary Brightwell (23)
Lawrence Cager (83)
Marcus McKethan (60)
Bobby Okereke (58)
Bobby McCain (21)
Trenton Thompson (39)
Casey Kreiter (58)
D.J. Davidson (98)
Cor'Dale Flott (28)
Terrell Burgess (34)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Leonard Williams (99)
Tomon Fox (49)
Rakeem Nuñez-Roches
Darrian Beavers (43)
Micah McFadden (41)
Nick McCloud (44)
Azeez Ojulari (51)
Darrian Beavers (43)
Micah McFadden (41)
Jamie Gillan (6)
Leonard Johnson (35)
Jarrad Davis (57)
*Recent No. 25 Draft Choice Trades:
| Year | From | To | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Buffalo | Baltimore | C Tyler Linderbaum (Iowa) |
| 2021 | L.A. Rams | Jacksonville | RB Travis Etienne (Clemson) |
| 2020 | Minnesota | San Francisco | WR Brandon Aiyuk (Arizona State) |
| 2019 | Philadelphia | Baltimore | WR Marquise Brown (Oklahoma) |
| 2018 | Tennessee | Baltimore | TE Hayden Hurst (South Carolina) |
| 2017 | Houston | Cleveland | S Jabrill Peppers (Michigan) |
Last team to keep the 25th pick: Pittsburgh in 2016 (CB Artie Burns, Miami)
*The Giants currently have 10 selections in next week's draft, including at least one in all seven rounds:
- Round 1 - No. 25
- Round 2 - No. 57
- Round 3 - No. 89
- Round 4 - No. 128
- Round 5 - No. 160
- Round 5 - No. 172 (Compensatory Selection)
- Round 6 - No. 209 (from Kansas City/Kadarius Toney trade)
- Round 7 - No. 240 (from Baltimore/Ben Bredeson trade)
- Round 7 - No. 243
- Round 7 - No. 254 (Compensatory Selection)
The Giants traded their own sixth-round selection, No. 203 overall, to Houston in the 2021 trade in which they acquired cornerback Keion Crossen. They also sent a special compensatory selection, No. 100 overall, to Las Vegas for tight end Darren Waller. The Giants had acquired the pick from the Chiefs in the Toney trade.
*Schoen fielded questions on numerous topics during his news conference. A sampling:
*On the wide receivers, a position group the Giants are widely reported to be interested in early in the draft:
"It's a good group of receivers at the top of the draft, depending how you have them ranked," Schoen said. "Everybody's got different strengths and weaknesses, and again I think there's a lot of talented players in the draft.
"(You try to) identify what's going to separate those guys from the pack and what makes them great. Every year I think there's 20-plus receivers that are drafted, and how many truly go on to have success, that's what we're trying to figure out."
*When selecting late in the first round, how does he define draft success?
"We like to look at the play time over three years," Schoen said. "Usually, it's over three years what their play time is, their contribution, whether they development into a starter; that's obviously a hit. If they turn into a good starter, that's good. That's what you strive for. But there's also role players and there's really good special teams players that you value.
"So again, it's their role. It's their fit on the team, their contribution over that four-year period. But usually after three years you know if they are a contributor or not and there's going to be different types of contributions."
*On adding either a veteran or rookie backup quarterback to join Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor, currently the only players at that position currently under contract.
"I would just say right now we are happy with Tyrod," Schoen said. "Tyrod is the backup. I think we are in good shape right now.
"We had Davis Webb (as the third quarterback) last year. (Webb is now the Denver Broncos' quarterbacks coach.) We'll continue to look whether it's a veteran free agent or somebody in the draft or post-draft, whoever it may be. We'll have three quarterbacks in camp."
*Schoen said nothing has changed regarding Saquon Barkley, who has not signed his franchise tag tender and thus cannot participate in the team's offseason conditioning program.
"Nothing's changed since we talked at the owners' meetings," Schoen said. "There's nothing new. I haven't talked to him.
"I'm just going to get through the draft right now. My focus right now is totally on that. So, there's no rush right now. I just want to get through the draft and step back after that and see what the roster looks like and then go from there."
*Defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence does have a contract for the 2023 season, but is currently
not participating in the voluntary offseason program.
"I talked to Dexter's representatives this week, dialogue's good there," Schoen said. "So yeah, I've talked to him. Again, it's hard this time of year. We're deep into the draft and the draft prep - but have had good conversations with Dexter's representatives, and we'll see where that stands moving forward.
"It's voluntary. If Dexter chooses not to be there, that's his decision. Dexter knows how we feel about him, and he knows he's an important part of the organization, and there's a business side to it, too. But him showing up for the off-season program is voluntary."
NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah updated his ranking of the top 50 prospects in the 2023 NFL Draft.
No. 50 Zach Charbonnet, RB, UCLA
No. 49 Jack Campbell, LB, Iowa
No. 48 John Michael Schmitz, IOL, Minnesota
No. 40 Keeanu Benton, DT, Wisconsin
No. 47 Kelee Ringo, CB, Georgia
No. 37 Steve Avila, IOL, TCU
No. 46 Hendon Hooker, QB, Tennessee
No. 45 Trenton Simpson, LB, Clemson
No. 44 Sam LaPorta, TE, Iowa
No. 43 Mazi Smith, DT, Michigan
No. 42 Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee
No. 38 Luke Musgrave, TE, Oregon State
No. 39 Cody Mauch, OT, North Dakota State
No. 36 Bryan Bresee, DT, Clemson
No. 41 O'Cyrus Torrence, IOL, Florida
No. 35 BJ Ojulari, EDGE, LSU
No. 27 Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi State
No. 34 Joe Tippmann, IOL, Wisconsin
No. 32 Felix Anudike-Uzomah, EDGE, Kansas State
No. 31 Brian Branch, DB, Alabama
No. 30 Quentin Johnson, WR, TCU
No. 29 Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Alabama
No. 28 Keion White, EDGE, Georgia Tech
No. 26 Calijah Kancey, DT, Pittsburgh
No. 25 Will McDonald IV, EDGE, Iowa State
No. 33 Darnell Washington, TE, Georgia
No. 24 Deonte Banks, CB, Maryland
No. 21 Myles Murphy, EDGE, Clemson
No. 22 Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College
No. 20 Michael Mayer, TE, Notre Dame
No. 23 Joey Porter Jr., CB, Penn State
No. 17 Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State
No. 13 Nolan Smith, EDGE, Georgia
No. 19 Broderick Jones, OT Georgia
No. 16 Paris Johnson Jr., OT, Ohio State
No. 18 Darnell Wright, OT, Tennessee
No. 14 Lukas Van Ness, EDGE, Iowa
No. 15 Jordan Addison, WR, USC
No. 12 Will Levis, QB, Kentucky
No. 10 Christian Gonzalez, CB, Oregon
No. 11 Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida
No. 9 Dalton Kincaid, TE, Utah
No. 8 Peter Skoronski, OT, Northwestern
No. 7 C.J. Stroud, QB, Ohio State
No. 5 Devon Witherspoon, CB, Illinois
No. 6 Jalen Carter, DT, Georgia
No. 4 Tyree Wilson, EDGE, Texas Tech
No. 3 Bijan Robinson, RB, Texas
No. 2 Will Anderson Jr., EDGE, Alabama
No. 1 Bryce Young, QB, Alabama
