The 2026 NFL draft begins on April 23 in Pittsburgh, when the New York Giants will pick at No. 5 in Round 1. The draft continues with Rounds 2-3 on April 24 and Rounds 4-7 on April 25 (ESPN, ABC and the ESPN App).
The Giants have seven total picks: Nos. 5, 37, 105, 145, 186, 192, 193. But how will they use them? Which positions need to be addressed? Which prospects are coming in for visits and getting buzz with the New York front office and coaching staff?
Giants reporter Jordan Raanan has the latest intel on the team's draft plans, potential targets and more in the lead-up to the 2026 draft. We will update this page right up until Round 1 begins.
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Bisontis, Rutledge on radar
Friday, April 10: The Giants had Texas A&M guard Chase Bisontis in for a predraft visit on Friday. It only reinforced that they could be looking at a guard with their second pick at the top of the second round, 37th overall.
The Giants have also shown extensive interest throughout the draft process in Georgia Tech guard Keylan Rutledge.
Two physical, nasty interior linemen. Just what the Giants seem to need and want in their new offense. New York doesn't have a single potential starting guard signed beyond this season, and its desire to protect quarterback Jaxson Dart now and into the future would align with its desire to get an offensive lineman with one of its first two picks.
Bisontis and Rutledge are considered two of the best guards in this draft. The question seems to be when the run on interior offensive linemen begins, and if they will be available when the Giants pick at 37.
Is CB a real possibility at No. 5?
Thursday, April 9: The Giants had LSU's Mansoor Delane in for a visit Thursday. Delane is Scout Inc.'s eighth-ranked player and the Giants need a shutdown cornerback. Paulson Adebo and Greg Newsome II aren't that. The Giants are at least doing their homework on Delane and Tennessee's Jermod McCoy, widely considered the top cornerbacks in this draft.
The question is whether they would do it at pick five. Delane plays the physical style that new coach John Harbaugh's teams favor. McCoy is more of a reach coming off a serious injury. Perhaps they would be more serious options if the Giants trade back in the first round and accumulate more picks. League sources have said that is something they believe the Giants would prefer -- drop a few spots, add more picks.
New York currently only has two top-100 selections.
Dexter Lawrence II trade would change Giants draft
Wednesday, April 8: Lawrence wants out. The Giants don't want to trade him. But they're also not dying to pay him more money and will at least listen to offers.
"Everybody is tradable," coach John Harbaugh said recently. One league source with past ties to Harbaugh suggested the new Giants head coach's track record would indicate welcoming the idea of adding multiple draft picks for a malcontent player.
Something along the lines of two Day 2 picks and another on Day 3. That would put the Giants heavily in the market for multiple defensive tackles in the draft.
Players such as Kayden McDonald, Peter Woods and Caleb Banks would immediately come into play at the top of Round 2, if they aren't already in consideration.