Giants' 2025 Draft Class: Key Players for 2026

0:00It's March 22nd. I'm Cory with the story. This is NFL News today, driven by AI and built for football fans. The New York Giants are kicking off a new era under head coach John Harboh, counting on their 2025 draft class to form the team's core. Moving into 2026, three-second-year players stand out as needing strong off-season to boost their roles, defensive tackle, darius Alexander, offensive tackle Marcus, Embo, and linebacker Abdul Carter. Alexander, a third-round pick from Toledo, faced a steep learning curve from a smaller program and misspring workouts due to injury. His playing time stayed low early on, but from week 12 he ramped up with three of his 3.5 sacks and most of his key pressures, showing real promise on the defensive line. Meanwhile, fifth-rounder Marcus Embo earned three starts last season, filling in at both tackles and allowing just three sacks and over 200, past blocking snaps. Still, he gave up 26 pressures and needs to build strengths to handle

1:02Russia's better, with the new staff possibly shifting him inside to guard. For a shot at starting, even first-round star Abdul Carter, taken third overall, started slow before exploding in the final five weeks, with 3.5 sacks, six. Tackles for loss, and 15 quarterback hits, putting him in defense of rookie of the year talks. As the Giants skipped big free agent ads upfront, these young talents hold the key to strengthening the roster and fueling early wins next season.