Harbaugh's Run Defense Plan: Giants Draft Focus

0:00It's April 10th. Welcome to NFL News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story. New Giants head coach John Harball is laying down the law, stop the run, period. The team's defense ranked 31st against the rush last season in 2025, and he's done with that weak link. His plan starts with bolstering the interior line to protect star nose tackle Dexter Lawrence. Harball needs a big body next to Lawrence. He's going to eat double teams and let big decks dominate again after a down year. Rookies like Darius Alexander showed flashes, but aren't the space eaters required here. Fans and analysts see their urgency, with the Giants run defense crumbling in recent years, costing games and exposing the secondary. Veterans Roy, Robertson Harris, and new Sinee Sam Roberts help, but they're not the long-term fix. Fans are on the 2026 draft now, especially day two picks for interior lineman. Ohio State's Caden McDonald, a 326 pound run stiffer, tops the list if he slips past

1:02round one. Georgia's Kristen Miller and Florida's Caleb Banks are solid backups too. Giants brass likely pounces on one soon, building that trench warfare edge, Harball demands to turn his defense around for good.