Giants Trading Up for Quarterback "Very Much" in Play, NFL Draft Analyst Says
The New York Giants only have seven draft picks to fill whatever needs they don't fill in free agency, but one glaring need they might just be willing to trade up for in the first round is quarterback.
So believes NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah, who, on a conference call with reporters Thursday, said the lack of excitement over the 2025 quarterbacks class could prompt any quarterback-needy team to make a move for its franchise signal-caller this year.
"I haven't had a chance to watch many of those guys, but there doesn't seem to be as much excitement at this point in the process about next year's guys," Jeremiah said when asked specifically about the odds of the Giants moving up from No. 6 to get one of the top guys.
"I think that could lead to some action, spur some action for these teams to try and either take one where they are and maybe even be aggressive and go up and get one."
If the Giants do make a move, it's unlikely to be to No. 1 overall or even to No. 2, the two spots currently held by the Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders, both quarterback-needy teams. But the third spot, held by the New England Patriots, could be in play if reports of the Patriots planning to go the free agency route to find their quarterback to replace Mac Jones comes to fruition.
Moving up three spots, Jeremiah said, would cost a lot less than moving up four or five.
"I pulled up the chart and kind of ran the numbers of what it might look like if they were going to go from six to three," he said. "For the Giants to get up to the third pick, you're talking about the sixth overall pick this year. You're talking about the second-round pick (No. 39) this year, your second-round pick this year at 47, and next year's two. It's a steep price to pay--a little bit of a premium there."
The Giants have an extra second-round pick (No. 47) thanks to the Leonard Williams trade with the Seattle Seahawks. It's long been speculated that the Giants might look to trade one or both of their second-rounders to move up if the right opportunity were to present itself and if the Giants harbor concerns about Daniel Jones, who this past year dealt with his second neck injury in the last three years and a season-ending ACL tear.
"You could get up to three with the ammunition that they have and get that done. I would not rule that out. I know you have one more year of Daniel Jones before they could kind of get out of that contract, but I think that would be something that would be very much in play," Jeremiah concluded.
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