Who is favored to be the quarterback for New York Giants after 2025 NFL Draft?

Last Modified Apr 25, 2025 13:06 GMT
New York Giants quarterback situation following 2025 NFL draft
Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen. Source: Getty Images

The New York Giants, once a marquee franchise in the NFL, have been bottom dwellers since Eli Manning decided to hang up his boots. Even during the younger Manning’s last few years with Big Blue, the team was never seen as a threat to divisional powerhouses Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.

The 4-time Super Bowl champions' situation got even worse last season when their perennial competitor for the 3rd/4th spot in the NFC East, the Washington Commanders, instantly went from a rebuilding team to a threat to the whole of the NFC. The 2024 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, Jayden Daniels, has completely changed the outlook surrounding the Commanders, and with that, New York is the only remaining team in the division without any long-term future under center.

Who is favored to be the quarterback for the New York Giants after the 2025 NFL Draft?

The Daniel Jones saga in the Big Apple finally came to an end in 2025. With him getting released, it was a surefire thing that the Giants would go after a quarterback with the third overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. The possibility of Giants fans seeing former Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson starting for them in the 2025 NFL season is quite high. But signing Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston during free agency has certainly elevated the Giants' QB room compared to last season and given New York a cushion to get the best player available or trade down in the first round if they don’t find any QB worth taking 3rd overall.

On the other end, there is an argument to be made that neither Wilson nor Winston moves a needle for the New York Giants in the upcoming season. According to The Athletic, the Giants had invited five quarterbacks in Shedeur Sanders, Tyler Shough, Kyle McCord, Jalen Milroe, and Jaxson Dart to pre pre-draft visit. From those five, only Shedeur Sanders is talked about going in the first round, while the remaining 4 all have day 2 or later grades on them. Alongside No.3 overall pick, the Giants also possess a 34th overall pick in the 2nd round, which they could use on either of those 4 quarterbacks that fall to day 2. Even if neither of them is ready by September, Schoen and Brian Daboll have enough experience in the QB room to keep those young signal callers on the bench for a whole year.

Who should the Giants go after at No.3?

It’s no secret that both Joe Schoen and, to some extent, Brian Daboll are on the hot seat. After winning a playoff game in their first season with the New York Giants in 2022, the team has finished with 6 and 3 wins in the 2023 and 2024 seasons, respectively. The majority of the fan base is craving for a young, talented signal caller, while nothing short of 7-8 wins can keep Schoen and Daboll from getting fired. If wins are the only thing that matters, the Giants would be better with Russell Wilson as a starter than throwing a young rookie to the wolves behind that putrid offensive line.

When the Giants would be picking 3rd overall, there is a 99% chance of either Abdul Carter or Travis Hunter, two slam dunk blue chip prospects, being on board. New York is not just a QB away from being a contender, but as seen in the past, if you get a guy like C.J. Stroud or Jayden Daniels, everything else will automatically fall into place. It remains to be seen whether the Giants' front office and coaching staff view Shedeur Sanders or any of the other signal-callers from the upcoming draft in the same class as Stroud or Daniels.

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