With the New York Giants’ season almost over in terms of any chance of a miraculous comeback, fans have already begun to view the 2025 draft as a potential savior to fill so many holes that exist on this roster.

The Giants have many needs, such as quarterback, cornerback, interior defensive line, and offensive line, to name a few. Although the 2025 draft class has yet to fully take shape, Pro Football Focus has a first look at the class’s strengths, which we compare to the Giants’ emerging needs.

The Daniel Jones era is almost certainly over after another lackluster performance, a 20-17 overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers. Jones, who, according to the 33rd team, has longest streak of active games (57) with fewer than three passing touchdowns based on a minimum of five attempts, will likely head to the bench, eliminating any concerns about his $23 million injury guarantee.

Unlike the quarterback-rich class of 2024, the 2025 class doesn’t have the wide variety of signal callers to choose from that could be worthy of a first-round grade.

Miami’s Cam Ward has steadily risen in many rankings thanks to his impressive performance and record. Alabama’s Jalen Milroe and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders are also among the most talented quarterbacks in the class.

Beyond that, there is debate over who else will fill this course that might be worthy of day one. And if that’s the case, that’s not good news for a quarterback-needy team like the Giants, who may just have to roll with a veteran “deck” until they can get their next franchise quarterback, especially if they don’t get a quarterback. premium draft spot.

Aside from Dexter Lawrence, the Giants lack impact players on their defensive front, where they have struggled to get consistent production from veterans Rakeem Nunez-Roches and Armon Watts and youngsters DJ Davidson and Elijah Chatman.

Fortunately for the Giants, the stock of interior defenders is doing well. Michigan leads the charge with Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant. Tennessee’s Omar Norman-Lott and Ohio State’s Tyleik Williams are also standouts who may have heard their names called early.

According to The 33rd Team, Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is tied with Texans quarterback CJ Stroud for being hit the most through 10 weeks of play (before Monday Night Football).

While some of this is on Jones – Pro Football Focus, Jones is responsible for 17.2% of the pressures he faced this season, the offensive line is also largely at fault.

The Giants didn’t draft any offensive linemen last year, a rather curious decision considering the unit was coming off a historic poor performance the year before in which they allowed 85 sacks.

Moving forward, Giants general manager Joe Schoen cannot allow this to happen again. They don’t necessarily have to continue to bring in starters, but it is imperative that they bring in young talent that can be developed so that in the event of an injury, they have someone waiting in the wings to step in.

If they’re eyeing an offensive tackle, Texas’ Kelvin Banks Jr. and LSU’s Will Campbell have proven their worth.

Last week, Giants cornerback Nick McCloud after refusing a pay cut on his one-year, $3 million restricted free agent contract.

The move came as a surprise because the Giants were already thin at the position. But they needed money to get them through the rest of the year, and now they have to hope they don’t have any injuries that really hurt them deep down.

That aside, with Deonte Banks going through a rough patch as a sophomore and Cor’Dale Flott not exactly setting the world on fire, the Giants are almost certain to add to this position group, something that They wanted to do last year, in fact, only to miss out on their two top college prospects.

Luckily for them, this year’s cornerback class is considered “great,” with Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Michigan’s Will Johnson and Notre Dame’s Benjamin Morrison leading the way.

The chances of Darius Slayton, who will be an unrestricted free agent next year, returning aren’t great, not after Slayton requested a contract extension last spring only to receive a modified, incentive-based contract adjustment .

Although the hope is that Jalin Hyatt is finally ready for a bigger role — he caught four of four passes for 39 yards last weekend in place of Slayton, who was inactive due to a concussion – the Giants might want to add to their receiving corps, selecting from a class that, while solid, doesn’t seem to live up to last year’s class.

That said, like any other position group, there are gems to be found, such as Colorado’s dual-threat Travis Hunter, Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan and Mizzou’s Luther Burden III.