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Round 1 ‘things I think’: New York Giants hit the draft home run they needed

After two horrible seasons that included a Saquon Barkley fiasco, a Daniel Jones implosion, a 9-25 record, nearly losing their jobs and having co-owner John Mara sound lukewarm about his decision to keep them, general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll needed to do something big this offseason.

They managed just that in Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft.

The Giants hit a home run, pulling off the double dip of getting a game-changing defender at No. 3 in Abdul Carter considered to be one of the two best prospects in the draft class, then sliding back into Round 1 to get the potential franchise quarterback of the future they have been trying to put in place for at least the last two offseasons by selecting Jaxson Dart at No.