The New York Giants are hard at work coaching and scouting players at the 2025 Reese’s Senior Bowl and the 2025 East-West Shrine Game this week. They’ll be getting a firsthand look at several of the country’s top stars and elite prospects, giving them a leg up ahead of the 2025 NFL draft.
Before those games are played and rookie class stock shifts, those of us at Giants Wire decided to compile version three of our mock draft.
As usual, we used the Pro Football Focus mock draft simulator for this exercise and left all settings on default. There were no trades, we controlled only the New York Giants and limited it to four rounds.
Here’s how things played out:
The New York Giants are hard at work coaching and scouting players at the 2025 Reese’s Senior Bowl and the 2025 East-West Shrine Game this week. They’ll be getting a firsthand look at several of the country’s top stars and elite prospects, giving them a leg up ahead of the 2025 NFL draft.Before those games are played and rookie class stock shifts, those of us at Giants Wire decided to compile version three of our mock draft.As usual, we used the Pro Football Focus mock draft simulator for this exercise and left all settings on default. There were no trades, we controlled only the New York Giants and limited it to four rounds.Here’s how things played out:
The New York Giants are hard at work coaching and scouting players at the 2025 Reese’s Senior Bowl and the 2025 East-West Shrine Game this week. They’ll be getting a firsthand look at several of the country’s top stars and elite prospects, giving them a leg up ahead of the 2025 NFL draft.
Before those games are played and rookie class stock shifts, those of us at Giants Wire decided to compile version three of our mock draft.
As usual, we used the Pro Football Focus mock draft simulator for this exercise and left all settings on default. There were no trades, we controlled only the New York Giants and limited it to four rounds.
Here’s how things played out:
Round 1, Pick 3: Miami QB Cam Ward
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In the many mock draft sims we’ve run, never once has the opportunity to select Miami quarterback Cam Ward been there without a trade. For whatever reason, this sim began with the Tennessee Titans selecting Colorado wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter and the Cleveland Browns selecting Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders.
Sold. Cam Ward it is. The Giants have their next franchise quarterback.
Round 2, Pick 34: West Virginia OT Wyatt Milum
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The offensive line continues to be an issue for the Giants and a major reason why they’re held back year after year. Offensive tackle Wyatt Milum is widely considered one of the safest prospects in the entire 2025 NFL draft and is routinely praised for his toughness.
Milum’s stock is rising so he may not make it to this spot come April. But for now, the Giants get their new right tackle, allowing Jermaine Eluemunor to move back inside, shoring up a guard position.
Two-for-one.
Round 3, Pick 65: LSU CB Zy Alexander
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Because of Deonte Banks’ slow development (even arguably regression), the Giants will have to address the cornerback situation this offseason — likely in both free agency and the draft.
LSU’s Zy Alexander is an ideal perimeter option. His 6-foot-2 frame would allow him to match up with some of the NFC East’s tough, strong, and physical wide receivers. He’s also a solid tackler and good run defender, but his 78.0 college coverage grade (20 passes defensed, 13 interceptions) is what really stands out.
Round 4, Pick 103: UCF RB RJ Harvey
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Running back is not exactly high on the Giants’ list of needs but it shouldn’t be ignored, either. Devin Singletary averaged just 3.9 yards per carry last season and lost his job to rookie Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Meanwhile, Eric Gray and Dante Miller have provided very little.
UCF’s RJ Harvey is one of the most underrated and overlooked players in this class because of the prospect depth at the position. As a result, someone will get great value and why not the Giants? He was top-5 in the country in yards, yards per attempt, touchdowns, 10-plus yard runs, and 15-plus yard runs.
Harvey is also expected to clock a 4.40 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine. Pair him with Tracy and enjoy the dynamic duo.
Round 4, Pick 133: Miami iDL Simeon Barrow Jr.
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Speaking of value, landing Miami defensive lineman Simeon Barrow Jr. late in the fourth round would be a steal for general manager Joe Schoen.
Barrow logged more than 1,800 snaps throughout his college career and is considered an elite plug-and-play run defender. He added 16.0 sacks but will need to develop more as a pass rusher.
The concern with Barrow is that he’s undersized at 6-foot-3 and 290 pounds but as we saw with Elijah Chatman this past season, sometimes those worries are much ado about nothing.
The added bonus with Barrow is that he’s also a solid special teams player who picked up two blocks in 2024.
Final PFF grade: B
Pro Football Focus may not love this mock draft but if things played out like this in April, it’d be difficult to say the Giants did a bad job. These players would fix many, many issues.
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