Leading up the 2025 NFL Draft , as it became clear that neither Cam Ward nor Travis Hunter was likely to be on the board when the New York Giants picked at No. 3, discussion shifted to whether the Giants would select Abdul Carter. Carter was the consensus No. 3 on most big boards and supposedly one of the few “generational” talents in this draft.

The discussion did not center so much around Carter himself but rather on Kayvon Thibodeaux, a previous No. 5 pick who has been a good but not great player and whose fifth year option had not yet been picked up by GM Joe Schoen. The signing of free agent Chauncey Golston in March only added to the questions about whether Schoen would pass on Carter and pick up Thibodeaux’s option, or choose Carter and decline Thibodeaux’s option.

The answer,

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