Despite the New York Giants fielding one of the absolute worst offenses in the NFL over the last two seasons, it was the defensive side of the ball that got the biggest injection of talent this past offseason.
The Giants’ inability to stop opponents when it mattered rankled John Mara enough that it got a specific call-out, despite the looming mess at the quarterback position. And so the Giants added two of the top free agent veterans in Jevon Holland and Paulson Adebo, as well as selecting two of the 2025 draft’s best pass rushers (at their respective positions) in edge Abdul Carter and defensive tackle Darius Alexander.
The hope is that the infusion of talent would give the Giants one of the best, most athletic, and deepest defenses in the NFL. From there, it would fall to defensive coo