Track every NY Giants pick in the 2026 NFL Draft after Arvell Reese goes No. 5 overall
With new head coach John Harbaugh in the spotlight, the New York Giants selected Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh.
Reese, who can play on the edge, but is more known for his elite play against the run, was linked to the New York Jets throughout the offseason.
With the No. 10 overall selection, which they acquired on Sunday from the Cincinnati Bengals for defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence, the Giants selected Francis Mauigoa, an offensive tackle/guard from Miami.
Though New York continues to employ Joe Schoen as general manager, it is believed that Harbaugh, the Super Bowl-winning coach who spent 18 years leading the Baltimore Ravens before being fired this past offseason, will call the shots in the war room over the next three days.
The Giants, who went 4-13 in 2025, have made the playoffs just twice in 12 seasons since winning the Super Bowl following the 2011 season.
List of Giants draft picks for 2026
The Giants currently have eight picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, including two in the first round. Here's a full list of the their draft picks.
- Round 1, Pick 5: Arvell Reese, LB Ohio State
- Round 1, Pick 10 (from Bengals): Francis Mauigoa, OT Miami
- Round 2, Pick 37
- Round 4, Pick 105
- Round 5, Pick 145
- Round 6, Pick 186
- Round 6, Pick 192 (from Dolphins)
- Round 6, Pick 193 (from Cowboys)
Players the Giants could draft in the first round
New York was expected to put more weapons around second-year quarterback Jaxson Dart, but Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, considered by many experts to be the best offensive player in the draft, went to the Arizona Cardinals with the No. 3 overall pick.
Love is the first running back selected in the top five since the Giants selected Saquon Barkley No. 2 overall in 2018.
The Giants were said to be very high on Mauigoa, a 6-foot, 330-pounder and 2025 Consensus All-American.
Harbaugh and Schoen had also been rumored to be enamored with former Ohio State defensive players, including linebacker Sonny Styles and safety Caleb Downes, and Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson. Styles went to the Washington Commanders at No. 8 and Tyson was selected by the New Orleans Saints at No. 9. The Dallas Cowboys then traded up to No. 11 to select Downes.
The next two rounds of the draft will be held on Friday. The Giants have one pick in the second round, No. 37 overall, but none currently in the third round.
The remaining rounds will be held on Saturday, with the Giants scheduled to pick five times -- once in the fourth round, 105th overall; once in the fifth round, 145th; and three times in the sixth round -- 186th, 192nd and 193rd.
