Giants receiving trade calls but likely to remain at No. 5... for now

The New York Giants hold the fifth overall selection in the 2026 NFL draft and can go in many directions with the pick, depending on how the first four picks unfold.

As of right now, general manager Joe Schoen does not see a trade in the cards.

Speaking to reporters at his pre-draft press conference on Tuesday, Schoen sounded like a GM who appears ready to use the pick to select the best available player on the board.

Schoen said the Giants have received several calls from teams seeking to move up in the draft. The Giants moving back in the order is possible, but is unlikely to happen before draft night.

"We always think -- and everybody sees the board -- their board looks just like ours, you assume, the way you're looking at it, at some point maybe there's a Mendoza line where there's a drop-off and the player at 8 may be the same type of player you can get at 18, so maybe there's not a big difference in those," he said.

"At some point, some teams may want to move back because of that, but at the same time, they may want to get into that top 8 or 10 or 11 or whatever it is for that particular team, may want to get inside of that to get a significantly better player potentially.

"We've gotten a couple calls (from) teams sniffing around about potentially coming up, and again, we'll just have to wait and see who's there when we pick. I don't really foresee us moving back before next Thursday night."

Schoen also said that any decision to acquire more draft capital will depend on the situation and that the team would not pass on high-value studs to gain more picks.

"I would always like more picks, but it would be situational. We're not gonna walk away from an impact player or a good player that we're convinced on that we like, you know, to pick up an extra pick or a couple extra picks," he said.

"So, case-by-case basis. If you move back three or four spots and there are five guys you like, you get an extra pick, absolutely. If it's a guy you're convicted on and maybe there's a big drop-off from, let's say it's a corner and there's a big drop-off, maybe two rounds to the next corner, you maybe don't roll the dice in those situations... You just take the player, so you don't miss out. So, certainly would like more picks, but don't wanna walk away from good players either."

Round 1 of the draft is next Thursday night, beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET. We'll know the Giants' intentions about 45 minutes after that when they are on the clock.

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