The Giants selected inside linebacker Arvell Reese and offensive guard Francis Mauigoa on Day 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft. The picks have sparked discussions about the team's winners and losers from these selections.
With the Giants picking inside linebacker Arvell Reese (fifth) and offensive guard Francis Mauigoa (10th) on Day 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft, letâs take a look at the winners and losers from these selections.
Reese also has outside linebacker potential, but the Giants are already well stocked there. And Mauigoa mostly played right tackle at Miami, but the Giants just re-signed right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor.
WINNERS
⢠Greg Newsome and Paulson Adebo: John Harbaugh passed on cornerback Mansoor Delane at No. 5 and saw him go sixth to the Chiefs (who traded up three spots). So for now, Newsome and Adebo remain the Giantsâ starting outside corners. Not an inspiring duo.
⢠Jevon Holland and Tyler Nubin: The Giants still have major questions in their secondary, with Newsome and Adebo, plus these two safeties. Caleb Downs was widely speculated to be the Giantsâ pick at No. 5. Instead, they passed on him twice and saw him go 11th to the Cowboys, who moved up one spot. An interesting decision there by Harbaugh.
⢠Cam Skattebo and Tyrone Tracy: So much for Harbaugh spending big this offseason on Kenneth Walker or drafting Jeremiyah Love at No. 5. Neither happened, as Love went third to on Thursday. So Skattebo and Tracy remain the Giantsâ running back duo. Plus, this tandem got some blocking help with the addition of Mauigoa â presuming, that is, he can capably slot in as the Week 1 starting right guard.
The Giants selected inside linebacker Arvell Reese and offensive guard Francis Mauigoa.
Arvell Reese plays inside linebacker and has potential as an outside linebacker, while Francis Mauigoa is an offensive guard.
The selections could impact the starting positions, particularly with Reese's potential at outside linebacker and the recent re-signing of right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor.
Greg Newsome and Paulson Adebo are currently the starting outside corners for the Giants following the draft.
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LOSERS
⢠Micah McFadden: He isnât a proven starter. But now, he definitely will not get the chance to start next to the newly signed Tremaine Edmunds in Harbaughâs first Giants defense. Harbaugh picking Reese bumped McFadden down the depth chart, as he returns on a one-year contract after missing almost all of 2025 with a foot injury.
⢠Malik Nabers: The Giantsâ star wide receiver was not happy about seeing his team pass on Downs â and then watching him head to Dallas. Nabers will now have to deal with Downs twice per season, instead of having him bolster the Giantsâ defense.
Plus, the underwhelming Darius Slayton remains the Giantsâ top outside receiver opposite Nabers, though that could change Friday night with the 37th pick. Carnell Tate went fourth on Thursday and then Harbaugh passed on Jordyn Tyson at No. 5 to take Reese. Tyson went eighth.
Makai Lemon, KC Concepcion and Omar Cooper were the other first-round receivers. The Giants need someone to help draw coverage attention away from Nabers, now that WanâDale Robinson is with the Titans.
⢠Daniel Faalele: He will never get a shot to be the Giantsâ right guard, now that Mauigoa has arrived. Itâs worth noting that Mauigoa played just 10 total guard snaps in college â all at right guard in 2025. Faalele, one of Harbaughâs old Baltimoreâs pals, briefly sat atop the Giantsâ offseason right guard depth chart. Now, that job belongs to Mauigoa.
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