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Giants GM Joe Schoen confirmed they would not move from the No. 5 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft if Arvell Reese was available. The team ultimately selected offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa at No. 10.
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New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen said during an appearance on Sirius XM NFL Radio that the Giants were not going to move down from No. 5 in the 2026 NFL Draft when it became clear Arvell Reese would be available to them.
âWe had a couple players in mind that if they were there (at No. 5) we were going to stay,â Schoen said. âWe had a couple opportunities to potentially move back.
âArvell Reese fit that mold.â
As it turned out, those players were Reese and offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa, who the Giants selected at No. 10.
Schoen echoed the idea of âposition-less defenseâ head coach John Harbaugh had mentioned the night the Giants selected Reese.
âItâs going to be fun to see how the defensive staff deploys him,â Schoen said.
There was a report last week that Schoen might not make it to this week as Giants general manager. That, of course, has turned out to be incorrect.
It was clear as of last Thursday Schoen was not being fired. He began doing a round of media on Thursday, including a town hall event for fans with Harbaugh and other Giants. It seems highly the organization would be trotting Schoen out to speak to media and fans if his job were in immediate danger.
All indications are that Schoen and Harbaugh are working well together. There seems to be no tension between the two when they are together. Go Long TD (a subscription-only Substack) recently said the two appear to be in âlock step.â
Schoen remains in the last year of the five-year contract he received in 2022. Perhaps Harbaugh and the rest of the organization play out the season before deciding Schoenâs long-term fate. An extension, though, also seems possible sooner rather than later.
The Giants decided to stay at No. 5 because they were focused on selecting Arvell Reese, who fit their criteria for the pick.
After No. 5, the Giants selected offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa at No. 10.
The Giants had a couple of opportunities to potentially move back in the draft but chose to stay at No. 5 for the right player.

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