New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen surely has no regrets about last year’s draft trade that landed quarterback Jaxson Dart. The Giants traded second- and third-round picks in 2025 and a 2026 third-round pick to the Texans to move up to No. 25 to take Dart.

The trade leaves the Giants with a 68-pick gap between their selections in the second round (No. 37) and fourth round (No. 105) in next week’s NFL Draft. The Giants have seven picks — one in the first, second, fourth and fifth rounds, plus three in the sixth round.

Schoen said earlier this week, “I would always like more picks.” But he hasn’t accumulated them the way many of his counterparts have. The Giants made seven picks in 2025, six picks in 2024 and seven picks in 2023. The only time the Giants have exceeded the standard seven-pick allotment during Schoen’s tenure was his first draft, when the team made 11 selections in 2022.

Having so few picks is relatively uncharted territory for new head coach John Harbaugh. The Ravens only had seven or fewer picks in four of Harbaugh’s 18 drafts. The Ravens had a whopping six picks in the fourth round alone in 2022, with three of those players — tight end Isaiah Likely, guard Daniel Faalele and punter Jordan Stout — following Harbaugh to New York. So it stands to reason that Harbaugh’s roots could influence a pursuit of more picks. The path to acquiring picks is trading down, so here’s a look at the avenues for the Giants:

Trade down from No. 5

The fifth pick is the Giants’ most valuable trade chip. But even if they are determined to trade back from No. 5 to accumulate picks, they need a trade partner. That may not be easy in a year lacking top quarterback prospects aside from assured No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza.

The No. 5 pick hasn’t been traded much recently, so there aren’t many precedents for the Giants to reference. Schoen is already engaging with teams “sniffing around about potentially coming up.” The most recent example was the Buccaneers sending the fifth pick in the 2012 draft to the Jaguars for the No. 7 pick and a fourth-round pick (No. 101). The Jaguars moved up to select wide receiver Justin Blackmon.

The sixth pick has been traded more recently, which could help provide a road map in negotiations for No. 5. The Lions traded the sixth pick and a third-round pick (No. 81) to the Cardinals for the 12th pick, a second-round pick (No. 34) and a fifth-round pick (No. 168) in the 2023 draft. The Cardinals took offensive tackle Paris Johnson Jr. with the sixth pick.

In 2021, the Eagles traded the sixth pick and a fifth-round pick (No. 156) to the Dolphins for the 12th pick, a fourth-round pick (No. 123) and a 2022 first-round pick. The Dolphins took wide receiver Jaylen Waddle at No. 6.

To give an idea of what those types of trades could look like for the Giants this year, they could send the fifth pick to the Commanders in exchange for the No. 7 pick and a third-rounder (No. 71) in a deal that would resemble the terms of the 2012 Bucs-Jaguars deal. Such a trade between division rivals is unlikely, and the Commanders, who don’t have picks in the second or fourth rounds, don’t figure to deal their third-round pick to move up two spots in the first round.

A comparable deal to the Lions-Cardinals trade from 2023 would have the Giants sending the No. 5 pick and their fourth-round pick (No. 105) to the Dolphins for the 11th pick, a second-round pick (No. 43) and a fifth-round pick (No. 151). The inclusion of a future first-round pick in the 2021 Eagles-Dolphins trade opens a much wider range of possible trade scenarios.

If the goal is to replenish the third-round pick from the Dart trade (No. 69), the trade charts used by NFL teams provide a guide for potential deals. Trading No. 5 to the Saints for No. 8 and No. 73 would represent roughly equal value on the Jimmy Johnson trade chart.

None of these prospective trades is meant to predict what the Giants will do. Rather, the aim is to give an idea of the value of the fifth pick as a trade chip. Odds are the Giants stick at No. 5 and take a player they believe can make a major impact, but they’ll surely be listening to trade inquiries over the next week.

“We’re not going to walk away from an impact player or a good player that we’re convicted on that we like to pick up an extra pick or a couple extra picks,” Schoen said.

Trade down from No. 37

The sweet spot for a trade back is likely the Giants’ second-round pick. With New York holding the fifth pick on Day 2, Schoen believes teams will be interested in moving up.

“Typically top of the second, top of the fourth, where we are on Saturday, you’ll get people, they sit around all night and they look at the board and there’s somebody they have to have,” Schoen said. “You can typically move back from the early parts of those rounds in Day 2 and (Round) 4 and you’ve got a pretty good chance of doing that.”

Schoen executed a pair of trades to move back early in the second round of the 2022 draft. First, he dealt No. 36 to the Jets for No. 38 and a fifth-round pick (No. 146). Schoen then moved back again from No. 38 in a trade with the Falcons for No. 43 and a fourth-round pick (No. 114). The maneuvering worked out, as the Giants landed wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson at No. 43, safety Dane Belton at No. 114 and linebacker Micah McFadden at No. 146. Surprisingly, that’s the only time Schoen has traded back in four drafts.

With the Giants seeking more picks, a trade back from No. 37 is a strong possibility. The 37th pick, and other picks in that neighborhood, have been dealt frequently in recent years. An ideal package to duplicate would be the Seahawks’ 2019 trade that sent the 37th pick to the Panthers for the 47th pick and a third-round pick (No. 77). Adding a mid-third-round pick to move back 10 spots in the second round is the type of deal the Giants should be seeking if they decide to trade back.

A similar concept applies to the 105th pick, which is the fifth pick of Day 3. Teams could be tempted to trade up for a target still on the board after Day 2. It’s not worth breaking down those possible trades, however, since those types of deals would involve late-round picks.

Whatever moves the Giants make next week, it seems like a safe bet that they’ll wind up with more than seven picks.