{"id":210264,"date":"2026-04-26T13:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/210264\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T13:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:31:11","slug":"experts-hand-out-final-grades-for-new-york-giants-in-2026-nfl-draft-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/210264\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts hand out final grades for New York Giants in 2026 NFL draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reese: Reese doesn\u2019t have much experience working as a traditional edge rusher, but that doesn\u2019t mean he can\u2019t impact the quarterback as a pass rusher, even if he ends up playing primarily off-ball for New York. Reese is a tremendous athlete who plays with physicality, and there\u2019s plenty of room for growth at just 20 years old. This marks back-to-back years in which the Giants have used an early pick on a pass rusher with off-ball experience (Abdul Carter<\/a> in 2025), providing versatility to their defensive front and pass-rush packages.<\/p>\n

Mauigoa: There\u2019s a good chance Mauigoa starts his career on the interior, where the Giants have a more immediate need after bringing back Jermaine Eluemunor at right tackle. However, he provides potential tackle flexibility in case of injury or future roster movement. Mauigoa is a powerful run blocker who is coming off a 2025 season at Miami<\/a> in which he earned an 87.0 PFF pass-blocking grade at right tackle.<\/p>\n

Hood: Hood is a talented but inconsistent young prospect who needs further development. With only one full season as a starter, he may struggle early if tasked with covering NFL receivers right away.<\/p>\n

Fields: If Fields attacks the ball in the air with more consistency and urgency, he has a chance to stick on an NFL roster as a big-bodied receiver with reliable blocking and adequate long speed.<\/p>\n

Jamison-Travis: Jamison-Travis leverages his stocky build, weight and arm length to be a disruptive run defender, ranking highly in PFF run-defense grade (84.6) and run-stop rate (12.1%) in 2025. However, his limited pass-rush production, combined with minimal special teams experience and his age, creates a narrow path to a roster spot at the next level.<\/p>\n

Davis: Davis, a two-year starter at Illinois, has the length to remain at tackle at the next level, though improved recovery in pass protection will be key to earning early playing time. He earned an 82.1 pass-blocking grade at New Mexico in 2023, followed by marks of 73.1 in 2024 and 77.4 in 2025 at Illinois. In his final season, he allowed three sacks, two hits and 13 hurries across 417 pass-blocking snaps, while posting an 86.7 run-blocking grade that highlights his impact in the run game.<\/p>\n

Kelly: Kelly\u2019s production is anchored by his pass-rush output, as he generated 128 pressures on 576 pass-rush snaps (22.2% pressure rate) across his career, with at least 28 pressures in each season and career pass-rush grades of 85.7 (2022), 91.1 (2023), 70.1 (2024) and 77.7 (2025). His overall grading profile has remained steady \u2014 above 60.0 in all four seasons, including a 68.7 mark in 2025 \u2014 with run-defense grades consistently in the mid-60s. At 6-foot-2, 240 pounds, he brings a physical, downhill presence with real juice as a blitzer, translating to disruption when attacking gaps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reese: Reese doesn\u2019t have much experience working as a traditional edge rusher, but that doesn\u2019t mean he can\u2019t…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":210265,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[19888,47939,36074,47940,3923,1757,82817,4508,51489,3917,35080,4509,34126,80464,3920,5546,12340,9,2683,11,10,22,83208,3918],"class_list":{"0":"post-210264","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-abdul-carter","9":"tag-arvell-reese","10":"tag-baltimore","11":"tag-caleb-downs","12":"tag-cam-skattebo","13":"tag-cincinnati","14":"tag-colton-hood","15":"tag-dexter-lawrence","16":"tag-francis-mauigoa","17":"tag-jaxson-dart","18":"tag-jermaine-eluemunor","19":"tag-kayvon-thibodeaux","20":"tag-kyle-hamilton","21":"tag-malachi-fields","22":"tag-malik-nabers","23":"tag-miami","24":"tag-micah-parsons","25":"tag-new-york","26":"tag-new-york-giants","27":"tag-new-york-headlines","28":"tag-new-york-news","29":"tag-nfl","30":"tag-pass-rusher","31":"tag-the-giants"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}