The New York Giants should be a fun team to watch in 2025.
Russell Wilson is in at quarterback, and even if he fails, the always entertaining Jameis Winston, and the hope that comes along with first-round rookie Jaxson Dart are behind him on the depth chart.
That’s fun.
Wide receiver Malik Nabers is on the launching pad to NFL superstardom. Whenever an offense has a superstar pass-catcher? Yeah, fun.
But the most exciting position group on this roster is on the defensive side of the ball. Specifically, the defensive front.
According to ESPN’s latest ranking of every NFL team’s roster ahead of the 2025 season, Big Blue’s pass rushers were tabbed as the team’s biggest strength.
“The Giants still have many major roster concerns, but they might have the league’s best defensive front,” ESPN’s Mike Clay wrote. “It starts at edge rusher with arguably the league’s most intimidating trio. Brian Burns is seventh in the NFL with 54.5 sacks since entering the league in 2019, Kayvon Thibodeaux ranks 21st with 17.0 over the past two seasons, and, as if that’s not enough, New York spent the third pick of April’s draft on Abdul Carter. The Giants’ D-line also features one of the league’s top defensive tackles in Dexter Lawrence II (second-team All-Pro in 2022 and 2023).”
Carter is the must-see player on the New York Giants’ defense in 2025, and that’s saying a lot. The Giants already boast a fearsome pass-rush duo in Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux, but neither has the natural ability that Carter possesses.
At their best, Carter, Burns, and Thibodeaux all have game-wrecking upside. And when you add defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence to the mix? Yeah, the Giants’ defense will keep them in a lot more games than industry experts are predicting right now.
