Dan Salomone

Think you know everything about the Giants' 2025 draft class? Think again.

Here are 25 stats and notes onall seven picks:

1.Abdul Carter (Round 1, Pick 3)is the third defensive player selected by the Giants in the top three in the common draft era (since 1967). The others are Lawrence Taylor (second overall in 1981) and Carl Banks (third overall in 1984).

2. Carter is the sixth edge defender selected in the top three since 2019. Three of the previous five won Defensive Rookie of the Year.

*Won Defensive Rookie of the Year

3. Carter led the FBS with 23.5 tackles for loss in 2024. He was seventh with 12.0 sacks.

4. Carter was the 15th unanimous All-American in Penn State history. He was also named the Nagurski-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the Smith-Brown Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year.

5.QB Jaxson Dart (Round 1, Pick 25)led the FBS with 1,517 passing yards and 17 touchdowns on deep passes (20+ air yards) in 2024.

6. Dart was the first quarterback taken by Joe Schoen since he became general manager in 2022. A positional breakdown of the 31 picks during his tenure:

7. Dart is the third Ole Miss quarterback drafted in the first round. You may have heard of the other two.

8. Dart, who was a counselor at the Manning Passing Academy, broke Eli's school record for career passing yards. Dart finished with 10,617 to eclipse Eli's 10,119.

9. Dart also owns Ole Miss records in wins (28) and winning percentage (.737) by a starting quarterback.

10. Like Eli, Dart was part of a draft-day trade. Unlike Eli, he was officially drafted by the Giants.

Giants Received:

• 25th overall pick (QB Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss)

Texans Received:

• 2025 34th overall pick (WR Jayden Higgins, Iowa State)
• 2025 99th overall pick (Traded to Raiders)
• 2026 3rd-round pick

11.Darius Alexander (Round 3, Pick 65)was one of 27 defensive tackles selected in the 2025 draft, which are tied for the most (2001) since the start of the seven-round format in 1994.

12. In his final collegiate performance, the 6-foot-4, 305-pound Alexander returned an interception 58 yards for a touchdown with 7:49 left in regulation. His Toledo Rockets went on to defeat Pittsburgh 48-36 in a bowl-record six overtimes at the GameAbove Sports Bowl at Ford Field. Alexander also had a sack in the game.

13. Alexander notched 28 reps in the bench press at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, second-most among defensive tackles behind Maryland's Jordan Phillips. The Athletic's Bruce Feldman ranked him No. 53 on his annualCollege Football Freaks List,highlighting his 400-pound bench press, 30-inch vertical, and 20 mph on GPS.

14.RB Cam Skattebo (Round 4, Pick 105)set Arizona State single-season school records with 1,711 rushing yards, 2,316 scrimmage yards, and 21 rushing touchdowns in 2024.

15. Skattebo (pronounced SKAT-eh-BOO) averaged 178.2 scrimmage yards per game last season, trailing only sixth overall pick Ashton Jeanty.

16. Skattebo was the first player since 2007 to be named Peach Bowl Offensive MVP from a losing team. Arizona State lost a double overtime thriller to Texas in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal, but Skattebo willed his team to the end with 30 carries for 143 yards and two touchdowns in addition to eight catches for 99 yards. He also threw a 42-yard touchdown as part of a 16-point fourth quarter to force overtime.

17. Skattebo was the first FBS player to record 1,700+ rush yards and 500+ receiving yards in a season since Stanford's Christian McCaffrey in 2015. He was also the only FBS player with 1,000+ rush yards and 600+ receiving yards in 2024.

18. Skattebo was a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award (nation's most versatile player) in 2023, his first season with the Sun Devils after he transferred from Sacramento State. He was the only player to record a touchdown pass, rushing touchdown, receiving touchdown, and punt attempt in 2023. Skattebo punted eight times that season for a team-best average of 42.3 yards, none of which were returned. He was one of just three punters in the country with at least eight punts in the country to lay such a claim. Three of his punts went for at least 50 yards.

19.OL Marcus Mbow (Round 5, Pick 154)appeared in 36 games with 32 starts between right guard (20) and right tackle (12) at Purdue. Coach Brian Daboll said Mbow (pronounced like "bo" with a silent m) has "position flexibility" but they will begin working him at tackle.

20. A three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection,TE Thomas Fidone II (Round 7, Pick 219)set career highs with 36 receptions and 373 receiving yards in 2024. The year before that, his four touchdown receptions were the most by a Nebraska tight end since 2010.

21. Fidone led all tight ends with a broad jump of 10 feet, 6 inches at the combine. He was second at his position in the 20-yard shuttle (4.29 seconds), third in three-cone drill (7.01 seconds), and fifth in 40-yard dash (4.70 seconds).

22. Fidone was rated as the No. 1 tight end in the 2021 recruiting class by both Rivals and 247Sports.

23.CB Korie Black (Round 7, Pick 246)played 62 career games with 38 starts at Oklahoma State. Voted a season captain by his teammates, Black was an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection in his final year and led the Cowboys with three interceptions.

24. In 2023, Black allowed only 16 receptions to rank No. 3 among all FBS cornerbacks with at least 350 coverage snaps.

25. Black ran a blistering 40-yard dash at the Big 12 Pro Day with a time of 4.35 seconds.

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