Giants 2025 NFL Mock Draft Roundup: Trading down adds new wrinkle for Big Blue

The Giants enter the 2025 NFL Draft with the third overall pick.

After a 3-14 season, how will New York use its first-round selection?

Here's what the experts have the Giants doing...

Cody Benjamin, CBS Sports

OT Will Campbell, LSU

No. 8 pick via trade with Carolina Panthers

This wouldn't necessarily calm the masses in New Jersey, but you usually can't go wrong addressing the trenches. Campbell's experience coming out of LSU could make him a Day 1 starter at guard, and/or a long-term option at tackle.

Gennaro Filice, NFL.com

CB/WR Travis Hunter, Colorado

When I last mocked Hunter to New York, longtime beat writer Paul Schwartz had just reported that the Giants see the two-way star as a cornerback. The New York Post scribe changed his tune this week, though, writing that the team’s evaluation remains fluid. The current state of the roster makes CB the bigger need, but a potential duo of Hunter and Malik Nabers makes WR the bigger splash. Maybe you can have your cake and eat it too, Big Blue!

Luke Easterling, Athlon Sports

CB Will Johnson, Michigan

No. 10 pick via trade with Chicago Bears

After dropping down from the No. 3 spot and adding a pair of early second-rounders from the Bears, the Giants fill a big need on defense with a blue-chip talent. Johnson was slowed by some nagging injuries last season, but at full strength, has proven he has the physical tools, instincts and ball skills to be a shutdown corner.

Pro Football Network

CB/WR Travis Hunter, Colorado

After adding Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston, the New York Giants don’t necessarily have to reach for a quarterback at No. 3. Instead, they opt for a superstar two-way player in this NFL Mock Draft.

There hasn’t been a prospect like Travis Hunter in years. While he has upside as a receiver, his elite ball skills and fluidity make him even more dangerous as a cornerback. No matter where he plays, expect him to contribute on both sides of the ball.

Connor Rogers, NBC Sports

EDGE Abdul Carter, Penn State

The Giants have a good edge rush duo in Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux, but Carter is simply too talented to pass up here. In this scenario they could explore a Thibodeaux trade, bringing back another asset to use in this draft.

Marcus Mosher, 33rd Team

QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado

No. 11 pick via trade with San Francisco 49ers

Picking Sanders at No. 3 feels like a bit of a reach, but adding him at No. 11 while picking up a 2026 first-round pick would be a good way to energize the fanbase.

Sanders is a good quarterback prospect, and this is the range where he should be drafted. Michael Penix Jr., J.J. McCarthy, and Bo Nix were picked near this spot last year, and that makes sense for Sanders.