Thursday is the NFL deadline for teams to formally pick up the 5th year option on their first round rookies from the 2022 draft, and while it was just three years ago it really underscores just how monumentally the New York Giants screwed this one up.

Despite adding a potential franchise quarterback and bolstering their defense in the 2025 NFL Draft, the New York Giants continue to rank near the bottom in post-draft power rankings. National outlets remain skeptical about the team’s immediate outlook, though some analysts see glimmers of hope for the future.

How did the New York Giants' 2025 draft class rate among the rest of the NFL? In a recent scorecard culling grades from many of the top NFL draft analysts, only the New England Patriots rated higher.