Giants Now Have Two Top-10 Picks

The Giants now officially hold the No. 5 and No. 10 picks in the 2026 National Football League draft after trading Dexter Lawrence to Cincinnati days before Round 1. (giants.com) New York announced the deal on April 20, sending the three-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman to the Bengals for the No. 10 overall pick. NFL Network reported Cincinnati also gave Lawrence a one-year, $28 million extension. (giants.com) (nfl.com) The updated order published April 21 lists the Giants at No. 5 and No. 10, followed later by picks No. 37, 105, 145, 186, 192 and 193. ESPN’s team draft page also lists New York with eight total selections. (giants.com) (espn.com) That gives general manager Joe Schoen and first-year coach John Harbaugh two shots inside the top 10 in a draft that starts April 23 in Pittsburgh. ESPN’s draft hub says Round 1 is Thursday, with Rounds 2-3 on April 24 and Rounds 4-7 on April 25. (giants.com) (espn.com) The two-pick setup also changes the question around Jaxson Dart from whether the Giants have their quarterback to how quickly they can build around him. Giants.com noted in February that the club was already weighing “options to build around Jaxson Dart” after trading back into the first round in 2025 to draft him. (giants.com 1) (giants.com 2) Dart’s rookie numbers explain the urgency. ESPN lists him with 2,272 passing yards, 15 touchdown passes, five interceptions and 487 rushing yards in the 2025 regular season for a Giants team that finished 4-13. (espn.com) Mock coverage has already shifted toward offense. Giants.com’s April 21 roundup of Jordan Reid and Bucky Brooks said the two analysts were projecting first-round options for New York at No. 5 and No. 10, with names including running back Jeremiyah Love and wide receiver Jordyn Tyson alongside defensive prospects. (giants.com) The trade also leaves a hole where Lawrence had been the Giants’ defensive anchor. Giants.com’s own post-trade coverage framed the top-10 haul as the start of the Harbaugh era, while outside draft analysis immediately split between replacing Lawrence’s impact on defense and adding help for Dart on offense. (giants.com) (profootballnetwork.com) For the rest of the league, New York now sits in the middle of the board twice before the draft reaches pick 11. By Thursday night, the Giants can use those slots on two starters, package them in a move up or force other teams picking behind them to adjust their trade plans in real time. (giants.com) (espn.com)