The New York Giants are fully focused on the 2024 season, but there's a strong chance they receive a compensatory selection in the 2025 NFL Draft.
In the latest projections from Over The Cap, the Giants are slated to receive a fourth-round compensatory pick in the 2025 NFL Draft because of the loss of safety Xavier McKinney, who signed with the Green Bay Packers this offseason.
However, there is a slight condition, though. Former Giants guard Ben Bredeson signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this offseason and could impact where the pick falls.
The Giants have a 4th rounder on the board for Xavier McKinney leaving for Green Bay, but that is contingent on Ben Bredeson qualifying as a CFA. This could be complicated by the Bucs also drafting Graham Barton in the 1st round, should Barton displace Bredeson as a possible starter at guard, instead of Robert Hainsey at center. The Giants and their fans should be rooting for Bredeson to win a starting job. If Bredeson’s contract does not qualify, the 4th rounder gets demoted to a net value 7th rounder placed at the very bottom of the list.
Giants fans will be watching closely how Bredeson does for the Buccaneers. Barton should be expected to be a starter at some spot across the offensive line, which means Giants fans should be rooting for the first-round pick to replace Hainsey.
It's a full year away, but the Giants seem likely to walk away with a compensatory pick at some point during the 2025 draft.
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