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When the 2020 NFL Draft ended, both New York Giants GM Dave Gettleman and coach Joe Judge pointed out that roster building is an ongoing process that does not end when the draft does.
“Roster building is a 12-month season. It’s 365 and it’s 24/7,” Gettleman said. “At the end of the day, we feel good about where we’re at, but we’ll continue to try to improve it.”
The Giants have proven that in recent days by claiming safety Montre Hartage off waivers from the Miami Dolphins and taking the unusual step of placing a UFA tender on Markus Golden.
Some positions have obviously been upgraded this offseason. Some weaknesses still remain. As I have said many times, it simply is not possible to address every concern or plug every hole in a single offseason. You can’t draft everybody, and the salary cap means you can’t sign every player or keep every player you would like to have. Choices have to be made, and choosing to plug one hole often means rolling the dice with another.
Where does the Giants’ roster stand right now? Judge has said — correctly — that there is no depth chart right now. Shoot, the Giants can’t even get together yet to train. That doesn’t mean we can’t build our own unofficial depth charts, so let’s do that.
The depth charts below are just guesses or approximations. I’m fully aware that all of the positions may not end up being fully accurate. Also, there are some undrafted free agents who have “agreed to terms” but not yet signed who are not listed. Before you ask, Markus Golden is not listed because he is not a Giant. They have tendered him, but he is not part of the roster until and unless he signs. Also, while the Giants have talked about Jon Halapio he is also currently unsigned. Finally, it wouldn’t shock me if somewhere along the way I left out a player or two.
At this point this is simply an exercise in giving you a visual representation of how the roster has changed and where there still may be areas to address.
Giants 2020 Depth Chart (Offense)
Position | First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Other |
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Position | First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Other |
LT | Andrew Thomas | Cameron Fleming | Eric Smith | |
LG | Will Hernandez | Chad Slade, Shane Lemieux | Kyle Murphy | |
C | Spencer Pulley | Nick Gates | Shane Lemieux | Kyle Murphy |
RG | Kevin Zeitler | Shane Lemieux | Kyle Murphy | |
RT | Nick Gates | Cameron Fleming | Matt Peart, | Tyler Haycraft |
TE | Evan Engram | Garrett Dickerson | Rysen John | |
TE | Kaden Smith | Levine Toilolo | Eric Tomlinson | Kyle Markway |
QB | Daniel Jones | Colt McCoy | Cooper Rush | Alex Tanney |
WR | Golden Tate | Darius Slayton | Cody Core | Alex Bachman, Derrick Dillon, Binjimen Victor |
WR | Sterling Shepard | Corey Coleman | David Sills V | Austin Mack, Tony Brown |
RB | Saquon Barkley | Dion Lewis | Wayne Gallman | Javon Leake, Sandro Platzgummer |
FB | Elijhaa Penny |
Giants 2020 Depth Chart (Defense)
POS | FIRST | SECOND | THIRD | OTHER |
---|---|---|---|---|
POS | FIRST | SECOND | THIRD | OTHER |
DL | Leonard Williams | B.J. Hill | ||
DL | Dalvin Tomlinson | Austin Johnson | R.J. McIntosh | |
DL | Dexter Lawrence | Chris Slayton | ||
OLB | Oshane Ximines | Kyler Fackrell | Carter Coughlin | |
ILB | Blake Martinez | Josiah Tauaefa | T.J. Brunson, Devante Downs | Dominique Ross, Jaquarius Landrews |
ILB | Ryan Connelly | David Mayo | Tae Crowder | Mark McLaurin |
OLB | Lorenzo Carter | Cam Brown | Niko Lalos | |
CB | Sam Beal, Corey Ballentine | Chris Williamson | Christian Angulo, Jarren Williams | |
CB | James Bradberry | Sam Beal, Corey Ballentine | ||
SCB | Grant Haley, Julian Love | Darnay Holmes | Dravon Askew-Henry | |
SS | Jabrill Peppers | Sean Chandler | Nate Ebner | |
FS | Xavier McKinney | Julian Love | Montre Hartage |
Giants 2020 Depth Chart (Special Teams)
POS | FIRST | SECOND | THIRD |
---|---|---|---|
POS | FIRST | SECOND | THIRD |
P | Riley Dixon | ||
K | Chandler Catanzaro | ||
H | Riley Dixon | ||
LS | Casey Kreiter | ||
KR | Corey Coleman | Corey Ballentine | Javon Leake |
PR | Golden Tate | Corey Coleman |