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The Giants could look to add a game-altering weapon alongside Jaxson Dart and Malik Malik Nabers in the 2026 NFL Draft.
The New York Giants stood pat at the NFL trade deadline, unable to add a playmaking wide receiver, and holding onto edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux and struggling offensive lineman Evan Neal.
However, there are still some glaring holes on New York’s roster and missing pieces still to be added around Jaxson Dart, as Joe Schoen, or whoever the Giants‘ general manager is this offseason aims to fast track a rebuild around the rising first-round quarterback.
After the NFL trade deadline came and went without the Giants adding to Dart’s supporting cast, Pro Football Focus published its latest 2026 NFL mock draft, with New York selecting Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson with the No. 5 overall pick.
“Tyson is carrying an 83.0 PFF receiving grade for the second season in a row,” Trevor Sikkema writes for PFF. “His tape oozes WR1 potential. He can run any route, give you yards after the catch and even provide spectacular toe-tapping, diving and one-handed grabs. He and Malik Nabers would be a top-tier combo.”
At 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds, Tyson is a big-bodied receiver who has caught 57 passes for 628 yards and eight touchdowns this season, while averaging 11 yards per reception but is a year removed from posting career-highs with 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Pairing Tyson opposite Malik Nabers could unlock the potential both of the Giants’ top receiver and Dart, given New York would be fielding two field stretching receivers with reliable hands, and it is difficult for opposing defenses to neutralize two top pass catchers, especially deep downfield.
There is major uncertainty over what the Giants’ power structure will look like this spring, and whether it is Schoen or someone else commanding the war room next April, surrounding Dart with the kind of weapons to raise his ceiling and vault New York into contention has to be a top organizational priority.
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There is little question that losing Nabers to a torn ACL in the first half of Dart’s first NFL start was a detrimental blow to the Giants’ season.
The former first-round pick, and electrifying playmaker, had already caught 18 passes for 271 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including two passes for 20 yards from Dart in the contest.
For Dart, though, losing Nabers didn’t just take a playmaker from his arsenal, but it changed the way secondaries defend the Giants, without a field stretcher to respect, cornerbacks have been playing more press coverage and there haven’t been many downfield opportunities.
“You definitely have to keep in mind risk-reward in situations,” Dart told reporters this week. “Obviously, for me, I love to generate explosive plays. I feel like that’s one of my strengths and something I do really well even within the play and off-script as well. But there’s a part of just playing mature.
“I think that if I were to try to force things, that would turn games lopsided at times. I’m just trying to operate the offense in the best way that I can by taking what the defense gives me. Definitely, when something presents itself, when I feel like the time is right, you definitely have to try to take those opportunities and trust those guys to make those plays.”
It is fair to wonder just how much not having Nabers has impacted Dart’s development as a quarterback, through his first six starts.
Dart is completing 60.8 percent of his passes for 1,175 yards with 10 touchdowns to just three interceptions, despite a banged up receiving corps.
This offseason, the Giants will likely prioritize not just improving the offensive line in front of Dart, but surrounding him with playmakers.