Time flies when you're having fun. It's hard to believe that six months have passed since the ball dropped in Times Square to ring in the new year. Much has happened since then. There was no postseason appearance for the New York Giants. That led to an early start on the offseason planning.
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We've seen another Senior Bowl and Scouting Combine. Free agency came and went, and so did Top 30 Visits, Pro Days, and another NFL Draft. Seven new Giants were added, including the class's top edge rusher, Abdul Carter.
It isn't uncommon for each NFL franchise to consider making changes to its scouting department after the selection meeting. Big Blue didn't miss the memo. They've shuffled the deck some. They've added some new faces. The process of building the 2026 Giants draft class is underway.
Giants retool the scouting department
As the calendar's page was turned from April to May, we learned New York would allow Mike Deric to pursue other opportunities. Inside The League's Neil Stratton was first with the report.
Since then, other changes have been announced. The Giants hired Drew House as a scouting assistant. He was formerly employed at Oregon, where he served as the director of college scouting and as the assistant director of player personnel. At the professional level, he spent some time with the Buffalo Bills.
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Isaiah Wingfield is named as a scouting assistant on the official team website, but he announced on his LinkedIn profile that he has been promoted to Southwest BLESTO scout. At the time of this story's release, that change hasn't been made on the site.
Wingfield played defensive back at Harvard. He was also a graduate student athlete at Wake Forest.
The G-Men are expected to make one other change. Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reports they are expected to hire Ole Miss assistant director of player personnel Tommy Pernetti.
Pernetti will also serve as a scouting assistant. He spent one season in Oxford with the Rebels, juggling roles that included preparing scouting reports on recruits and being a liaison between the program and NFL scouts.
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The Giants are currently navigating their way through OTAs. They completed sessions on May 27-28 and May 30. June is another busy month as they have additional sessions scheduled for June 2-3, June 5, June 9-10, and June 12-13. Mandatory minicamp approaches, which is scheduled for June 17-18.
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