Giants end 10-game skid, lose grip on No. 1 pick in NFL draft - ESPN

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Even when the New York Giants win these days, it comes at a cost.

The Giants fell out of pole position for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft with a 45-33 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

With a week of games still to play, the No. 1 pick in the draft currently belongs to the New England Patriots (3-13), with the Giants falling to No. 4 — behind the Cleveland Browns and Tennessee Titans — with their third win.

The current projected order of the top five picks of the 2025 NFL draft heading into the final week of the regular season.

Strength of schedule serves as the tiebreaker for the draft, and the Patriots currently have the easiest strength of schedule; the quarterback-needy Giants have the hardest schedule of the group.

«That's why you have a [general manager], all those assistants and scouts,» offensive tackle Jermaine Eluemunor said.

The Giants entered Sunday with a 57% chance of finishing with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, according to ESPN Analytics. It would have ballooned to 86% with a loss. Instead, it's dipped to 5%. The Patriots, meanwhile, are now the heavy favorites at over 78% to land the top pick.

The Giants would have been in prime position to draft a quarterback had they lost their final two games against the Colts and at the Philadelphia Eagles.

Colorado's Shedeur Sanders and Miami's Cam Ward are projected to be the top quarterbacks selected and have been linked to the Giants throughout the season. New York general manager Joe Schoen has been to Colorado and Miami on multiple occasions this year.

«I don't got nothing to say about that,» said wide receiver Malik Nabers, who increased the hype by playing catch with Sanders in the