Why the New York Giants hold the keys to the 2025 NFL Draft

While the NFL Draft starts with the first pick, it doesn't heat up until the pre-draft questions are answered, and the rumors become reality. 

Many years, there are certain prospects clearly locked into the top spots, so, anticipation is instead directed toward later selections. When it comes to the 2025 NFL Draft, which starts on Thursday, that's the case with the New York Giants, who currently sit at No. 3.

The first two picks are seemingly secured, with the Tennessee Titans honing in on quarterback Cam Ward and the Cleveland Browns unable to pass-up on a generational prospect in Travis Hunter. 

The Giants' decision isn't as easy to predict. 

They could keep it simple and add the best available prospect in defensive lineman Abdul Carter. They could take a risk and select a polarizing quarterback prospect in Shedeur Sanders. Finally, they could trade the pick, and try to double-dip on talent, as they had a 3-14 record in 2024 and have numerous positions of need. 

Whatever they decide to do will have an impact on the teams behind them, such as the New England Patriots at four and the Jacksonville Jaguars at five, as well as the teams in the latter part of the first round, who could be sniped of a prospect if the Giants accumulate more picks. 

These endless machinations make draft day so exhilarating. While it's tough to predict the inner-workings of an NFL front office, Fox Sports' Nick Wright and Colin Cowherd went through and analyzed the Giants options, and how each could alter the draft, when Wright joined The Herd on Tuesday. 

Cowherd had Sanders slotted in at three, predicting that the former Colorado quarterback would go to the Big Apple. Wright countered, saying that it would make more sense for them to take