Jason Leach
We’re just a few days into NFL free agency, and New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh has already put a stamp on the team he’s building.
The 63-year-old head coach has acquired several of his former players from the Baltimore Ravens, along with veterans who can make an immediate impact. We’ll have to see how the acquisitions perform on the field, but fans should be optimistic about the newest NY Giants.
Harbaugh and general manager Joe Schoen will continue to add pieces throughout free agency, but for right now, let’s rank their signings so far in free agency.
1. Isaiah Likely
It was paramount that the team add a pass catcher for Jaxson Dart to throw to, and they accomplished this in agreeing to a three-year $40 million contract with Isaiah Likely. The 25-year-old tight end spent his four seasons with the Ravens catching 135 passes for 1,568 yards with 15 touchdowns.
In Baltimore, he played behind Mark Andrews, but he’ll be thrust into a bigger role in New York, especially in the red zone. When the Giants are in a 12-personnel, he and fellow tight end Theo Johnson will be a hard tandem for opposing linebackers and safeties to deal with.
2. Jermaine Eluemunor
Sometimes the best signings in free agency are re-signing one of your own free agents, and Big Blue did this by agreeing on a three-year, $39 million deal with right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor. It was clear that Eluemunor wanted to remain a Giant, and the Giants wanted him back.
The 31-year-old Eluemunor is one of the best right tackles in the league, as he had a pass blocking grade of 76.7 according to PFF, and will help keep Dart upright for the next three years.
3. Tremaine Edmunds
New York was in desperate need of a playmaker at linebacker, and they filled this void by coming to terms with Tremaine Edmunds on a three-year, $36 million deal. Despite playing eight seasons in the league, Edmunds is still in the prime of his career as he’ll turn 28 in May.
He has eight consecutive seasons with over 100 tackles and has nine interceptions in his last three seasons with the Chicago Bears. Creating turnovers has been an issue with the defense for the past few seasons, and the addition of Edmunds should improve this issue.
4. Jordan Stout
Some may downplay the importance of signing a punter, but anytime you sign the best punter in the league, your team gets instantly better. Stout was named First-Team All-Pro and was voted to the Pro Bowl in 2025 after averaging 50.1 yards per punt and had 24 punts land inside the 20-yard-line.
The three-year $12.3 million investment the team made to make him the highest-paid punter will give them one of the best special teams units in the league.
5. Patrick Ricard
If there was a signing that illustrates how physical the Giants offense intends to be, it was the signing of fullback Patrick Ricard to a two-year deal. The 6’3 300-pound Ricard has spent all of his nine seasons with the Ravens, and is a six-time Pro Bowler, was a First-Team All-Pro in 2024, and a Second-Team All-Pro in 2023 and 2025.
He will now have the task of punishing would-be tacklers and opening holes for Tyrone Tracy Jr and Cam Skattebo. The Giants average 129.1 rushing yards per game in 2025, and the number should increase with the addition of Richard.
6. Micah McFadden
Before he suffered a season-ending Lisfranc foot injury in Week 1 against the Washington Commanders, McFadden had back-to-back seasons with over 100 tackles. This is why the team is bringing him back on a one-year deal that could pay him up to $5.75 million.
He’s well respected in the locker room and is an underrated player who is ready to fill any position the team requires of him.
7. Greg Newsome II
After losing Cor’Dale Flott in free agency to the Tennessee Titans, the Giants needed a corner and agreed to a one-year deal with Greg Newsome II. Newsome was the 26th overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in 2021 but hasn’t lived up to being a first-round pick.
In his five-year career, he has four interceptions and will compete to start on the opposite side of Paulson Adebo. The hope is that new defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson can bring out the best in Newsome.
8. Jason Sanders
The kicking game has been an issue for New York for the past several years, and the team is hopeful that signing Jason Sanders to a one-year deal will fix this issue in 2026. A hip injury caused him to miss the entire 2025 season, but in 2024, he converted 37 out of 41 field goal attempts, including making 12-15 field goals from 50 yards or more for the Miami Dolphins.
There are concerns about how he’ll recover from his hip injury as his signing is pending a physical, but if he can get back to his 2024 form, this will be a huge upgrade for the team.
9. Isaiah Hodgins
Isiah Hodgins isn’t a flashy receiver, but when his number has been called upon, he’s been a dependable receiver, and that’s why he’s back with Big Blue on a one-year deal. In seven games with New York in 2025, the 6’3 200-pound receiver caught 10 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown.
Depending on what the team does at the receiver position the rest of the offseason, he could be in store for a bigger role in 2026.
10. Ar’Darius Washington
The Giants added depth to their safety rotation by coming to terms on a one-year, $3million deal with Ar’ Darius Washington. He appeared in just four games last season after he tore his Achilles tendon in May.
He had his most productive season in 2024, when he appeared in 17 games for the Ravens and had 64 tackles, eight pass breakups, two interceptions, one sack, and one forced fumble.
