Giants use top-10 picks on Ohio State's Arvell Reese, Miami's Francis Mauigoa in 2026 NFL Draft

The New York Giants were equipped with 2 picks successful the apical 10 of the 2026 NFL Draft, and the caller authorities led by caput manager John Harbaugh showed its absorption connected the trenches connected some sides of the ball.

With the 5th wide pick, the Giants saw Ohio State prima borderline rusher Arvell Reese autumn to them and they pulled the trigger, taking their 3rd borderline rusher successful the archetypal circular since 2022.

Then, with the No. 10 wide pick, the Giants had the accidental to instrumentality different Buckeyes antiaircraft star, arsenic information Caleb Downs fell down the draught board. But it’s wide the Giants are protecting their future, backmost Jaxson Dart, arsenic they went violative enactment with their adjacent pick.

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Arvell Reese of Ohio State celebrates aft being selected arsenic the 5th wide prime by the New York Giants during the archetypal circular of the 2026 NFL Draft astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pa., connected April 23, 2026. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

Miami tackle Francis Mauigoa was called retired of the NFL Draft greenish country successful Pittsburgh arsenic the No. 10 wide pick. While helium played tackle with the Hurricanes, Mauigoa is expected to determination to the violative interior line.

The Giants re-signed Jermaine Eluemunor, who shined arsenic the team’s close tackle successful 2025, during escaped agency. He’s expected to stay successful that role, but the Giants person question marks astatine guard, and there’s a content Mauigoa tin determination inside.

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In immoderate mock drafts entering Thursday, Reese was projected to spell 2nd wide to the New York Jets. But the Jets went with David Bailey retired of Texas Tech instead.

From there, the Arizona Cardinals went with Jeremiyah Love, making him the highest-picked moving backmost since the Giants took Saquon Barkley successful 2018. The Tennessee Titans went with wide receiver Carnell Tate, the archetypal Buckeyes subordinate disconnected the board, and Reese fell into their laps.

Giants receiver Malik Nabers, making an quality connected a draught amusement alongside Green Bay Packers borderline rusher Micah Parsons, questioned wherever Reese would play considering Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Abdul Carter, the team’s No. 3 wide prime a twelvemonth ago, play borderline rusher.

But Harbaugh hinted astatine the program to marque Reese an wrong linebacker – an country of request connected the Giants’ defense. If that is the plan, Reese’s athleticism, which has been connected show passim his Ohio State career, volition beryllium tested astatine the NFL level.

Francis Mauigoa of Miami celebrates aft being selected arsenic the tenth wide prime by the New York Giants during the archetypal circular of the 2026 NFL Draft astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pa., connected April 23, 2026. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

As for Mauigoa, the 6-foot-5, 329-pound tackle was viewed arsenic 1 of the apical violative enactment prospects successful this draught passim the process.

Mauigoa was a first-team All-American enactment this past twelvemonth for a Miami squad that reached the nationalist title game. He started each 16 games astatine close tackle for the Hurricanes.

There was, however, an wounded question surrounding Mauigoa, arsenic helium has dealt with a backmost contented that whitethorn necessitate country astatine immoderate constituent successful his pro career. Teams person their owed diligence successful these matters, and the Giants don’t look to beryllium acrophobic to walk the prime connected him.

This was the 10th wide prime the Giants acquired aft trading All-Pro antiaircraft tackle Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals past week, fulfilling his commercialized petition amid a declaration dispute.

Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese poses for a representation during the 2026 NFL Draft astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, connected April 23, 2026. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

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Mauigoa already enactment himself successful Giants fans' bully graces, saying during his draught interview, "I'll dice for you, Jaxson Dart." That's the benignant of vigor Harbaugh, Dart and the remainder of the Giants are looking for astatine an indispensable presumption connected the shot field.

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