We’re counting down the 10 players most important to the Giants’ success in 2025. This is not necessarily a ranking of the best players on the team, but those in position to be the most impactful this season when the Giants open the regular season on Sunday, Sept. 7 against Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders in Landover, Md.

The countdown to the start of the New York Giants’ 2025 season is underway, as we’re now 46 days away from the opening kickoff against the Washington Commanders. To count down the days until then, we look at the best players to wear the corresponding number for the Giants.

Carter,29, was a third-round draft pick of the Giants in 2018 out of Georgia, taken with the 66th overall pick. He played four seasons in New York before signing with the Atlanta Falcons during his free agency in 2022. He spent three years there and signed with the Titans in March of this year.

On defense, New York got a potential difference maker in edge rusher Abdul Carter with the third pick and filled some holes in the secondary in free agency by signing cornerback Paulson Adebo and safety Jevon Holland. Daboll mentioned Brian Burns and Dexter Lawrence among the other players he talks to about additions.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/giants as NY Giants Superlatives: Forecasting the Best Players of the 2025 Season. Whether any members of the New York Giants are recognized for any postseason awards remains to be seen. But in keeping things within the franchise, here are our very early predictions for team superlatives.

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