The New York Giants today unveiled their initial 53-man roster for the 2025 season.
With a deadline at 4 p.m. ET, NFL clubs had to reduce rosters to a maximum of 53 players from the offseason limit of 90. As always, it is subject to change – and often does – before Week 1.
The Giants open the regular season Sept. 7 at Washington.
The claiming period for players placed on waivers at the roster reduction will expire at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 27. The Giants are third in the claiming order. Teams can then establish a practice squad of 17 players, as long as one player qualifies and is designated as an international player.
To reach the 53-player limit, the Giants made the following moves today.
Waived, No Recall:
- WR Dalen Cambre
- DL Elijah Chatman
- QB Tommy DeVito
- TE Greg Dulcich
- DL Cory Durden
- OLB Trace Ford
- OLB Tomon Fox
- DL Elijah Garcia
- C Bryan Hudson
- G Jake Kubas
- S Raheem Layne
- K Jude McAtamney
- RB Dante Miller
- C Jimmy Morrissey
- S Makari Paige
- DL Jordon Riley
- WR Juice Wells Jr.
- CB Dee Williams
Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts:
- OT Stone Forsythe
- WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey
- DL Jeremiah Ledbetter
- WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette
- RB Jonathan Ward
Waived/Injured:
- WR Da'Quan Felton
- CB Tre Hawkins III
- TE Jermaine Terry II
Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform:
- OLB Victor Dimukeje
- RB Eric Gray
Reserve/Injured/Designated for Return
- OL Joshua Ezeudu
View photos of the New York Giants' 2025 roster as it currently stands.
CB Paulson Adebo
DL Darius Alexander
CB Deonte Banks
TE Daniel Bellinger
S Dane Belton
CB Korie Black
LB Chris Board
OLB Brian Burns
OLB Abdul Carter
WR Beaux Collins
QB Jaxson Dart
DL D.J. Davidson
OL Jermaine Eluemunor
TE Thomas Fidone II
LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
CB Cor'Dale Flott
K Graham Gano
P Jamie Gillan
DL Chauncey Golston
DB Art Green
S Jevón Holland
T James Hudson III
WR Jalin Hyatt
TE Theo Johnson
CB Nic Jones
LS Casey Kreiter
DL Dexter Lawrence II
TE Chris Manhertz
OL Marcus Mbow
ILB Micah McFadden
ILB Darius Muasau
WR Malik Nabers
OL Evan Neal
S Tyler Nubin
DL Rakeem Nuñez-Roches
ILB Bobby Okereke
WR Gunner Olszewski
CB Dru Phillips
DT Roy Robertson-Harris
WR Wan'Dale Robinson
G Jon Runyan
OL Austin Schlottmann
C John Michael Schmitz Jr.
RB Devin Singletary
RB Cam Skattebo
WR Darius Slayton
OL Aaron Stinnie
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux
T Andrew Thomas
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr.
G Greg Van Roten
QB Russell Wilson
QB Jameis Winston
The Giants started to pare down the roster on Friday, the day after their preseason finale, by releasing eight players: wide receivers Jordan Bly, Montrell Washington and Zach Pascal; inside linebackers K.J. Cloyd and Dyontae Johnson; offensive linemen Jimmy Morrissey and Jaison Williams; and cornerback O'Donnell Fortune.
Over the weekend, they also released veteran safety K'Von Wallace and placed cornerback TJ Moore on injured reserve. The undrafted rookie had a pick-six against the Patriots on Thursday night but later suffered a leg injury and underwent surgery.
Dimukeje, who played his first four seasons with the Cardinals before signing with the Giants in free agency, suffered a pectoral injury over the offseason and was on the non-football injury list.
Gray was placed on the physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp with a knee injury.
"I've said a number of times, these days, these couple days we've had, they're always tough on players, on their families, on their teammates, on coaches, on staff members," coach Brian Daboll said Tuesday before the moves were finalized. "We understand that. That's the nature of the NFL."
By and large, the Giants will move full steam ahead with the roster as it currently stands.
All seven picks in the Giants' 2025 draft class made the roster in addition to one undrafted rookie, Beaux Collins. The 6-foot-3, 206-pound wide receiver played three seasons at Clemson before transferring to Notre Dame in 2024. One of the top highlights of the summer was Russell Wilson's 80-yard completion to Collins in the annual preseason meeting with the Jets. Collins also drew praise for his role on special teams, which often makes or breaks a spot on the roster.
Of the 23 players released, 14 had appeared in a regular-season game for the Giants: Chatman, DeVito, Dulcich, Durden, Fox, Garcia, Hawkins, Kubas, Layne, McAtamney, Miller, Smith-Marsette, Riley, and Dee Williams.
The release of DeVito, the New Jersey native who famously won three consecutive games as an undrafted rookie in 2023 and started eight games over the past two seasons, means the Giants will move ahead with the three-man quarterback room of Wilson, Jameis Winston and rookie first-round pick Jaxson Dart. DeVito was the only quarterback with previous Giants experience heading into the offseason.
General Manager Joe Schoen will hold a press conference with Daboll on Wednesday to discuss the roster.
"I'd say we have a number of conversations about a lot of different things and then coaches, scouts, Joe and his staff, me, my staff, and we just try to do what we think is right for the team and come to a general consensus," Daboll said. "It's good conversations. There's plenty of them that we've had for I'd say a number of weeks and then once [the roster] comes out at 4, we're just trying to do the best we can and keep the guys we think will help us the most."
Here is a look at the initial 53-man roster, sorted alphabetically by position:
OFFENSE (26)
QB (3)
- Jaxson Dart
- Russell Wilson
- Jameis Winston
OL (10)
- Jermaine Eluemunor
- James Hudson III
- Marcus Mbow
- Evan Neal
- Jon Runyan Jr.
- Austin Schlottmann
- John Michael Schmitz Jr.
- Aaron Stinnie
- Andrew Thomas
- Greg Van Roten
WR (6)
- Beaux Collins
- Jalin Hyatt
- Malik Nabers
- Gunner Olszewski
- Wan'Dale Robinson
- Darius Slayton
RB (3)
- Devin Singletary
- Cam Skattebo
- Tyrone Tracy Jr.
TE (4)
- Daniel Bellinger
- Thomas Fidone II
- Theo Johnson
- Chris Manhertz
DEFENSE (24)
DL (6)
- Darius Alexander
- D.J. Davidson
- Chauncey Golston
- Dexter Lawrence II
- Rakeem Nuñez-Roches Sr.
- Roy Robertson-Harris
OLB (3)
- Brian Burns
- Abdul Carter
- Kayvon Thibodeaux
ILB (5)
- Chris Board
- Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
- Micah McFadden
- Darius Muasau
- Bobby Okereke
CB (7)
- Paulson Adebo
- Deonte Banks
- Korie Black
- Cor'Dale Flott
- Art Green
- Nic Jones
- Dru Phillips
S (3)
- Dane Belton
- Jevón Holland
- Tyler Nubin
SPECIALISTS (3)
K (1)
- Graham Gano
P (1)
- Jamie Gillan
LS (1)
- Casey Kreiter
View every move made by the New York Giants during the 2025 cycle.
OL Joshua Ezeudu - Reserve/Injured / Designated for Return (August 26)
RB Eric Gray - Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (August 26)
OLB Victor Dimukeje - Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (August 26)
WR Da'Quan Felton, CB Tre Hawkins, TE Jermaine Terry - Waived, Injured (August 26)
T Stone Forsythe, WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey, DL Jeremiah Ledbetter, WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette, RB Jonathan Ward - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (August 26)
WR Dalen Cambre, DL Elijah Chatman, QB Tommy DeVito, TE Greg Dulcich, DL Cory Durden, OLB Trace Ford, OLB Tomon Fox, DL Elijah Garcia, OL Bryan Hudson, G Jake Kubas, S Raheem Layne, K Jude McAtamney, RB Dante Miller, S Makari Paige, DL Jordon Riley, WR Antwane Wells, DB Dee Williams - Waived, No Recall (August 26)
CB TJ Moore - Reserve/Injured (August 24)
S K'Von Wallace - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (August 24)
WR Zach Pascal - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (August 22)
WR Jordan Bly, ILB K.J. Cloyd, CB O'Donnell Fortune, ILB Dyontae Johnson, C Jimmy Morrissey, WR Montrell Washington, OL Jaison Williams - Waived, No Recall (August 22)
T Andrew Thomas - Passed Physical (August 19)
LB K.J. Cloyd - Free Agent Signing (August 4)
RB Jonathan Ward - Free Agent Signing (August 4)
LB Ty Summers - Reserve/Injured (August 4)
RB Rushawn Baker - Waived, Injured (August 4)
WR Gunner Olszewski - Free Agent Signing (July 28)
WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton - Reserve/Injured (July 28)
S K'Von Wallace - Free Agent Signing (July 22)
DB Anthony Johnson - Waived, Injured (July 22)
T Andrew Thomas - Declared Physically Unable to Perform (July 22)
RB Eric Gray - Declared Physically Unable to Perform (July 22)
OLB Victor Dimukeje - Declared Non-Football Injury (July 22)
Giants receive 2026 sixth-round draft pick from Dolphins in exchange for conditional 2027 seventh-round selection and TE Darren Waller (July 7)
RB Cam Skattebo - Selection List Signing (June 18)
DL Darius Alexander - Selection List Signing (June 2)
QB Jaxson Dart - Selection List Signing (May 30)
OLB Abdul Carter - Selection List Signing (May 22)
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey - Free Agent Signing (May 12)
CB T.J. Moore - Free Agent Signing (May 12)
DB R.J. Delancy III - Waived, No Recall (May 12)
DB Tommy McCormick - Waived, No Recall (May 12)
OL Marcus Mbow - Selection List Signing (May 9)
TE Thomas Fidone II - Selection List Signing (May 9)
CB Korie Black - Selection List Signing (May 9)
RB Rushawn Baker, WR Jordan Bly, WR Dalen Cambre, WR Beaux Collins, DB R.J. Delancey, WR Da'Quan Felton, OLB Trace Ford, DB O'Donnell Fortune, DB Tommy McCormick, DB Makari Paige, TE Jermaine Terry, WR Antwane Wells, OL Jaison Williams - Free Agent Signing (May 9)
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (May 9)
DL Casey Rogers - Waived, No Recall (May 8)
CB Korie Black - Selected in the 7th Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 246 overall) (April 26)
TE Thomas Fidone II - Selected in the 7th Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 219 overall) (April 26)
OL Marcus Mbow - Selected in the 5th Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 154 overall) (April 26)
RB Cam Skattebo - Selected in the 4th Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 105 overall) (April 26)
DL Darius Alexander - Selected in the 3rd Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 65 overall) (April 25)
QB Jaxson Dart - Selected in the 1st Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 25 overall) (April 24)
LB Abdul Carter - Selected in the 1st Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 3 overall) (April 24)
DT Ross Blacklock - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (April 15)
QB Jameis Winston - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 31)
LB Ty Summers - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 31)
QB Russell Wilson - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 26)
ILB Dyontae Johnson - Exclusive Rights Signing (March 26)
WR Zach Pascal - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 25)
OL Aaron Stinnie - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 25)
OLB Victor Dimukeje - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 21)
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 21)
OL Greg Van Roten - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 19)
DL Jeremiah Ledbetter - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 18)
LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles - Free Agent Signing (March 17)
CB Paulson Adebo - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
S Jevón Holland - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
WR Darius Slayton - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
DL Chauncey Golston - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
OL James Hudson III - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
LB Chris Board - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
OL Stone Forsythe - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette - Re-signed (March 12)
DT Roy Robertson-Harris - Free Agent Signing (March 10)
P Jamie Gillan - Re-signed (March 8)
TE Chris Manhertz - Re-signed (March 8)
QB Tommy DeVito - Re-signed (March 8)
OLB Tomon Fox - Re-signed (March 7)
LS Casey Kreiter - Re-signed (March 5)
WR Montrell Washington - Free Agent Signing (February 14)
CB Nic Jones - Free Agent Signing (February 14)
DT Ross Blacklock - Reserve/Future (January 6)
C Bryan Hudson - Reserve/Future (January 6)
K Jude McAtamney - Reserve/Future (January 6)
C Jimmy Morrissey - Reserve/Future (January 6)
DT Casey Rogers - Reserve/Future (January 6)
