John Harbaugh held court at the Giants Town Hall event in Manhattan on Monday night. The head coach said, among other things, that his players have been working hard and were ready for OTAs to begin the next day.
That time has come.
The Giants took the practice field on Tuesday afternoon at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center. While live contact is not permitted at this point on the calendar, it was the first opportunity for the entire team – offense, defense, special teams, rookies, and veterans – to participate in 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills.
Here's what you need to know from OTA No. 1:
The New York Giants opened OTAs on Tuesday at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center.
LB Arvell Reese (52)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)
WR Darnell Mooney (17), WR Malachi Fields (0)
LB Arvell Reese (52)
RB Devin Singletary (26)
CB Colton Hood (12)
WR Malachi Fields (0), QB Jaxson Dart (6)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
LB Arvell Reese (52)
OLB Brian Burns (0)
WR Gunner Olszewski (80)
WR Darnell Mooney (17), WR Malachi Fields (0)
RB Devin Singletary (26)
TE Chris Manhertz (85)
WR Malachi Fields (0), QB Jaxson Dart (6)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)
WR Beaux Collins (81)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)
WR Gunner Olszewski (80)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)
TE Chris Manhertz (85)
New York Giants 2025-2026 defensive back Colton Hood (12)
Jarrick Bernard-Converse (35)
Deonte Banks (2)
New York Giants 2025-2026 quarterback Jaxson Dart (6), New York Giants 2025-2026 wide receiver Darnell Mooney (17)
New York Giants 2025-2026 quarterback Jaxson Dart (6)
New York Giants 2025-2026 wide receiver Darnell Mooney (17)
New York Giants 2025-2026 running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)
Tremaine Edmunds (49)
New York Giants 2025-2026 quarterback Jaxson Dart (6)
New York Giants kicker Jason Sanders (8)
New York Giants 2025-2026 place kicker Dominic Svada (34)
New York Giants 2025-2026 wide receiver Beaux Collins (81)
QB Jameis Winston (19)
New York Giants 2025-2026 quarterback Jaxson Dart (6)
New York Giants 2025-2026 quarterback Jaxson Dart (6)
New York Giants 2025-2026 quarterback Jaxson Dart (6)
New York Giants 2025-2026 quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) New York Giants 2025-2026 wide receiver Malachi Fields (0)
New York Giants 2025-2026 quarterback Jaxson Dart (6)
New York Giants 2025-2026 quarterback Jaxson Dart (6),New York Giants 2025-2026 head coach John Harbaugh
New York Giants 2025-2026 quarterback Jameis Winston (19)
New York Giants 2025-2026 tight end Isaiah Likely
New York Giants 2025-2026 tight end Theo Johnson (84)
New York Giants 2025-2026 quarterback Jaxson Dart (6)
Tremaine Edmunds (49)
New York Giants 2025-2026 safety Tyler Nubin (27), Elijah Campbell (28)
New York Giants 2025-2026 Quarterback Matt Allen
New York Giants 2025-2026 running back Damon Bankston (37)
New York Giants 2025-2026 quarterback Jaxson Dart (6)
Tremaine Edmunds (49)
New York Giants 2025-2026 linebacker Jack Kelly (51)
New York Giants 2025-2026 quarterback Jaxson Dart (6),New York Giants 2025-2026 running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)
New York Giants 2025-2026 cornerback Paulson Adebo (21)
Calvin Austin III (82)
Calvin Austin III (82)
New York Giants 2025-2026 linebacker Brian Burns (0)
New York Giants 2025-2026 linebacker Abdul Carter (3)
New York Giants 2025-2026 linebacker Arvelll Reese (52)
New York Giants 2025-2026 quarterback Jaxson Dart (6)
New York Giants 2025-2026 linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
New York Giants 2025-2026 quarterback Jaxson Dart (6)
Abduk Carter (3)
New York Giants 2025-2026 linebacker Arvelll Reese (52)
New York Giants 2025-2026 head coach John Harbaugh
New York Giants 2025-2026 head coach John Harbaugh,New York Giants 2025-2026 running back Damon Bankston (37)
New York Giants 2025-2026 quarterback Jaxson Dart (6),New York Giants 2025-2026 head coach John Harbaugh
New York Giants 2025-2026 long snapper Ben Mann (58)
New York Giants 2025-2026 linebacker Arvelll Reese (52)
New York Giants 2025-2026 quarterback Jaxson Dart (6)
Charlie Bullen
New York Giants 2025-2026 defensive end Chauncey Golston (57)
*New York Giants 2025-2026 linebacker Brian Burns (0)
New York Giants 2025-2026 linebacker Caleb Murphy (33)
New York Giants 2025-2026 linebacker Arvelll Reese (52)
Khalid Kareem (54)
New York Giants 2025-2026 defensive tackle Darius Alexander (91)
New York Giants 2025-2026 defensive tackle Bobby Jamison-Travis (97)
Zacch Pickens (96)
Leki Fotu (98)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
Anquin Barnes Jr. (66)
Anquin Barnes Jr. (66)
New York Giants 2025-2026 linebacker Darius Muasau (53)
New York Giants 2025-2026 linebacker Arvelll Reese (52)
New York Giants 2025-2026 linebacker Arvelll Reese (52)
New York Giants 2025-2026 linebacker Neville Hewitt (47)
New York Giants 2025-2026 defensive tackle Bobby Jamison-Travis (97)
Frank Busch
New York Giants 2025-2026 linebacker Micah McFadden (41)
New York Giants 2025-2026 linebacker Arvelll Reese (52)
New York Giants 2025-2026 tight end Chris Manhertz (85)
New York Giants 2025-2026 tight end Chris Manhertz (85)
Defensive huddle, group
Defensive huddle, group
WR Dalen Cambre (83)
DB Korie Black (38)
CB Dru Phillips (22)
CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse (35)
DB Korie Black (38)
CB Nic Jones (31)
CB Colton Hood (12)
CB Art Green (23)
CB Art Green (23)
CB Art Green (23)
CB Art Green (23)
WR Calvin Austin III (82)
WR Ryan Miller (9)
WR Calvin Austin III (82)
WR Calvin Austin III (82)
WR Calvin Austin III (82)
WR Beaux Collins (81)
WR Dalen Cambre (83)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
LB Arvell Reese (52)
WR Malachi Fields (0)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)
WR Beaux Collins (81)
WR Calvin Austin III (82)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49), CB Dru Phillips (22)
WR Darnell Mooney (17), WR Malachi Fields (0)
WR Beaux Collins (81)
TE Theo Johnson (84)
WR Calvin Austin III (82)
WR Calvin Austin III (82)
WR Malachi Fields (0)
CB Nic Jones (31)
WR Jalin Hyatt (13)
WR Jalin Hyatt (13)
WR Jalin Hyatt (13)
WR Ryan Miller (9)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
WR Dalen Cambre (83)
TE Chris Manhertz (85)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49), LB Arvell Reese (52)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
CB Rico Payton (36)
CB Rico Payton (36)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)
OLB Abdul Carter (3)
WR Malachi Fields (0), QB Jaxson Dart (6)
WR Dalen Cambre (83)
OLB Brian Burns (0)
WR Darnell Mooney (17), WR Malachi Fields (0)
RB Devin Singletary (26)
RB Devin Singletary (26)
LB Arvell Reese (52)
LB Arvell Reese (52)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)
WR Malachi Fields (0), QB Jaxson Dart (6)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)
WR Gunner Olszewski (80)
WR Malachi Fields (0)
WR Malachi Fields (0)
CB Colton Hood (12)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
WR Gunner Olszewski (80)
WR Beaux Collins (81)
TE Chris Manhertz (85)
Play of the Day
Rookie wide receiver Malachi Fields made the catch of the day, snagging a pass from Jaxson Dart with one hand while turning backwards. The Giants traded up to select the 6-foot-4, 222-pound Notre Dame product in the third round with plays like that in mind.
"You can put it in the radius, put it in the area, and he's going to come down with it a lot of times," general manager Joe Schoen said after the draft. "You saw that at Notre Dame. [He's a] down-the-field target who can come down with the ball in contested situations. Red zone, a big body in the red zone, again with that tremendous catch radius. That's invaluable for a young quarterback."
Other Top Plays
It was an active day for the Giants' young linebackers. Abdul Carter, last year's third overall draft pick, was all over the field applying pressure and sniffing out a few runs.
Meanwhile, Arvell Reese, this year's fifth overall draft pick, is paired with veteran Tremaine Edmunds at inside linebacker. The Ohio State product spied the quarterback a few times to limit run opportunities.
"It's really being multiple, and it's understanding what's going to play in this scheme as a premium," assistant general manager Brandon Brown said recently at rookie minicamp. "I previously worked with [defensive coordinator] Dennard Wilson before, and the defense is really going to take in a lot of his personality. It's going to be aggressive. It's going to be multiple. You're going to feel pressure from different alignments.
"When you have guys that can fit different hats, you don't got to take them off the field. We can go from base to sub and move guys around, and you are going to have to identify where pressure is coming from, and you may not know. You may think that, hey, Arvell is a threat as an interior rusher, and then he's lining up on the edge. Or, you know, he's dropping in the hook area or you are looking at [Brian] Burns or Abdul. They can all do the same thing. It's us finding the best matchup week to week, having multiple guys that can do multiple roles, allow us to expose whatever that weak point will be in that weekly matchup, and it fits Dennard's style."
There were a handful of near-interceptions, beginning with Edmunds over the middle in 7-on-7 work. Rookie cornerback Colton Hood, a second-round pick out of Tennessee, almost had a one-handed pick but still prevented the touchdown in a red zone period. Hood broke up another pass earlier in practice. Elijah Campbell also had to settle for a breakup as he couldn't hold onto the opportunity for a pick-six going the other way.
Wide receiver Calvin Austin III, a veteran offseason signing, racked up yards after catch on a few passes from Dart. Austin, whose career-long reception is a 73-yard touchdown, spent his first three seasons with the Steelers.
Jameis Winston showed good touch on a pass to wide receiver Beaux Collins, placing it perfectly in between the second and third levels of the defense.
Second-year defensive lineman Darius Alexander batted a pass at the line of scrimmage.
Remaining Practices
OTAs: May 20-21, May 27-29, June 1-4
Minicamp: June 8-10
View photos from the 2026 Giants Town Hall presented by Verizon at the Beacon Theatre in NYC.
