With draft speculation swirling outside, the New York Giants did some football today – just as John Harbaugh promised when he took over as head coach.
The Quest Diagnostics Training Center is serving two purposes simultaneously this week. On one hand, the Giants, who recently acquired a second top-10 pick, are putting final touches on their draft prep before it kicks off Thursday night.
On the other, veteran minicamp is underway.
NFL teams with new head coaches are entitled to conduct a three-day veteran minicamp in addition to the normal spring practice schedule. This year, that list includes 10 clubs.
But Harbaugh is far from a new head coach.
He has embarked on his 19th season at the helm, the first 18 of which were spent in Baltimore.
Tuesday, however, marked the first time he led the Giants on the field. While no contact is allowed at this stage in the NFL calendar, the team conducted 11-on-11 and 7-on-7 drills among other on-field work.
In due time, the incoming rookie class will join the fold for organized team activities (OTAs) and a final minicamp with the entire team in mid-June. Then they will break until training camp, and it's all systems go for the Harbaugh era.
View photos from the Giants' veteran minicamp at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center.
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
Head Coach John Harbaugh, DT Roy Robertson-Harris (95)
TE Isaiah Likely (9)
CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse (35)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
WR Beaux Collins (81)
QB Jameis Winston (19)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
TE Isaiah Likely (9)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
WR Dalen Cambre (83)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
QB Jameis Winston (19)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
TE Isaiah Likely (9)
QB Jameis Winston (19)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
QB Jameis Winston (19)
RB Dante Miller (25)
QB Jameis Winston (19)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
TE Isaiah Likely (9)
QB Jameis Winston (19)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
RB Devin Singletary (26)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)
RB Dante Miller (25)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
TE Tanner Conner (48)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
WR Beaux Collins (81)
WR Dalen Cambre (83)
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)
WR Darius Slayton (18)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
Head Coach John Harbaugh
TE Theo Johnson (84)
WR Xavier Gibson (88)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
WR Darius Slayton (18)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
WR Isaiah Hodgins (89)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (89)
WR Gunner Olszewski (80)
WR Xavier Gibson (88)
WR Dalen Cambre (83)
RB Dante Miller (25)
RB Dante Miller (25)
WR Dalen Cambre (83)
TE Chris Manhertz (85)
TE Theo Johnson (84)
TE Isaiah Likely (9)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
WR Dalen Cambre (83)
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)
WR Darius Slayton (18)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
WR Darius Slayton (18)
T Andrew Thomas (78), QB Jaxson Dart (6)
RB Devin Singletary (26)
TE Theo Johnson (84)
TE Tanner Conner (48)
TE Isaiah Likely (9)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
OLB Abdul Carter (3)
K Jason Sanders (8)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
RB Dante Miller (25)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)
RB Devin Singletary (26)
RB Dante Miller (25)
K Jason Sanders (8)
K Jason Sanders (8), WR Dalen Cambre (83)
OLB Abdul Carter (3)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
TE Chris Manhertz (85)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
T Jermaine Eluemunor (72)
RB Devin Singletary (26)
OLB Brian Burns (0) , OLB Abdul Carter (3)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
OLB Abdul Carter (3)
OLB Abdul Carter (3)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
OLB Abdul Carter (3)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
CB Deonte Banks (2)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
OLB Abdul Carter (3)
Here are the notable plays from today:
The first play of practice was a run. The second play of practice was a run. The third play of practice was a … you get the idea. On top of that, there was the return of a true fullback, Patrick Ricard, leading the way.
None of this comes as a surprise. During Harbaugh's tenure from 2008-2025, the Ravens were No. 1 in the NFL in rushing yards, yards per rush, rushes of 10+ yards, and rushing attempts per game.
At the same time, Harbaugh doesn't want to "live in one world."
"You want to put defenses in conflict as much as you possibly can," he said at the NFL Annual League Meeting in Phoenix. "You want to be able to get big, and if they want to respond accordingly, then you want to be able to play fast with your big guys. Or you want to maybe get a little lighter out there, put 11 personnel out there. But you set up schemes where they get too light, then you get bully on them and come after them."
Enter Jaxson Dart, who can live in a lot of different worlds. The second-year quarterback opened 7-on-7 drills with the first of a handful of completions to wide receiver Darnell Mooney, a veteran addition with previous ties to offensive coordinator Matt Nagy from his time as head coach of the Bears.
Then it was time for Dart to get acquainted with tight end Isaiah Likely, who came over from Baltimore. Likely's first target resulted in a leaping grab over the middle, the first of many catches throughout the afternoon.
"I think Jaxson is going to really like him running the routes and being in his line of vision," Harbaugh said recently. "He's got a big catch radius. He can make plays after he makes a catch. He can get up-field. He can make people miss. He can run people over. He's a very good perimeter blocker. You'll see that. That will be good for our run game."
One of Dart's best throws went to Theo Johnson, another tight end, during an 11-on-11 session. Dart arced the pass perfectly over the second level of the defense and into the hands of the third-year pro.
Tight end Tanner Conner also made a big play, taking a short pass from Jameis Winston and turning it vertical quickly up the sideline.
Running back Devin Singletary got involved with multiple screen plays that went for sizeable gains.
Defensively, cornerback Paulson Adebo broke up a pass after outside linebacker Brian Burns, coming off his 16.5-sack season and third Pro Bowl nod, got into the backfield.
Speaking of pressure, Burns teamed up with outside linebacker Abdul Carter for a would-be sack a few plays earlier.
Jason Sanders, a former first-team All-Pro kicker with the Dolphins, and Ben Sauls, who made all eight of his field goal attempts over the final three games for the Giants last season, were perfect on Tuesday. Also impressively, new punter Jordan Stout also showed his dual holding skills for the right-footed Sanders and left-footed Sauls.
Spring practice schedule
The Giants will be back on the field over the next two days for the rest of veterans minicamp before the draft begins Thursday at 8 p.m. ET.
Rookie Minicamp: May 9
OTAs: May 19-21, May 27-29, June 1-4
Minicamp: June 8-10
NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah released his ranking of the top 150 prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft.
No. 150 Albert Regis, DT, Texas A&M
No. 149 Michael Heldman, Edge, Central Michigan
No. 148 Jordan van den Berg, DT, Georgia Tech
No. 147 Parker Brailsford, IOL, Alabama
No. 146 Ja'Kobi Lane, WR, USC
No. 145 Justin Joly, TE, N.C. State
No. 144 Brian Parker II, IOL, Duke
No. 143 Kaleb Elarms-Orr, LB, TCU
No. 142 Will Kacmarek, TE, Ohio State
No. 141 Taylen Green, QB, Arkansas
No. 140 Charles Demmings, CB, Stephen F. Austin
No. 139 Jadon Canady, CB, Oregon
No. 138 Chandler Rivers, CB, Duke
No. 137 Beau Stephens, IOL, Iowa
No. 136 VJ Payne, S, Kansas State
No. 135 Nate Boerkircher, TE, Texas A&M
No. 134 Wade Woodaz, LB, Clemson
No. 133 Trey Zuhn III, IOL, Texas A&M
No. 132 Rayshaun Benny, DT, Michigan
No. 131 Kamari Ramsey, S, USC
No. 130 Bishop Fitzgerald, S USC
No. 129 Skyler Bell, WR, Connecticut
No. 128 Jalen Huskey, S, Maryland
No. 127 Jake Slaughter, IOL, Florida
No. 126 Caleb Douglas, WR, Texas Tech
No. 125 Eli Raridon, TE, Notre Dame
No. 124 Josh Cameron, WR, Baylor
No. 123 Emmett Johnson, RB, Nebraska
No. 122 Cole Payton, QB, North Dakota State
No. 121 Febechi Nwaiwu, IOL, Oklahoma
No. 120 Connor Lew, IOL, Auburn
No. 119 Lorenzo Styles Jr., S, Ohio State
No. 118 Michael Trigg, TE, Baylor
No. 117 Nicholas Singleton, RB, Penn State
No. 116 Kage Casey, OT, Boise State
No. 115 Justin Jefferson, LB, Alabama
No. 114 Romello Height, Edge, Texas Tech
No. 113 Zane Durant, DT, Penn State
No. 112 Kendrick Law, WR, Kentucky
No. 111 Dametrious Crownover, OT, Texas A&M
No. 110 Cyrus Allen, WR, Cincinnati
No. 109 Domonique Orange, DT, Iowa State
No. 108 Max Llewellyn, Edge, Iowa
No. 107 Dani Dennis-Sutton, Edge, Penn State
No. 106 Harold Perkins Jr., LB, LSU
No. 105 Gracen Halton, DT, Oklahoma
No. 104 Malik Muhammad, CB, Texas
No. 103 Josiah Trotter, LB, Missouri
No. 102 Bryce Boettcher, LB, Oregon
No. 101 Garrett Nussmeier, QB, LSU
No. 100 Devin Moore, CB, Florida
No. 99 Bryce Lance, WR, North Dakota State
No. 98 Keith Abney II, CB, Arizona State
No. 97 Brenen Thompson, WR, Mississippi State
No. 96 Austin Barber, OT, Florida
No. 95 Jalen Farmer, IOL, Kentucky
No. 94 Drew Allar, QB, Penn State
No. 93 Travis Burke, OT, Memphis
No. 92 Markel Bell, OT, Miami
No. 91 Zachariah Branch, WR, Georgia
No. 90 Chris Brazzell II, WR, Tennessee
No. 89 Kaleb Proctor, DT, Southern Louisiana
No. 88 Genesis Smith, S, Arizona
No. 87 Tyler Onyedim, DT, Texas A&M
No. 86 Julian Neal, CB, Arkansas
No. 85 Ted Hurst, WR, Georgia State
No. 84 Marlin Klein, TE, Michigan
No. 83 Sam Roush, TE, Stanford
No. 82 Chris McClellan, DT, Missouri
No. 81 Max Klare, TE, Ohio State
No. 80 Elijah Sarratt, WR, Indiana
No. 79 Mike Washington Jr., RB, Arkansas
No. 78 Joshua Josephs, Edge, Tennessee
No. 77 Jaishawn Barham, Edge, Michigan
No. 76 Jalon Kilgore, CB, South Carolina
No. 75 Logan Jones, IOL, Iowa
No. 74 Carson Beck, QB, Miami
No. 73 Tacario Davis, CB, Washington
No. 72 Sam Hecht, IOL, Kansas State
No. 71 Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia
No. 70 Deion Burks, WR, Oklahoma
No. 69 Daylen Everette, CB, Georgia
No. 68 Chris Bell, WR, Louisville
No. 67 Keyron Crawford, Edge, Auburn
No. 66 Eli Stowers, TE, Vanderbilt
No. 65 Derrick Moore, Edge, Michigan
No. 64 A.J. Haulcy, S, LSU
No. 63 Gennings Dunker, IOL, Iowa
No. 62 De'Zhaun Stribling, WR, Mississippi
No. 61 Gabe Jacas, Edge, Illinois
No. 60 Malachi Fields, WR, Notre Dame
No. 59 Caleb Tiernan, OT, Northwestern
No. 58 Bud Clark, S, TCU
No. 57 Antonio Williams, WR, Clemson
No. 56 Emmanuel Pregnon, IOL, Oregon
No. 55 Kyle Louis, LB, Pittsburgh
No. 54 Jake Golday, LB, Cincinnati
No. 53 Keionte Scott, CB, Miami
No. 52 Chase Bisontis, IOL, Texas A&M
No. 51 Caleb Banks, DT, Florida
No. 50 D'Angelo Ponds, CB, Indiana
No. 49 Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama
No. 48 Treydan Stukes, S, Arizona State
No. 47 Keylan Rutledge, IOL, Georgia Tech
No. 46 Christen Miller, DT, Georgia
No. 45 Zion Young, Edge, Missouri
No. 44 R Mason Thomas, Edge, Oklahoma
No. 43 Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina
No. 42 Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech
No. 41 Lee Hunter, DT, Texas Tech
No. 40 Malachi Lawrence, Edge, UCF
No. 39 Peter Woods, DT, Clemson
No. 38 Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson
No. 37 Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas
No. 36 Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama
No. 35 Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State
No. 34 Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame
No. 33 Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State
No. 32 CJ Allen, LB, Georgia
No. 31 Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State
No. 30 Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah
No. 29 Keldric Faulk, Edge, Auburn
No. 28 Cashius Howell, Edge, Texas A&M
No. 27 T.J. Parker, Edge, Clemson
No. 26 Akheem Mesidor, Edge, Miami
No. 25 KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M
No. 24 Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama
No. 23 Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
No. 22 Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia
No. 21 Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
No. 20 Blake Miller, OT, Clemson
No. 19 Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
No. 18 Jordan Tyson, WR, Arizona State
No. 17 Omar Cooper Jr., WR, Indiana
No. 16 Dillon Thieneman, S, Oregon
No. 15 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, S, Toledo
No. 14 Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
No. 13 Spencer Fano, OT, Utah
No. 12 Makai Lemon, WR, USC
No. 11 Olaivavega Ioane, IOL, Penn State
No. 10 Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami
No. 9 Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
No. 8 Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State
No. 7 Rueben Bain Jr., Edge, Miami
No. 6 Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State
No. 5 Arvell Reese, Edge, Ohio State
No. 4 David Bailey, Edge, Texas Tech
No. 3 Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
No. 2 Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
No. 1 Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
