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Joe Schoen, who has over 20 years of NFL experience as a scout and personnel executive, is in his fifth year as the Giants' senior vice president and general manager.

Joe Schoen, who has over 20 years of NFL experience as a scout and personnel executive, is in his fifth year as the Giants' senior vice president and general manager.

In the 2026 NFL Draft, Schoen selected six players to strengthen the Giants' roster, including three picks inside the top 40. With the fifth overall selection, the Giants picked Arvell Reese, a linebacker out of Ohio State. After trading defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence II to the Cincinnati Bengals for the 10th overall pick, the Giants bolstered the offensive line with Francis "Sisi" Mauigoa out of Miami. Schoen added cornerback Colton Hood (37th pick) in the 2^nd round and traded two 4th round picks (pick No. 105 and a 2027 4th round pick) and a 5th round pick (No. 145) to move back into the 3rd round and select wide receiver Malachi Fields with the 74th overall pick. The Giants finished the 2026 Draft with three 6th round picks, selecting defensive tackle Bobby Jamison-Travis (No. 186), offensive lineman J.C. Davis (No. 192) and linebacker Jack Kelly (No. 193).

Schoen added key pieces in the 2026 free agency class, bringing in veterans such as inside linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, tight end Isaiah Likely and wide receiver Darnell Mooney. The Giants also brought in punter Jordan Stout, who comes to East Rutherford from the Baltimore Ravens following a first-team All-Pro selection in 2025. The group was rounded out by two defensive tackle additions, Shelby Harris and DJ Reader, who signed following the 2026 NFL Draft.

The Giants also retained right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor, a key piece of the 2025 offensive line. The team boasted one of the league's top rushing attacks in 2025, ranking among the top five in rushing first downs (141, fourth), rushing touchdowns (22, tied for fourth), rushing yards (2,195, fifth) and runs of 10+ yards (59, fifth). Their 22 rushing touchdowns marked the third-highest total in franchise history. Overall, the Giants recorded 14 games with 100+ rushing yards, including a stretch of nine consecutive games, the longest streak by any team in the NFL last season.

Schoen's two 1st round selections in the 2025 NFL Draft, Abdul Carter (third overall) and Jaxson Dart (25th overall, via trade with the Houston Texans), were both finalists for the Associated Press defensive and offensive rookie of the year awards, respectively. Carter set a rookie franchise record with 23 quarterback hits and became the first Giants rookie to contribute to a sack in four straight games. He led the NFL in quick quarterback pressures (pressures within 2.5 seconds of the snap) and totaled 72 pressures, the seventh-most in the NFL.

Dart rushed for 9 touchdowns as a rookie, the most by a Giants quarterback in franchise history and the third-most by any rookie quarterback in NFL history. He became the only rookie quarterback since 1950 to record 2+ offensive touchdowns in each of his first seven career starts. While making plays, Dart was also efficient in taking care of the football. He was the only quarterback in the NFL in 2025 to play 700+ snaps and throw 5 or fewer interceptions and fumble 5 or fewer times. Dart owned a 1.5% interception rate, the second-lowest single-season mark in franchise history (min. 325 passing attempts).

In his second season as a Giant, outside linebacker Brian Burns, who was acquired via trade prior to the 2024 season, was named second-team All-Pro and voted to his third career Pro Bowl following a standout 2025 campaign. Burns recorded 16.5 sacks, tied for the fourth-most in franchise history, and set a new club record with 31 quarterback hits. He also notched 22 tackles for loss, tied for the fourth-most by a Giant in a single season.

The 2024 NFL Draft delivered six players who contributed in their first season. First-round choice Malik Nabers set the franchise single-season record with 109 receptions, which also marks the most by any rookie wide receiver in NFL history. Nabers and running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. became just the third rookie duo in league annals to both surpass 1,000 yards from scrimmage. Safety Tyler Nubin led all rookies in tackles with 97, despite missing the final four games of the season with an ankle injury. Cornerback Dru Phillips, inside linebacker Darius Muasau and tight end Theo Johnson also played major roles.

In 2023, the Giants suffered a rash of injuries, forcing them to play long stretches without key starters. But Schoen assembled a determined and resilient roster that played hard in every game. In the season's final three weeks, the Giants lost by eight points at defending NFC champion Philadelphia and by a single point to the postseason-bound Los Angeles Rams before ending the year with a resounding 27-10 victory against the Eagles, who were also headed to the playoffs.

In 2022, his first season in the position, the Giants finished with nine regular-season victories – five more than in 2021 and earned their first postseason berth in six years and won their first playoff game since 2011.

The Giants' first two drafts with Schoen at the helm delivered numerous players who became vital contributors for many seasons, including Kayvon Thibodeaux, Wan'Dale Robinson, Micah McFadden and John Michael Schmitz Jr. He also extended second-team All-Pro Andrew Thomas, who has established himself as one of the premier tackles in all of football.

When he was hired on Jan. 21, 2022, Schoen became just the Giants' fifth general manager since 1979, when Pro Football Hall of Famer George Young joined the organization. Young was succeeded in 1998 by his assistant, Ernie Accorsi, who is in the franchise's Ring of Honor. Jerry Reese took over in 2007, the year he presided over the first of two Super Bowl victories. Dave Gettleman was the general manager for four seasons before announcing his retirement the day following the final game of the 2021 season. Schoen is the first Giants general manager without previous ties to the franchise since Young.

Schoen strengthened the organization by adding several important personnel experts, including assistant general manager Brandon Brown, assistant director of player personnel Dennis Hickey and director of pro scouting Chris Rossetti, while retaining longtime contributor Tim McDonnell.

Schoen joined the Bills staff in 2017 and teamed with general manager Brandon Beane to make Buffalo a regular postseason participant and championship contender. Before they arrived in upstate New York, the Bills failed to make the playoffs for 17 consecutive seasons. After Schoen became Beane's top associate, the Bills earned a postseason berth in four of his five seasons with the team, including each of the last three, usurped six-time Super Bowl champion New England as the AFC East's best team and won the last two division titles, and advanced to the conference championship game in 2020.

Schoen was instrumental in acquiring a large majority of the players that have fueled Buffalo's successful run, including quarterback Josh Allen – selected seventh overall in the 2018 NFL Draft - wide receiver Stefon Diggs, running back Devin Singletary, wide receiver Gabe Davis, tight end Dawson Knox, defensive tackle Ed Oliver and kicker Tyler Bass.

Prior to moving to Buffalo, Schoen spent most of the previous decade in the Dolphins' front office, including the last three years as the team's director of player personnel.

Schoen's first year in Miami was 2008, when he began a five-year stint as one of the Dolphins' national scouts. In the first three of those years, he worked under Giants two-time Super Bowl-winning coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Parcells, then the team's executive vice president of football operations.

In 2013, Schoen was promoted to assistant director of college scouting. He led Miami's preparation, assessment and acquisition of potential professional and collegiate free agents. Schoen was heavily involved in Miami's NFL draft preparations, including evaluation and draft board construction, while also serving as a key liaison between the coaching staff and personnel staff.

Schoen's first NFL job was as a ticket office intern with the Carolina Panthers in 2000, when he was a 21-year-old college junior. Beane, who filled various personnel and executive roles in his 19 seasons with Carolina, then presented Schoen with an opportunity to work in football operations. Schoen spent seven seasons (2001-07) working for the Panthers under Marty Hurney, first as a scouting assistant and then as a southeast and southwest area scout.

A native of Elkhart, Indiana, Schoen graduated from DePauw University in 2001 with a communications degree. He was a quarterback as a freshman and a wide receiver in his final three years, serving as a captain during his senior season.

Schoen and his wife, Marie, have three children, daughters Sydney and Harper Grace and son Carson.