Giants Unveil 2023 Roster: Key Players to Watch

The New York Giants hit the practice field in Detroit this week for joint practices with the Lions. While many fans and analysts will be intrigued to see how New York’s new-look offense will appear in joint work, Detroit offers a unique team to face off to begin their preseason slate.

Before both teams hit the practice field though, the Giants unveiled their first look at the 2023 depth chart. This first iteration is unofficial and subject to change as the preseason rolls on.

Let’s take a look here.

Giants Offense

Offense
Position	Player	Player	Player	Player	Player
WR	Isaiah Hodgins	Jalin Hyatt*	Collin Johnson	Bryce Ford-Wheaton*
WR	Parris Campbell	Cole Beasley	Jamison Crowder	Jaydon Mickens	Kalil Pimpleton
RT	Evan Neal	Matt Peart	Devery Hamilton	Marcus McKethan
RG	Mark Glowinski	Joshua Ezeudu	Tyre Phillips	Sean Harlow
C	John Michael Schmitz Jr.*	Ben Bredeson	Shane Lemieux	Jack Anderson
LG	Ben Bredeson	Tyre Phillips	Shane Lemieux	Wyatt Davis
LT	Andrew Thomas	Korey Cunningham	Tyre Phillips
RB	Saquon Barkley	Matt Breida	Gary Brightwell	Eric Gray*	James Robinson, Jashaun Corbin
WR	Darius Slayton	Sterling Shepard	David Sills V
TE	Darren Waller	Daniel Bellinger	Lawrence Cager	Tommy Sweeney	Chris Myarick, Ryan Jones*
QB	Daniel Jones	Tyrod Taylor	Tommy DeVito*

Notes

Last season, Darius Slayton and Isaiah Hodgins weren’t thought to be players that would be needed much in the Giants’ passing offense. That’s changed in a year with both receivers (and newcomer Parris Campbell) entrenched as the starters for 2023. That could change as the season goes on, but it’s clear New York is happy to reward two of their better players last year.
Rookie center John Michael Schmitz has been in a position battle with Ben Bredeson and it appears the second-round pick is winning. At least he appears to be the starter going into Detroit.
Keep an eye on Jalin Hyatt. The third-round rookie has shot up the depth chart over the first few weeks of practice and we see why. His speed and size could make him an ideal target if the Giants give him some more work.
Wan’Dale Robinson is on the PUP list so he’s not listed on this depth chart.

Giants Defense

Giants Defense
Position	Player	Player	Player	Player	Player
NT	Dexter Lawrence II	Rakeem Nuñez-Roches	Jordon Riley*	Kevin Atkins	Donovan Jeter
DT	Leonard Williams	A’Shawn Robinson	Ryder Anderson	Brandin Bryant	Kobe Smith
DE	Azeez Ojulari	Jihad Ward	Tashawn Bower	Habakkuk Baldonado*
RUSH	Kayvon Thibodeaux	Oshane Ximines	Tomon Fox
MLB	Bobby Okereke	Carter Coughlin	Troy Brown*	Dyontae Johnson*
WILL	Darrian Beavers	Micah McFadden	Cam Brown
LCB	Adoree’ Jackson	Tre Hawkins III*	Rodarius Williams	Gemon Green*
RCB	Deonte Banks*	Amani Oruwariye	Darren Evans
NICKEL	Darnay Holmes	Cor’Dale Flott	Zyon Gilbert
SS	Jason Pinnock	Dane Belton	Bobby McCain	Alex Cook*
FS	Xavier McKinney	Nick McCloud	Gervarrius Owens*

Notes

All eyes are on the secondary for the Giants. Jason Pinnock has looked very good during camp and is in the second starting safety role along with McKinney. Belton has competed hard but it looks like it’s Pinnock’s job to lose.
Outside of safety, the Giants have to be thrilled with what they have seen from Tre Hawkins III and Deonte Banks. Both rookies have stood out at times during camp and both could be prominent names to watch when the team opens the regular season in Dallas.
New York’s linebacking core looks a lot better this season than last year thanks to the free agent signing of Bobby Okereke. Okereke is a Pro Bowl-caliber player who should fit in nicely with the rest of Wink Martindale’s aggressive system.
Depth will be key for this unit. While general manager Joe Schoen did a good job of finding depth in important spots, most of the backups are players who only can play a certain amount of snaps. If the Giants suffer key injuries or are banged up at all this year, the defense could suffer big time.

Giants Special Teams

Special Teams
Position	Player	Player	Player	Player	Player
LS	Casey Kreiter	Cameron Lyons*
H	Jamie Gillan
P	Jamie Gillan
PR	Eric Gray*	Kalil Pimpleton	Jaydon Mickens	Darnay Holmes	Darius Slayton
KOR	Gary Brightwell	Eric Gray*	Kalil Pimpleton	Jaydon Mickens
K	Graham Gano

Notes

New York has a very good kicker and punter. Both Gillan and Gano should be fine this season.
Eric Gray, the rookie out of Oklahoma is set as the punt returner to give him more chances to make big plays. Pairing with Brightwell as kick returners should mean the Giants’ special teams should be even better than last season.

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