Russell Shepard played six seasons in the NFL, including his final years with the New York Giants. He was a solid role player from 2013 to 2019. He finished his career with 60 catches, 847 yards, and six touchdowns, and earned nearly $11 million.
Height: 6’1” Weight: 231 lbs Class: Senior School: Texas Tech Hands: 9 ¼” Arm length: 30 ⅞” 40-yard-dash: 4.57s 10-yard-split: 1.60 Vertical Jump: 38 ½”
If third-down is the money-down in football, then New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart was good as gold in his rookie campaign. Dart finished with a 0.13 EPA on third-down conversions, according to stats posted by Warren Sharp.
The New York Giants' front seven could look quite different in the first year of the John Harbaugh era.
The AP has awarded its Defensive Player of the Year Award to the NFL's most outstanding defender since 1971. How many of the NFL DPOYs can you name in six minutes?
New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh is looking to define a new era of Big Blue football, and that will start with the division where the Giants have dominated their fiercest rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles.
Teams are finalizing their Big Boards with much of NFL free agency in the rearview mirror. There's a look at the least first-round mock draft as of April 8, 2026.
The New York Giants have not maximized the value of their draft classes over the past decade. How bad has it been? Ahead of the 2026 draft, the last decade of Giants draft classes has yielded just nine projected starters for 2026 and 12 backups, with 51 players no longer with the team (many of whom have found success with other teams).
Since Dexter Lawrence‘s trade request went public, there has been a general expectation a deal sending him away from the Giants will not be worked out.
The New York Giants have a number of interesting trails they can take with the No. 5 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. They can further address their run defense, upgrade the backfield , give Jaxson Dart another dynamic pass-catcher, round out the offensive line, or inject new life into the secondary.
Joe Schoen remains the New York Giants ' general manager, but power has shifted now that he must work directly with new head coach John Harbaugh to build the next class of impactful rookies.
As the New York Giants inch closer towards ushering in their first class of rookies under the John Harbaugh era in the 2026 NFL Draft, the team's big board feels all but determined in terms of what positions they will key on in the opening rounds.
Former New York Giants defensive coordinator Shane Bowen has a new job with an old friend. Bowen, who was the Giants' defensive coordinator for a year and a half before being fired after the team recorded its fifth fourth-quarter blown lead last year, was hired by New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel as a defensive analyst.
NFL prospects from major programs get most of the attention, but there are numerous examples of players drafted from small schools who have become difference-makers.
The New York Giants did not have the luxury of worrying about compensatory draft picks . New head coach John Harbaugh obviously wanted to make some kind of splash in free agency, which made 2027 assets largely irrelevant.
As the 2026 NFL draft approaches, NFL insiders and analysts are making predictions. ESPN’s senior NFL writer and media personality, Peter Schrager, is known for his accuracy in predicting the draft.
Closely connected to Jeremiyah Love and Caleb Downs at No. 5 overall, the Giants are launching a new regime centered around John Harbaugh. Coming off a 3-14 season and not entering free agency as one of the most cap-rich teams, the Giants still have holes to fill.
The Commanders signed OLB K’Lavon Chaisson to a one-year, $11 million deal this offseason after he had a breakout season with the Patriots in 2025. Chaisson understands his opportunity on a one-year deal, and is looking to play with an intense energy all game. “You gotta decide to block me all four quarters, and that’s my favorite part about it.
As the NFL Draft (April 23-25 in Pittsburgh) inches closer, the hot takes and mock drafts continue to dominate the airwaves.
The New York Giants have too many good pass rushers, and this abundance of talent could lead to a Kayvon Thibodeaux trade. A first-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, the Oregon product would be good enough to start on most teams but has been relegated to a backup role in New York.
He's still one of the best interior defenders in the game. Nevertheless, that doesn't mean the Jacksonville Jaguars will be in the mix to get him.
Fixing the New York Giants is complex and will continue next season, but with a successful NFL Draft, this team could achieve its first winning campaign since 2022-23.
Some members of the NFL community believe that Giants head coach John Harbaugh may view pass-rusher Thibodeaux as surplus to requirements.
Lawrence went public with a trade request ahead of the start of the Giants' offseason program.
Although the NFL season is several months away, Boomer Esiason felt the need to call out New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart on WFAN. The Giants finished the 2025 season with an underwhelming 4-13 record, but Dart proved he's got the potential to be a franchise quarterback.
Per Connor Hughes, Giants RB Cam Skattebo is ahead of WR Malik Nabers in their injury recoveries, and the hope is Skattebo can participate in some way this offseason.
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