8. New York Giants
Daniel Jones is one of the six quarterbacks vying for the potential “year-two leap,” but to do so he will need to cut down on the ball security woes that plagued him a season ago. He will also need contributions from those around him, and the New York Giants did address some needs this offseason. They added to their offensive line, signing swing tackle Cameron Fleming and drafting three different players: Andrew Thomas in the first round, Matt Peart in the third round and Shane Lemiux in the fifth round. This is a big injection of talent to provide starters and depth up front.
Beyond those moves, there are still questions about the starters and the depth. When healthy the Giants have talented targets for Jones such as slot receiver Sterling Shepard and tight end Evan Engram, but both players have struggled with their availability. Defensively, New York faces a decision on Leonard Williams and questions about their pass rush, a position they waited to address until very late in the draft with players such as Carter Coughlin. Free agents Kyler Fackrell and Blake Martinex will help at the linebacker spots, but a defense that was poor a season ago might have only slightly improved with these moves. Their secondary could be better in 2020, with the addition of James Bradberry, year two of Deandre Baker (who remains in legal trouble following an alleged armed robbery a few weeks ago) and the selection of talented safety Xavier McKinney out of Alabama in the second round).