Free Agents Giants Should Pursue After 2024 NFL Draft

Between free agency and the draft, the New York Giants have done a solid job of addressing some of their biggest needs.

General manager Joe Schoen failed to retain standouts Saquon Barkley and Xavier McKinney. However, he added the likes of Devin Singletary, Jermaine Eluemunor, Aaron Stinnie and Brian Burns in early free agency.

Schoen then landed LSU receiver Malik Nabers and Minnesota safety Tyler Nubin early in the draft. Nubin can help replace McKinney in the secondary, while Nabers can be the No. 1 receiver that New York has long lacked.

Schoen and the Giants may not be done. Though New York has just $6.2 million in cap space remaining, it should be able to add another piece or two with a little savvy cap management.

Here, we’ll examine three veteran free agents the Giants should target after the 2024 NFL draft.

RB Jerick McKinnon

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Replacing Barkley won’t be easy, especially since the Giants didn’t add a running back in the draft until Round 5. Purdue’s Tyrone Tracy Jr. has some intriguing traits but will likely need time to develop.

“Tracy’s biggest issues are decision-making and experience. A WR convert, Tracy has a tendency to bounce plays outside at the first sign of trouble,” Derrik Klassen of the Bleacher Report Scouting Department wrote.

This means the Giants will be betting heavily on Singletary, who will likely lead a committee that includes Tracy and the returning Eric Gray. There’s room in New York’s committee for another talent

Jerick McKinnon carved out a role as a committee receiving back with the Kansas City Chiefs over the past three seasons. He caught 81 passes over the past two years in Kansas City, and in New York, he could help replace Bsarkley’s pass-catching production.

McKinnon wouldn’t require a substantial role to have an impact, and he’d likely fit with New York’s budget constraints. Last season, the 32-year-old played on a modest one-year, $1.3 millio

n deal.