New York Giants
Battle card · first-round draft history, season-by-season record, and how Giants top picks have shaped the franchise.
R1 Picks
60
Hall of Famers
1
1.7% hit rate
Avg pick slot
15.4
Highest pick
#2
Lawrence Taylor · 1981
All-time record
404–469–4
0.463 win %
Playoff seasons
17
of 56
The Story
- New York Giants have made 60 first-round selections and produced 1 Hall of Famers (1.7% hit rate).
- Their highest selection on record is #2 overall in 1981, when they took Lawrence Taylor.
- Across 56 seasons in this dataset they have a 404-469-4 record (0.463) and reached the playoffs 17 times.
- In seasons after holding at least one top-10 pick, New York Giants added an average of 1.6 wins versus the prior year (20 such seasons in the data).
- Their most-drafted position group is DB, taken 11 times in Round 1.
- Miami (FL) is their go-to talent pipeline, supplying 5 first-round picks.
- Their best season was 1986: 14-2-0 (+135 point differential).
- Their worst was 1974: 2-12-0 (-104 point differential).
Wins per Season
R1 Pick Slot by Year
Position Breakdown
Point Differential by Season
Impact of Top-10 Picks (Next-Season Wins Delta)
| Draft Year | Pick | Player | Prior-Year Wins | New-Year Wins | Delta | HoF? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | #3 | John Hicks | 2 | 2 | +0 | |
| 1977 | #5 | Gary Jeter | 3 | 5 | +2 | |
| 1978 | #10 | Gordon King | 5 | 6 | +1 | |
| 1979 | #7 | Phil Simms | 6 | 6 | +0 | |
| 1980 | #8 | Mark Haynes | 6 | 4 | -2 | |
| 1981 | #2 | Lawrence Taylor | 4 | 9 | +5 | HoF |
| 1983 | #10 | Terry Kinard | 4 | 3 | -1 | |
| 1984 | #3 | Carl Banks | 3 | 9 | +6 | |
| 1988 | #10 | Eric Moore | 6 | 10 | +4 | |
| 1996 | #5 | Cedric Jones | 5 | 6 | +1 | |
| 1997 | #7 | Ike Hilliard | 6 | 10 | +4 | |
| 2004 | #4 | Philip Rivers | 4 | 6 | +2 | |
| 2015 | #9 | Ereck Flowers | 6 | 6 | +0 | |
| 2016 | #10 | Eli Apple | 6 | 11 | +5 | |
| 2018 | #2 | Saquon Barkley | 3 | 5 | +2 | |
| 2019 | #6 | Daniel Jones | 5 | 4 | -1 | |
| 2020 | #4 | Andrew Thomas | 4 | 6 | +2 | |
| 2022 | #5 |
Kayvon Thibodeaux
+ #7 Evan Neal
|
4 | 9 | +5 | |
| 2024 | #6 | Malik Nabers | 6 | 3 | -3 | |
| 2025 | #3 | Abdul Carter | 3 | 4 | +1 |
Hall of Fame Selections
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | #2 | Lawrence Taylor | LB | North Carolina |
Every First-Round Pick
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College | HoF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | #13 | Jim Files | LB | Oklahoma | |
| 1971 | #18 | Rocky Thompson | RB | West Texas A&M | |
| 1972 | #17 | Eldridge Small | DB | Texas A&M-Kingsville | |
| 1972 | #24 | Larry Jacobson | DT | Nebraska | |
| 1974 | #3 | John Hicks | G | Ohio St. | |
| 1976 | #13 | Troy Archer | DT | Colorado | |
| 1977 | #5 | Gary Jeter | DE | USC | |
| 1978 | #10 | Gordon King | T | Stanford | |
| 1979 | #7 | Phil Simms | QB | Morehead St. | |
| 1980 | #8 | Mark Haynes | DB | Colorado | |
| 1981 | #2 | Lawrence Taylor | LB | North Carolina | HoF |
| 1982 | #18 | Butch Woolfolk | RB | Michigan | |
| 1983 | #10 | Terry Kinard | DB | Clemson | |
| 1984 | #3 | Carl Banks | LB | Michigan St. | |
| 1984 | #27 | William Roberts | G | Ohio St. | |
| 1985 | #19 | George Adams | RB | Kentucky | |
| 1986 | #19 | Eric Dorsey | DE | Notre Dame | |
| 1987 | #28 | Mark Ingram | WR | Michigan St. | |
| 1988 | #10 | Eric Moore | G | Indiana | |
| 1989 | #18 | Brian Williams | C | Minnesota | |
| 1990 | #24 | Rodney Hampton | RB | Georgia | |
| 1991 | #27 | Jarrod Bunch | FB | Michigan | |
| 1992 | #14 | Derek Brown | TE | Notre Dame | |
| 1994 | #24 | Thomas Lewis | WR | Indiana | |
| 1995 | #17 | Tyrone Wheatley | RB | Michigan | |
| 1996 | #5 | Cedric Jones | DE | Oklahoma | |
| 1997 | #7 | Ike Hilliard | WR | Florida | |
| 1998 | #24 | Shaun Williams | DB | UCLA | |
| 1999 | #19 | Luke Petitgout | T | Notre Dame | |
| 2000 | #11 | Ron Dayne | RB | Wisconsin | |
| 2001 | #22 | Will Allen | DB | Syracuse | |
| 2002 | #14 | Jeremy Shockey | TE | Miami (FL) | |
| 2003 | #25 | William Joseph | DT | Miami (FL) | |
| 2004 | #4 | Philip Rivers | QB | North Carolina St. | |
| 2006 | #32 | Mathias Kiwanuka | DE | Boston Col. | |
| 2007 | #20 | Aaron Ross | DB | Texas | |
| 2008 | #31 | Kenny Phillips | DB | Miami (FL) | |
| 2009 | #29 | Hakeem Nicks | WR | North Carolina | |
| 2010 | #15 | Jason Pierre-Paul | DE | South Florida | |
| 2011 | #19 | Prince Amukamara | DB | Nebraska | |
| 2012 | #32 | David Wilson | RB | Virginia Tech | |
| 2013 | #19 | Justin Pugh | T | Syracuse | |
| 2014 | #12 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | LSU | |
| 2015 | #9 | Ereck Flowers | T | Miami (FL) | |
| 2016 | #10 | Eli Apple | CB | Ohio St. | |
| 2017 | #23 | Evan Engram | TE | Mississippi | |
| 2018 | #2 | Saquon Barkley | RB | Penn St. | |
| 2019 | #6 | Daniel Jones | QB | Duke | |
| 2019 | #17 | Dexter Lawrence | DT | Clemson | |
| 2019 | #30 | Deandre Baker | CB | Georgia | |
| 2020 | #4 | Andrew Thomas | T | Georgia | |
| 2021 | #20 | Kadarius Toney | WR | Florida | |
| 2022 | #5 | Kayvon Thibodeaux | DE | Oregon | |
| 2022 | #7 | Evan Neal | OL | Alabama | |
| 2023 | #24 | Deonte Banks | DB | Maryland | |
| 2024 | #6 | Malik Nabers | WR | LSU | |
| 2025 | #3 | Abdul Carter | DE | Penn St. | |
| 2025 | #25 | Jaxson Dart | QB | Mississippi | |
| 2026 | #5 | Arvell Reese | LB | Ohio St. | |
| 2026 | #10 | Francis Mauigoa | OT | Miami (FL) |