The New York Giants made 11 selections in the 2022 NFL draft but none of those were compensatory picks earned by the team. They were blanked out in that category this year, but next year promises to be different.
With the compensatory-pick formula no longer factoring into free agent signings, NFL Network draft analyst Lance Zierlein decided to project which picks will be handed out in 2023. And for the Giants, they are expected to receive two.
Projected compensatory picks: One in Round 5; one in Round 7.
Key free-agent losses: Evan Engram (Jaguars), Austin Johnson (Chargers), Lorenzo Carter (Falcons).
Key free-agent additions: Mark Glowinski, Tyrod Taylor.
Comp-pick analysis: Glowinski and Taylor’s contracts cross-cancel the deals signed by Johnson and Carter. Engram’s contract sits alone with a fifth-round compensation tied to it, but Keion Crossen’s departure is worth noting. The Giants traded a sixth-rounder to the Texans for Crossen last August, and his signing with the Dolphins should result in a seventh-round compensatory pick in 2023 — meaning, basically, the Giants rented the core special-teamer in exchange for several draft slots between the sixth and seventh rounds.
Will Hernandez, who signed with the Arizona Cardinals, did not factor in.
An additional fifth-round pick (and seventh-round pick) is something general manager Joe Schoen will take in a heartbeat. Of course, the former GM, Dave Gettleman, may have stood to gain more by trading Evan Engram but that’s obviously not what happened.
It’s important to note that the league does not disclose everything that goes into the compensatory pick formula, so these two picks are hardly set in stone. The actual picks will not be announced until next year.
