NFL analyst: New York Giants' secondary among NFL's most improved units
The New York Giants' secondary has undergone a full makeover over the past few seasons. In 2023, they selected Maryland cornerback Deonte Banks in the first round of the draft and followed that up last year by taking safety Tyler Nubin and slot corner Dru Phillips on Day 2 of the draft.
This offseason, they fortified the group with the free agency signings of cornerback Paulson Adebo and safety Jevon Holland.
Max Chadwick of Pro Football Focus lists the Giants' secondary as one of the five most improved units so far after the first several waves of free agency.
The Giants had the sixth-worst coverage grade in the NFL last year and emphasized fixing that through free agency, signing safety Jevon Holland and cornerback Paulson Adebo to deals totaling nearly $100 million.
Holland is the perfect replacement for Xavier McKinney, who departed last year for the Green Bay Packers. Since entering the NFL in 2021, Holland’s 91.3 coverage grade ranks tied for fifth among all safeties.
Adebo is coming off a bit of a down season but in 2023, he was one of the 15 highest-graded and most valuable cornerbacks according to PFF’s wins-above-replacement metric.
The Giants now have one of the best young secondaries in the NFL and will be guided by a pair of new position coaches in Marquand Manuel (pass game coordinator) and Jeff Burris (cornerbacks).
The team hopes the new faces can gel quickly and become a factor in the NFC East, where they will be tasked with some of the league's most explosive passing games in Dallas, Philadelphia, and Washington.
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