The New York Giants have been named the best fit for an expensive playmaker.
When it comes to free-agent shopping, the New York Giants are effectively done.
The Giants made a flurry of signings on both sides of the ball this month, positioning themselves for a potential run at a playoff spot in 2026.
That being said, New York still has more holes it needs to fill, but the general consensus is that the Giants will take care of that in the NFL Draft. Especially with just $3 million in remaining cap room.
Yes, New York still has ways to free up some money, but if and when it does, it will almost certainly put that cash toward signing its draft picks. The Giants will also save some dough for midseason additions. All teams do.
So that's what makes the idea of New York being named the best fit for free-agent wide receiver Jauan Jennings so odd, but nevertheless, Zachary Pereles of CBS Sports feels it's the case.
"Malik Nabers is coming off a major knee injury, and it's hard to trust anyone else on the wide receiver depth chart," Pereles wrote. "Darius Slayton is more of a deep threat, and has had drop issues. Darnell Mooney hardly played in 2025. Jennings is clearly the top wide receiver -- and maybe the top player -- left in free agency, and he would fit pretty much anywhere. That's why he's getting mentioned so often. He's tough, he's reliable, and he's versatile -- just a good player."
Jauan Jennings. Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images.Most of what Pereles stated is true. Well, other than saying Mooney "hardly played" in 2025 when he appeared in 15 contests with the Atlanta Falcons and played in 82 percent of their offensive snaps in those games.
But yes; the Giants do need another receiver, and preferably an X-receiver like Jennings, who is a good player.
The problem, though, is that Jennings is almost certainly far out of New York's price range at this point. And you would think that if the Giants were going to pursue Jennings, they would not have signed both Mooney and Calvin Austin III.
Jennings was projected to land a three-year deal worth north of $20 million annually heading into free agency. That may have changed now that he is still available in late March, but that doesn't mean he will come for peanuts.
New York seems much more likely to select a receiver in the NFL Draft rather than sign Jennings, especially after a relatively disappointing season in which the 28-year-old was banged up with the San Francisco 49ers.
Jennings will certainly sign somewhere soon, but the chances of him actually landing with the Giants seem slim to none.
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