The New York Giants released their first unofficial depth chart Monday ahead of the preseason opener against the Detroit Lions.
Releasing the depth chart is a formality before every game. The word “unofficial” carries a lot of weight here.
Just because a player is listed at a certain spot on the depth chart doesn’t mean that’s their actual spot. It’s typically pretty close, but teams put their depth charts together in certain ways for various reasons.
The Giants and Lions are scheduled to square off Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Here are some takeaways from the Giants’ first depth chart ahead of preseason Week 1:
Takeaways from Giants preseason Week 1 depth chart
Offense
| Position | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | Jalin Hyatt/Darius Slayton | Miles Boykin | Dennis Houston | ||
| WR | Wan’Dale Robinson | Isaiah McKenzie | Gunner Olszewski | Ayir Asante | |
| RT | Jermaine Eluemunor | Joshua Ezeudu | Joshua Miles | ||
| RG | Aaron Stinnie | Greg Van Roten | Jake Kubas | Marcus McKethan | |
| C | John Michael Schmitz Jr. | Jimmy Morrissey | Austin Schlottman | ||
| LG | Jon Runyan Jr. | Jalen Mayfield | Marcellus Johnson | ||
| LT | Andrew Thomas | Yodny Cajuste | Matt Nelson | ||
| RB | Devin Singletary | Eric Gray | Tyrone Tracy | Dante Miller | Jashaun Corbin Jacob Saylors |
| WR | Malik Nabers | Isaiah Hodgins | Allen Robinson II | Bryce Ford-Wheaton | John Jiles |
| TE | Daniel Bellinger | Lawrence Cager | Chris Manhertz | Theo Johnson | Jack Stoll Tyree Jackson |
| QB | Daniel Jones | Drew Lock | Tommy DeVito |
Takeaways
- Rookie Malik Nabers is unsurprisingly listed as a starter. Meanwhile, Darius Slayton and Jalin Hyatt share the other starting wide receiver spot.
- Rookie Theo Johnson is listed as the fourth-string tight end but in a real game scenario, he’s likely the second string.
- At right tackle, Evan Neal remains on the PUP list so Jermaine Eluemunor is listed as the starter.
- Undrafted rookie Jake Kubas is ahead of Marcus McKethan.
Defense
| Position | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | Brian Burns | Boogie Basham | Ovie Oghoufo | ||
| NT | Dexter Lawrence II | Jordon Riley | D.J. Davidson | Timmy Horne | |
| DT | Rakeem Nuñez-Roches | Ryder Anderson | Jordan Phillips | Elijah Chatman | Casey Rogers |
| OLB | Kayvon Thibodeaux | Azeez Ojulari | Tomon Fox | Benton Whitley | |
| LB | Bobby Okereke | Carter Coughlin | Matthew Adams | ||
| LB | Micah McFadden | Dyontae Johnson | Darius Muasau | Darrian Beavers | |
| Slot | Dru Phillips | Isaiah Simmons | Nick McCloud | Tre Herndon | |
| CB | Deonte Banks | Tre Hawkins III | David Long Jr. | ||
| S | Dane Belton | Tyler Nubin | Gervarrius Owens | Alex Johnson | |
| S | Jason Pinnock | Elijah Riley | Kaleb Hayes | ||
| CB | Cor’Dale Flott | Darnay Holmes | Breon Borders |
Takeaways
- Second-year undrafted free agent Dyontae Johnson has gotten some first-team work during camp and is listed as the second string behind Micah McFadden.
- As expected since Shane Bowen’s comments, Dane Belton is listed as the starting safety. Rookie Tyler Nubin is just working his way back from a calf injury.
- Meanwhile, rookie Dru Phillips is listed as the starting slot defender, which falls in line with what camp has shown thus far.
- Defensive tackle Ryder Anderson has gotten some first-team reps, and it seems he’s ahead of Jordan Phillips for that role behind Rakeem Nunez-Roches.
Specialists
| Position | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | Casey Kreiter | ||||
| H | Jamie Gillan | ||||
| P | Jamie Gillan | ||||
| PR | Gunner Olszewski | Isaiah McKenzie | Darius Slayton | Wan’Dale Robinson | Ayir Asante/Tyrone Tracy |
| KR | Gunner Olszewski | Isaiah McKenzie | Darius Slayton | Wan’Dale Robinson | Ayir Asante/Tyrone Tracy |
| K | Graham Gano | Jude McAtamney |
Takeaways
- Gunner Olszewski is listed ahead of Isaiah McKenzie, which could be the reason he wins the battle for one of the final roster spots.
- It would be interesting to see what Tyrone Tracy could do on returns given his elusiveness in the open field.
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