NY Giants QB options for 2025 NFL Draft: Shedeur Sanders, Cam Ward

As the Giants take on the Cowboys this Thanksgiving afternoon, one thing is certain: There will be a new starting quarterback under center for Big Blue in 2025.

Following the release of starting quarterback Daniel Jones – who is expected to sign with the Minnesota Vikings practice squad – the current QB situation has New Jersey native Tommy DeVito locked in as the starter with Drew Lock backing him up.

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Currently, neither DeVito nor Lock is guaranteed to be on the roster next season, with the former set to be an exclusive free agent (EFRA) and the latter an unrestricted free agent (UFA) starting this season.

Regardless of whether a new coaching staff comes in after another disappointing season or head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen stick around for at least another year, it wouldn’t be shocking to see an entirely new QB room with a veteran signal-caller in free agency or in the more likely scenario where Big Blue uses its first-round pick — likely one of the top picks in the 2025 NFL Draft — as its new starting quarterback.

With the Giants expected to try to find a new franchise QB in the draft, here are four players to watch as potential future Giants quarterbacks:

Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado

The player that was mocked by the G-Men over the next few months of the draft and will most likely be used in the coming months is Shedeur Sanders.

Shedeur — specifically, the youngest son and quarterback of Colorado head coach and NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders — will undoubtedly be one of the first players off the board.

The senior is the ideal size — 6-foot-1, 220 pounds — and has improved his passing numbers across the board in 2024 while recording 20 fewer sacks compared to his first year with the Buffaloes.

Without teammate Travis Hunter – one of the best two-way players in recent college football history – Sanders would be one of the favorites to win the Heisman Trophy, as he is second in NCAA Division I in passing touchdowns (30th). ). and fifth in passing (3,488).

Cam Ward, QB, Miami

If it’s not Shedeur Sanders, don’t be surprised if they go with Cam Ward. The senior signal caller led the Miami Hurricanes to their first double-digit win season in seven years and is currently ranked No. 6 in the country with a record of 10-1.

Ward leads NCAA Division I in passing TDs (34), averages 9.5 yards per attempt and has 3,774 passing yards, second-most in the country.

If the Giants don’t have one of the top three picks, they may have to trade up if Ward sends the Hurricanes deep in the College Football Playoff.

Carson Beck, QB, Georgia

One of the top picks for this college football season was Carson Beck.

However, he saw his value drop a bit after throwing at least two interceptions in four of five games midway through the season.

Since then, Beck has bounced back in recent weeks, scoring a total of seven touchdowns (six passing, one rushing) and recording just one sack in the last two games, including a 31-17 win over No. 7 Tennessee in November. 16.

If the 6-foot-10 Jacksonville native can produce more of these performances in the CFP, his draft value could definitely rise in the coming weeks.

Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oregon

The final and perhaps least likely option here is Dillon Gabriel.

The left-hander is the starting quarterback for the Oregon Ducks, the current No. 1 team in the country and the only undefeated school in the top 25 college football rankings.

Gabriel doesn’t lead or rank in the top five in the country in any major passing statistical category, but has thrown just six interceptions and is one of 10 QBs in NCAA Division I to throw for more than 3,000 passing yards.

In 2,105 career pass attempts, the senior quarterback has just 32 interceptions and no more than seven in a single season, which was the case in his first year at Central Florida in 2019.

What works against the Mililani, Hawaii native is the fact that he is the smallest (6-foot-1, 200 pounds) and oldest (turns 24 later this month) of the group, with his only season at Oregon being his sixth It’s college season.

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