How young is the New York Giants’ roster? This young

The Giants have one of the youngest rosters in the league entering the season

The New York Giants have made a number of roster decisions this summer that indicated a desire to choose young players whenever possible.

• They traded soon-to-be 32-year-old defensive tackle Jordan Phillips to the Dallas Cowboys while keeping undrafted free agent rookie Elijah Chatman and third-year player D.J. Davidson.
• They released 30-year-old defensive back Jalen Mills. They ended up filling that spot by claiming Anthony Johnson Jr., a second-year player, off waivers from the Green Bay Packers.
• Rather than sign a veteran running back to back up Devin Singletary, they will use second-year man Eric Gray and rookie Tyrone Tracy Jr.
• They drafted Tyler Nubin to replace Xavier McKinney.
• They kept second-year player Bryce Ford-Wheaton as a reserve wide receiver rather than any of three veteran options — Isaiah Hodgins, Miles Boykin, and Allen Robinson.

The result is a roster that is young in several places.

How young?

At an averaged of 25.70 years of age, the Giants are the fourth-youngest roster in the NFL. Their starting lineup, averaging 25.50 years of age, is the second-youngest behind the Packers (25.49 years of age).

That might be skewed ever so slightly when the 28-year-old Adoree’ Jackson is officially added to the roster, but not by much.

Here is the breakdown of youngest and oldest rosters: