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Giants news, 11/7: Kicking change, Abdul Carter, Jevon Holland, more headlines

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Defensive rookie of the year: 1. Abdul Carter, Edge, New York Giants The sacks will come. Carter has only a half-sack to his name through eight games, but the underlying pressure metrics suggest that there’s a lot more happening. He has been the best rookie pass rusher in the NFL, and that has been by a considerable margin. Per NFL Next Gen Stats, Carter has 34 pressures. No other rookie has more than 17. He has 20 quick pressures, the immediate victories that help blow up plays before they form. No other rookie has more than nine, and Carter’s total is third among all players. He hasn’t been excellent against the run, a teamwide problem for a Giants defense that ranks last in EPA per play against designed rushes this season, but Carter’s time is coming. Don’t be surprised if he has a more visible second half.

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Players to watch this weekend in Chicago | Giants.com

Heading into Week 10, Brian Burns leads the NFL with his 11.0 sacks. He’s picked up at least one sack in eight of nine games this season, including three games with multiple sacks. With eight games remaining, Burns is just 1.5 sacks behind his career-high of 12.5 set in his 2022 Pro Bowl campaign. He is also just three tackles for loss behind his high-mark of 17, which he set in both 2022 and 2024. The seventh-year linebacker spoke at the start of training camp about wanting to take his game to another level. It’s safe to say he is doing just that.

Bears’ ground game demands more from Giants’ disappointing defense | New York Daily News

Safety Jevon Holland said it’s about players executing, not about some extra intense level of effort, pride or want-to.

“If you execute, you do your job, and if you do your job, you make the play,” Holland said. “If you don’t want to do your job, you’re not executing. If you execute, everything else falls in line. Even if you hate playing run defense, let’s say you’re a three-technique [defensive lineman. If you do your job and get knock back on the guard, you’re creating an advantage for the defense to make a stop. People try to make things more than they need to be. If you do your job, even if you’re not being wildly aggressive, you’ll get the job done.”

NFL Week 10 Preview: Schedule, storylines, matchups to watch | PFF

Matchup to watch: Giants CB Cor’Dale Flott vs. Bears WR Rome Odunze The Giants’ defense (62.5 grade; 21st) hasn’t set the world alight in 2025, but a bright spot on the outside has been Cor’Dale Flott (75.9 grade; 7th). Flott has been targeted 39 times, allowing just 21 catches for 246 yards, compiling a 79.6 PFF coverage grade — the best among Giants cornerbacks, and fifth-highest in the league. Flott will feature against Bears receiver Rome Odunze (71.7 grade; 36th), who leads the Bears in catches (31), yards (473) and touchdowns (five). Flott is yet to give up a touchdown in coverage this season.

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Dart is the first quarterback since 1950 to have five games with a passing and rushing touchdown in their first six career starts. Dart has topped 50 yards rushing in four of his six starts. His ability to run and avoid pressure has been impressive.

Inside Jaxson Dart’s quest to compete against Chicago and the QB who once replaced him | The Record

Jaxson Dart never wanted to leave USC. But like with anything else he has encountered on the football field, Dart was prepared to call an audible.

He essentially stepped to the line of scrimmage and surveyed the situation, seeing things for what they were.

Eli Manning Talks Jaxson Dart, Daniel Jones, Giants and Hall of Fame in B/R Interview | Bleacher Report

“He’s not making many bad decisions,” Manning told Bleacher Report when discussing Dart. “He’s not making a ton of mistakes, and he does a great job of extending plays and making big plays with scrambles. Those are great, and he has that ability. Now it’s fine-tuning and getting the ball out on time a few more times. Or understanding all the different reads or progressions.

“And that’s just part of being a young quarterback, it’s going to come with time. Being able to play faster in those moments and when things aren’t there, having the ability to create things. Just having that combination as he becomes more familiar with the offense and the defenses coming after him is going to be exciting.”

“As we were texting on our Kiffin-Dart family text thread, because I think Boomer Esiason had said something in the media today that maybe they should throw out a potential coaching (offer) to Kiffin, and he just sent it over with a smirk and just said, ‘It’s too cold in New York for me.’ It’s just kind of funny,” Jaxson’s father, Brandon, told the “Bleav in Ole Miss” podcast.

In Part 2 of The Post’s access to Giants scouts, we meet Scott Hamel, the area scout who played a big role in the process that brought Jaxson Dart to the Giants. T. “Swagger is a word that gets tossed around a lot. He’s got the “it” factor, that stuff you can’t teach. Not everybody can handle New York, but he can.”

Where will the Giants pick in the 2026 draft?

MLB Bobby Okereke ($9 million savings, $5.4 million dead money): He will be 30 when next season opens. It’s the final year of his contract. Will the Giants bring him back? It’s debatable.

LG Jon Runyan ($9.25 million savings, $2.5 million dead money): He is a virtual lock to be cut. Runyan has mostly flopped since Schoen signed him in free agency before 2024.

Other players include RB Devin Singletary ($5.25 million savings, $1.25 million dead money), K Graham Gano ($4.5 million savings, $1.25 million dead money), OT James Hudson ($5.5 million savings, $2.3 million dead money) and WR Jalin Hyatt ($1.5 million savings, $272,000 dead money).

2026 NFL Mock Draft: How can Jets improve after frantic trade deadline? | The Athletic

4. New York Giants: Spencer Fano, OT, Utah Fano has been my top-ranked offensive tackle all year — and, as of now, he’s the only prospect at that position I’d be comfortable taking in the top five. He is an elite athlete who could play either tackle spot (and probably even guard, if need be). The Giants have some exciting young pieces and could be just a few more away from turning a corner.

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D.J. Moore (hip/groin) and Rome Odunze (ankle/heel) were both limited on Thursday after they both did not participate in Wednesday’s session. Odunze and Moore are No. 1 and No. 2 in receiving yards for Chicago, with 473 and 403, respectively. Odunze also leads the club with five touchdown receptions.

Defensive back Kevin Byard (back/ankle) also returned to practice after he did not participate on Wednesday as a limited participant. Running back Roschon Johnson (back) remained limited.

Ogbongbemiga is in his second season with Chicago. The five-year veteran appeared in all 17 games for the Bears last season and shared the team-lead with a career-high 11 total special teams tackles. Since entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2021, Ogbongbemiga has appeared in 64 career games for the Chargers (2021-23) and Bears (2024), amassing 27 tackles (16 solo) defensively, including two sacks, and two fumble recoveries in his career.

Second-half storyline: Could the Bears be a playoff team? After a wild finish in Cincinnati, Chicago is 5-3 overall, tied with Detroit for second place in the NFC North and a half-game behind first-place Green Bay. The Bears have the Giants, Browns and Vikings in the next six weeks and could be further in the hunt for a wild-card spot if they come away with wins in those games. The rest of the Bears schedule is difficult (Green Bay twice, at Philadelphia and San Francisco), and their division might not lock up three spots again given the strength of the NFC West this year. But Chicago being contenders for the playoffs in Year 1 under Johnson makes for a must-see TV the next two months.