"The New York Giants avoided the allure of taking Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders," B/R's Brent Sobleski wrote in his immediate reaction on draft night. "Instead, they selected Abdul Carter, the one player who had an argument as the class’ best player over Travis Hunter, whom the Jacksonville Jaguars selected one pick earlier.

The No. 3 overall pick is officially under contract with the New York Giants. With a week before the start of OTAs, the Giants were able to get Carter under contract on his four-year rookie deal, the team announced Thursday.

The New York Giants hope they put together one of the most dynamic pass-rushing duos in the league with Brian Burns and Abdul Carter. They traded for the former last offseason, sending a 2024 second-round pick and 2025 fifth-round pick to the Carolina Panthers,