When a team was the No. 31 ranked offense in the NFL, not too many people around the league were ever going to take their unit very seriously — which is exactly where the New York Giants stood in 2024. Their offense was also ranked No. 30 in 2023.
Over the last two seasons since their last playoff appearance, Big Blue's offense has hovered near the bottom of the league — especially when it comes to scoring points. Back in 2022, the year they made the playoffs, the G-Men had a respectable offensive ranking at No. 15 in the NFL. Since then, it’s been a complete nosedive to the bottom of the league.
Giants get massively disrespected in latest offensive rankings
Heading into the 2025 season, the expectations aren’t much better. Brent Sobieski of Bleacher Report has the Giants offense, post-2025 NFL Draft, as the No. 28 ranked offense in the NFL:
"A waiting game will ensue with this year's New York Giants. Everyone will be waiting to see when the organization decides its time to start first-round quarterback Jaxson Dart since it's obvious that veterans Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston are nothing more than placeholders," he wrote.
"With Malik Nabers, Wan'Dale Robinson and running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. as a young skill position performers to build around Dart, the Giants may be wasting time by waiting too long to insert this year's 25th overall pick into the lineup."
One of the biggest differences from 2024 going into 2025 is the quarterback room, which no longer features Daniel Jones. Jones shouldered a lot of the blame for the Giants’ offensive woes since their 2022 playoff appearance, and it didn’t help his case that after receiving a $160 million contract in March of 2023, he went 3-13 as the Giants’ starter over two seasons with 10 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions before being released prior to Thanksgiving last year.
With Jones gone, it’s a much different quarterback room for Brian Daboll — one that now features Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston, and Jaxson Dart, the team’s first-round pick from just a month ago in the 2025 NFL Draft.
The Giants’ offense has also been trying to figure out a new identity, especially after allowing Saquon Barkley to leave following six seasons and win a championship with the Philadelphia Eagles last season. Barkley was the focal point of the Giants’ offense from the moment he arrived in 2018 until his departure after the 2023 season. The team drafted Malik Nabers to be their number one wideout, and he put up those kinds of numbers for the Giants. But with Jones at quarterback, the Giants’ offense never felt like a true threat in the league — even with Nabers in it.
The Giants have since rebuilt the running back room, with Tyrone Tracy having a solid rookie campaign and Cam Skattebo added as a complementary back. Skattebo is viewed more as a pass-catching option who’s expected to create plays and generate opportunities with the ball in space.
Should the Giants’ offense be better in 2025? On paper, yes. The offense has a new look and feel to it, especially with the quarterbacks now under Daboll. But most people want to see the Giants actually score points—and do so consistently—which is something they haven’t really done since Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. were lighting up the league and had the Giants’ offense ranked among the best.
Maybe the pair of Wilson and Nabers—and eventually, Dart to Nabers—will get the offense back on track and push them toward the top of the league again. Maybe the Giants’ offense can finally look like a competent unit and be taken seriously. But before that happens, they’ll have to prove it.