Giants could earn an additional draft pick in 2025 under one condition

According to Nick Korte of Over the Cap, the Giants are in line to receive a compensatory pick for next year’s draft, but whether its a fourth or seventh-round allotment hangs on former Giant and Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive lineman Ben Bredeson qualifying as a compensatory free agent next season.

How do compensatory picks work?

Compensatory picks are “awarded to teams that lose certain unrestricted free agents (known as compensatory free agents) to other teams,” as Over the Cap laid out. The current CBA stipulates that if a team loses more CFA’s than it gains in a year, they become eligible for a compensatory pick in the next year’s draft.

How will the Giants’ compensatory pick probability shake out in 2025?

Per Korte, if Bredeson earns the starting nod over the Bucs’ first-round pick OL Graham Barton, he will qualify as a CFA, allowing the Giants a chance to luck up on a fourth-rounder. They could be in line for a seventh-rounder should he not qualify.

The Giants were made eligible to receive as high as a fourth-rounder after Xavier McKinney signed a four-year, $68 million deal with the Green Bay Packers earlier this season.

Giants fans should keep a close eye on Bredeson’s performance next season, as it could determine if the Giants can bring a key contributor into the fold in the middle round of the 2025 draft or not.