Stock up, stock down from first 3 days of Giants training camp

With three New York Giants training camp practices in the books, let’s do an early “stock up/stock down” report. These are very early impressions as the Giants have not yet practiced in pads and it is impossible — or unfair — to draw many conclusions from what we have seen thus far.

Stock up

Daniel Jones — The quarterback has been inconsistent over three practices, missing some throws he should be able to make. The fact is, though, he is practicing. In full. Running around with no limitations. All of that just eight months after surgery for a torn ACL. That’s a win, even if the results have not been perfect.

11-on-11 drills — The Giants have leaned heavily into full 11-on-11 work during the first three days of training camp. That’s a big change from a year ago when they did not do a ton of full team work early in training camp.

The Giants started 1-5 last season and know that can’t happen again in 2024. The fact that they seem to be having a more competitive camp thus far can’t hurt.

Jermaine Eluemunor — He survived being smashed into by the Dexter Lawrence Trucking Co. with just bruised ribs. That was probably the best-case scenario. Eluemunor wasn’t expected to practice Thursday or Friday. He did walk-thru portions of practice Thursday and did a large portion of team reps on Friday.

“In my, what, eight-year career, I haven’t missed a day of training camp, so I was going to come out here either way and try and do as much as I could,” Eluemunor said on Thursday.

Love the toughness. Love the willingness to play whatever position he is asked to.

Pilates — Brian Daboll’s fitness program of choice. Of course it’s a winner. Stock up for Daboll’s noticeable weight loss, as well.

Aaron Stinnie — With Eluemunor moving to right tackle the 30-year-old veteran has moved in at left guard. If Eluemunor stays at right tackle, will Stinnie keep the job? Right now there isn’t a real challenger on the roster since the Giants are using Josh Ezeudu almost exclusively as a swing tackle.

Nick McCloud and Dane Belton — McCloud continues to take the vast majority of reps in the slot as the Giants work third-round pick Dru Phillips in a little at a time. Maybe McCloud ends up keeping the job. With Tyler Nubin missing some time with a calf injury, Belton is getting all the first-team reps next to Jason Pinnock at safety. Belton had an interception of Daniel Jones on the final play of Friday’s practice.

Lawrence Cager and Chris Manhertz — Rookie Theo Johnson is on PUP. It looks like the Giants are ramping Jack Stoll and Daniel Bellinger up slowly.

Ryder Anderson — New defensive coordinator Shane Bowen hinted at a role for Anderson, who spent last season on the practice squad, during the first episode of ‘Hard Knocks’. Anderson, a former undrafted free agent defensive tackle, has been with the first team thus far in camp.

Giants wide receivers — There is a lot of optimism about a group that has Malik Nabers, Wan’Dale Robinson, Jalin Hyatt, and Darius Slayton. Granted, there are no pads on and limited contact from the defensive backs, but we have been seeing why over the first three days. It’s an exciting, explosive group

Isaiah Simmons — As promised by Bowen, Simmons is getting work both at inside linebacker and in the slot. It appears the Giants have a big role in mind for the former No. 8 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Stock down

Evan Neal — The third-year right tackle barely practiced in the spring. He is on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list now, and when he will practice is unknown. What the Giants will do in terms of their offensive line configuration when Neal returns is unclear.

The belief here is that the Giants would not have moved Eluemunor to right tackle, disrupting the continuity of the left side of their line and Eluemunor’s adjustment to left guard, unless they felt like moving Eluemunor to tackle was a long-term switch.

7-on-7 drills — The Giants have not done any 7-on-7 work, and Brian Daboll said this week that “we’re not going to do much of that.”

Nathan Rourke — When the Giants signed Rourke during the offseason I thought he might be legitimate competition to Tommy DeVito as QB3. That does not appear to be the case. Rourke has taken a total of four reps in three practices.