The New York Giants‘ plan to select Caleb Downs may no longer be top secret ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft. Just hours before the long-awaited show begins in Pittsburgh, speculation and rumors are running wild. The safety out of the Ohio State University has definitely heard the buzz, and he admitted he’d love to join the Giants.
The possibilities are seemingly endless for the Giants in the upcoming NFL Draft. According to the NFL rumor mill, the biggest—and first—draft-day decision for New York narrows down to Jeremiyah Love and Caleb Downs. As the Giants have reportedly accepted that Love won’t be available at No. 5, it could make everything easier.
“It would be a blessed feeling [to be drafted by the Giants]. Especially because my dad went there and he got drafted [to New York]. It would be awesome. But, I mean, it would be another challenge,” Downs said on the eve of the 2026 NFL Draft, via SportsNet New York.
NY Giants could face Love-Downs question
If the Giants do have to make a decision between Love and Downs and lean toward the defensive back, they might have to face the music. Although Caleb Downs’ profile speaks volumes, fans tend to favor prospects in the offensive side of the ball in high draft picks. The Giants’ faithful will make their feelings clear on social media.
Caleb Downs playing for Ohio State
Moreover, the Giants could end up facing Love in the NFC East, as the running back could land with the Washington Commanders, an organization he recently said he’d be “blessed to go to.”
It’s all hypothetical. In the end, there may not be a decision to make for Joe Schoen, John Harbaugh, and the G-Men if Love is taken off the board before No. 5. The Giants would likely take Downs in a heartbeat in such a scenario.
Could Giants wait until No. 10 to draft Downs?
If Downs is indeed selected by the Giants, there will be no complaints from the Downs household. A family legacy would come full circle. Downs has given New York the green light to take him. The Giants likely won’t have two shots at acquiring him.
All signs indicate Downs will be available at No. 5, but the odds of him making it all the way to No. 10—when the Giants select again in the first round—drop exponentially.
Franchises like the Cleveland Browns, Washington Commanders, New Orleans Saints, and Kansas City Chiefs all stand between the Giants’ two first-rounders, and each could have great use for a player like Downs. That is without taking into account any potential team moving up the board via trade, which puts the G-Men under even more pressure.
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