The New York Giants are overflowing with tight end talent. With Darren Waller retired, GM Joe Schoen brought in several free agents to compete for incumbents, using a fourth-round draft pick on one.
yet, Alex Ballentine of Bleacher Report I think the Giants need one more player on their team: Harrison Bryant, a five-year veteran who played his first four seasons with the Cleveland Browns and is now with the Las Vegas Raiders.
Giants Receiver: TE Harrison Bryant, 7th round pick in 2026
Radars reception: 2026 6th round pick
The last time the Giants traded for a Raiders tight end, it didn’t work out. Darren Waller played in just 12 games last season, averaged 10.6 yards per reception, and retired this offseason.
The Giants drafted Theo Johnson and still have Daniel Bellinger on the roster, but it might be worth returning to the Raiders to add another option.
This trade would be much lower stakes. The Raiders signed Harrison Bryant to a one-year, $3.3 million contract in March, but they probably wouldn’t have considered drafting Brock Bowers at the time. Drafting the rookie phenomenon out of Georgia would probably put Bryant right at No. 3 in the tight end rankings.
Meanwhile, if Waller had announced his retirement before June, the Giants might have pursued a free-agent tight end more aggressively. Here, both clubs have a chance to bounce back. The former Mackey Award winner could help New York until Johnson is ready to play.
All of this makes sense from the outside, but there’s really no space in the inn right now.
The Giants love tight ends right now. Bellinger and Johnson (currently on PUP with a hip flexor strain) are under pressure this summer from Lawrence Cager, Chris Manhertz and Jack Stoll.
Cager has really opened a lot of eyes as a pass catcher. He’ll be a tough player to get rid of. Stoll and Manhertz are both one-year free agents, and the Giants want to see what they can do before they leave.
But the real key here is Johnson. The Giants value him very highly, and with any luck, he’ll be back in time to compete for a significant role.
The more good players the better, but Joe Schoen doesn’t want to spend his remaining resources on tight ends this summer.
