The New York Giants are in a bit of a mess in 2025. They are coming off a catastrophic season, leaving themselves without a quarterback and needing to fill several holes across the roster.
The Giants benched and then cut starter Daniel Jones in November, and their offensive line was a bottom-six unit. Now, as they look to add a new signal-caller, one NFL analyst predicts they will sign former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson on a multi-year deal.
Russell Wilson Projected to Sign ‘Multi-Year Deal’ With New York Giants
The Giants finished 29th in success rate both through the air and on the ground, and Jones finished as the league’s 32nd-best quarterback by PFSN’s QB+ metric. New York also had an impotent red-zone offense, ranking last in touchdown rate (43%) by a wide margin.
Saquon Barkley’s departure left a mark — one that general manager Joe Schoen may not recover from.
The Giants have a plethora of voids on their roster, on both sides of the ball, and it’s apparent the team cannot enter next season with Drew Lock and Tommy DeVito as the only quarterback options.
That’s where Russell Wilson, ranked No. 81 in PFSN’s Top 100 Free Agent Rankings, could help, and Bleacher Report’s Moe Moton predicts that the Giants could offer him “a multi-year deal.”
“Last offseason, the New York Giants had contact with Russell Wilson before he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. ESPN’s Adam Schefter noted the two sides had an ‘exploratory meeting’ in New Jersey. The Giants figure to add at least one quarterback in free agency since they don’t have one under contract for the 2025 season. Perhaps Big Blue will revisit those previous discussions with Wilson.
“Wilson helped lead the Steelers to the playoffs, but the offense sputtered in the final month of the season. Pittsburgh failed to score more than 17 points in its last five games, including a Wild Card Round loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
“Overall, Wilson posted respectable passing numbers with Pittsburgh. He threw for 2,482 yards, 16 touchdowns and five interceptions with a 63.7 percent completion rate in 11 games. The 36-year-old Wilson could be the answer to the Giants’ short-term quarterback woes and a mentor to a young signal-caller from one of the next two drafts.”
Moton isn’t the only NFL analyst linking Wilson to the Giants. ESPN’s Matt Bowen also named New York as the best destination for Wilson, predicting the Giants will sign him in addition to drafting a QB at No. 3 overall to give the front office some job security while also developing the future of their franchise.
“Sitting at No. 3 in the draft order, the Giants are in the mix to land a quarterback with their first-round pick this spring,” Bowen wrote. “But adding Wilson would give them some security heading into the draft.”
The reality is Wilson is far from the player the Denver Broncos inked to a five-year, $242 million contract. His time with the Broncos fell apart, which led him to a cheap, one-year stint with the Steelers, where he brought his value out of the depths.
But signing Wilson as a bridge quarterback and mentor to Shedeur Sanders or Cam Ward on a short-term deal could make sense for New York. In PFSN’s latest seven-round NFL mock draft, Joe DeLeone projects the Giants will trade up from No. 3 to No. 1 to grab 2024 Heisman Trophy finalist Miami’s Cam Ward.
“The Giants coaching staff and front office are in desperation mode,” DeLeone wrote in his mock draft. “They can’t miss out on the best quarterback prospect in the class. Someone will try to move up by draft night for Cam Ward, and in this case, it’s New York landing the gunslinger out of Miami.”
Wilson, who finished 17th in the PFSN’s QB+ rankings, would be a solid veteran leader for Ward and the rest of New York’s young core.
However, the Giants would be far from a playoff guarantee under Wilson. He finished with a 0.10 EPA/DB, 8.7 nYPA, and a 40% third-down conversion rate, all of which are good, but not good enough to elevate a limited team like New York.
While Wilson didn’t cost the Steelers their season, he didn’t really do all that much to win for them either, and they are already looking at different options to replace him.
The addition of Wilson could ensure another Giants prediction comes true. In PFSN’s bold predictions for the 2025 season, the Giants are expected to “win a pair of divisional games and impact the race for the title, even if they aren’t a true playoff threat.”
However, New York will need significant improvements on offense in order to make that leap. The Giants finished the 2024 season with the 31st-ranked offense in PFSN’s Offense+ metric, earning a D- grade.
Stability at quarterback would go a long way toward making the Giants a more competitive force in the NFC East.