One such hope was that the New York Giants would gain a mid-round pick for losing running back Saquon Barkley. The face of the franchise signed a three-year, $37.75 million contract with the Philadelphia Eagles and is a win away from the Super Bowl.

The New York Giants are projected to receive one compensatory pick in the 2025 NFL draft but there’s an outside chance they get more.

According to Over The Cap's final projections, the Giants are expected to land a fourth-round compensatory pick for losing safety Xavier McKinney, who signed a four-year, $67 million deal with the Green Bay Packers. McKinney, along with Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley, both earned All-Pro First-Team nods for their efforts in 2024.

The Green Bay Packers are projected to receive a single seventh-round compensatory pick in the 2025 draft, according to calculations from Nick Korte of Over the Cap. The Packers lost offensive lineman Jon Runyan and safety Darnell Savage to qualifying deals in free agency but also signed safety Xavier McKinney and running back Josh Jacobs,