Observations from the Giants’ training camp practice on Thursday.

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New York Giants rookie Abdul Carter is already drawing plenty of attention as a potential breakout star in Year 1.

The Giants collected the horses to dominate games with their pass rush. But there’s one potential pitfall that could make the whole plan seem as pretend as spotting a pack of unicorns.

We’re counting down the 10 players most important to the Giants’ success in 2025. This is not necessarily a ranking of the best players on the team, but those in position to be the most impactful this season when the Giants open the regular season on Sunday, Sept. 7 against Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders in Landover, Md.

“I’ll give the credit to his dad, Chris, for being in his corner every step of the way,” says Mitchell Brown, who co-founded the Aztecs 30 years ago. “Every day, every practice, every trip that needs to be taken. There needs to be something said for that consistency. Abdul was always about practice: never a bad time to do some pushups.”