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John Harbaugh always had playmaking safeties during his 18 years as the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. That is why many were shocked when Harbaugh's new team, the New York Giants, passed on Ohio State supersafety Caleb Downs not once, but twice, in the first ten picks in the 2026 NFL draft.
The Giants, in fact, did not add any safeties in the draft but added three in free agency (Jason Pinnock, Ar'Darius Washington, and Elijah Campbell) to a unit that already had Jevon Holland, Tyler Nubin, Raheem Layne, and Beau Brade.
The starters will be Holland and Nubin, two players coming off a season that Giants fans would choose to forget. They were in the Shane Bowen system and were being asked to play more deep coverages rather than playing closer to the line of scrimmage and attack.
The new defensive coordinator, Dennard Wilson, promotes a more aggressive style from his secondary, and the two could be in for a resurgent year.
"I like both those guys. I think they're looking really good out there," Harbaugh told reporters about Holland and Nubin after Thursday's OTA practice.
"They take control. They communicate. Javon Holland is a proven NFL high-level safety, and he's very young and just starting his career. And then Nubin, same thing. Coming out, he was a guy that everybody liked. High draft pick. He looks good, too. He's leaned up. He's moving well."
Harbaugh didn't forget the others, some of whom he knows and others he's just learning about.
"Of course, we know Ar'Darius (Washington) personally. Gives you a third piece in there," Harbaugh added. "Then there are other guys, too. Elijah Campbell looks good out there. Pinnock looks good. Hate to miss somebody, but it's a good-looking group to me."
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: John Harbaugh pleased with Giants' safeties: 'Good-looking group'
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The Giants, in fact, did not add any safeties in the draft but added three in free agency (Jason Pinnock, Ar'Darius Washington, and Elijah Campbell) to a unit that already had Jevon Holland, Tyler Nubin, Raheem Layne, and Beau Brade.
The starters will be Holland and Nubin, two players coming off a season that Giants fans would choose to forget. They were in the Shane Bowen system and were being asked to play more deep coverages rather than playing closer to the line of scrimmage and attack.
The new defensive coordinator, Dennard Wilson, promotes a more aggressive style from his secondary, and the two could be in for a resurgent year.
"I like both those guys. I think they're looking really good out there," Harbaugh told reporters about Holland and Nubin after Thursday's OTA practice.
"They take control. They communicate. Javon Holland is a proven NFL high-level safety, and he's very young and just starting his career. And then Nubin, same thing. Coming out, he was a guy that everybody liked. High draft pick. He looks good, too. He's leaned up. He's moving well."
Harbaugh didn't forget the others, some of whom he knows and others he's just learning about.
"Of course, we know Ar'Darius (Washington) personally. Gives you a third piece in there," Harbaugh added. "Then there are other guys, too. Elijah Campbell looks good out there. Pinnock looks good. Hate to miss somebody, but it's a good-looking group to me."
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: John Harbaugh pleased with Giants' safeties: 'Good-looking group'
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