2018 New York Giants season
The 2018 season was the New York Giants' 94th in the National Football League, their ninth playing their home games at MetLife Stadium and their first under head coach Pat Shurmur. The Giants entered the season looking to improve on their 2017 campaign, which saw the team finish with a 3–13 record, their worst since the adoption of a 16-game regular season. Despite starting 1–7 for the second consecutive year, the Giants managed to improve on their 3–13 campaign with a 30–27 win over the Chicago Bears. After a 17–0 shutout loss to the Titans in Week 15, the Giants missed the playoffs for the second straight season. The season was highlighted by blown fourth-quarter leads much like 2015, the Giants were in 12 one-possession games and lost eight games by seven points or fewer. The Giants finished the season 5–11 and last place in the NFC East for the second straight year and the first time they finished last in back to back years since 1977 and 1978.
Despite the 5–11 record, the season was highlighted with rookie running back Saquon Barkley who won many awards including Pepsi Rookie of the Year, FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Year, AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team and AP All-Rookie teams.
Player movements
Free agency
Players with the Giants in the 2017 season
Players signed by the Giants from other teams
Draft
Notes- The Giants were awarded a fourth-round compensatory pick.
- The Giants traded a compensatory fourth-round selection and a sixth-round selection to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a seventh-round selection in 2019 and linebacker Alec Ogletree.
- The Giants traded a fourth-round selection and defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for a third-round selection and a fourth-round selection.
- The Giants traded a seventh-round selection to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for defensive back Ross Cockrell.
- The Giants selected Western Michigan cornerback Sam Beal in the 2018 Supplemental draft. As a result, the team forfeited their 3rd-round selection in the 2019 draft.
Undrafted free agents
| Position | Player | College | Notes |
| TE | Stephen Baggett | East Carolina | Waived on May 14, 2018. |
| WR | Jawill Davis | Bethune–Cookman | Waived during final roster cuts on September 1, 2018; resigned to practice squad. |
| C | Evan Brown | SMU | Made roster. |
| T | Tyler Howell | Missouri | Waived on June 11, 2018. |
| DT | Tyrell Chavis | Penn State | Waived during final roster cuts on September 1, 2018. |
| LB | Tae Davis | Chattanooga | Made roster. |
| CB | Aaron Davis | Georgia | Waived/injured on June 12, 2018. |
| CB | Bryon Fields | Duke | Waived on May 14, 2018. |
| CB | Grant Haley | Penn State | Waived during final roster cuts on September 1, 2018; resigned to practice squad. |
| S | Sean Chandler | Temple | Made roster. |
| G | Nick Gates | Nebraska | Place on injured reserve on September 1, 2018. |
| RB | Robert Martin | Rutgers | Signed on May 14, 2018; made roster. |
| CB | Mike Jones | Temple | Signed on May 14, 2018; waived on June 4, 2018. |
| TE | Garrett Dickerson | Northwestern | Signed on June 4, 2018; waived during final roster cuts on September 1, 2018; resigned to practice squad. |
| S | Mike Basile | Monmouth | Signed on August 8, 2018; waived on August 20, 2019. |
Other signings
Practice squad
Having been cut as the roster was trimmed to the 53 man limit on September 1, Jawill Davis, Garrett Dickerson, Grant Haley, Jhurell Pressley, Alonzo Russell, Victor Salako, Avery Moss and Calvin Munson cleared waivers and were resigned to the practice squad. They were joined over the following days by linebacker Ukeme Eligwe and defensive tackle Josh Banks, who had been waived by the Giants on September 2. On September 13, Munson was released and replaced by offensive tackle Brian Mihalik.Other departures
Trade details
On March 7, 2018, the Giants acquired linebacker Alec Ogletree from the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a 4th and a 6th round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. In the deal, the Giants also acquired a 7th round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.On March 22, 2018, the Giants traded defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for their 3rd round pick and swapping 4th round picks in the 2018 NFL Draft.
On April 20, 2018, the Giants acquired punter Riley Dixon from the Denver Broncos in exchange for a conditional 7th round draft pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.
On August 26, 2018, the Giants traded center Brett Jones to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a 7th round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.
On October 23, 2018, the Giants traded cornerback Eli Apple to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a 4th round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft and a 7th round pick in the 2020 draft.