Giants select Toledo DT Darius Alexander with No. 65 pick of 2025 NFL Draft

Giants select Toledo DT Darius Alexander with No. 65 pick of 2025 NFL Draft

And on the second day, the Giants did what they did on the first day: Fortify their defensive front.

They went into the NFL Draft determined to find a tag-team partner for Dexter Lawrence by adding a defensive tackle to stuff the run.

They selected Darius Alexander from Toledo on the first pick of the third round, at pick No. 65, and he certainly has a chance to compete for a starting job alongside Lawrence.

Toledo defensive lineman Darius Alexander participating in drills during the 2025 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium
Toledo defensive lineman Darius Alexander (DL02) participates in drills during the 2025 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Alexander, 24, spent six years in college and played up and down the defensive line.

It was no secret the Giants wanted to add to their depth on the defensive interior, with Rakeem Nunez-Roches, D.J. Davidson, Jordon Riley and Elijah Chatman filling up the depth chart.

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Toledo defensive lineman Darius Alexander runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025.
Toledo defensive lineman Darius Alexander runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. AP

This was the one and only player the Giants added on the second day of the draft, as they traded their second rounder (No. 34 overall) in the trade-up to get to No. 25 in the first round to get quarterback Jaxson Dart.

Alexander in 2024 started 12 games and had 40 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.

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