What Arvell Reese brings to the Giants (0:42) What Arvell Reese brings to the Giants (0:42) Jordan Raanan Apr 23, 2026, 09:06 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan covers the New York Giants for ESPN and can be heard hosting on ESPN Radio. Raanan joined ESPN in 2016. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants addressed both sides of the ball Thursday in the first round of the NFL draft, selecting Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese with the fifth pick and then taking Miami offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa at No. 10. The Giants were able to land a combination that even they thought was improbable, if not impossible entering the draft. New York had Reese as the top-ranked non-quarterback on its board, while Mauigoa was fourth. The Giants didn't think it was possible to land Reese, let alone both. "No," general manager Joe Schoen said. "We hoped. There weren't a lot of scenarios that we went through where they were going to be available." "It's two picks that strengthen us down the middle.…