Kayvon Thibodeaux had a telling reaction to the New York Giants adding another blue-chip prospect on the edge in the 2025 NFL Draft
The Giants used the third overall pick to select defensive end Abdul Carter out of Penn State. The pick is no surprise given that Carter had long been projected to be a top-3 pick. With the Jacksonville Jaguars trading for the second overall pick to draft Travis Hunter, Carter fell right into the Giants’ lap.
There were previously rumors that the Giants would trade Thibodeaux if they landed Carter in the draft. Instead of shipping away the former fifth-overall pick, New York doubled down on pass rushers. Giants GM Joe Schoen subsequently announced that the team was exercising Thibodeaux’s fifth-year option to play alongside Carter.
Thibodeaux went on X to express how ecstatic he was about forming a formidable defensive end duo with Carter.
“Yeah we going crazzyyy!!!!” wrote Kayvon.
Yeah we going crazzyyy!!!! ז
— Kayvon Thibodeaux (@kayvont) April 25, 2025
Carter gave NFL scouts plenty of reasons to sing his praises in the lead-up to the 2025 draft. In his final year at Penn State, Carter tallied 12.0 sacks and an NCAA-best 24 tackles for a loss. Concerns about Carter’s stress reaction injury have reportedly dissipated.
Thibodeaux was a similarly dynamic prospect out of Oregon in 2022. But the 24-year-old has had an up-and-down career thus far in his three NFL seasons. The Giants are banking on Thibodeaux to make the leap with Carter on the opposite end of the offensive line.
