Taking Arvell Reese fifth overall was a very smart move by the New York Giants. He was widely considered one of the best prospects in the class, and he’ll come in and add to a pass-rushing unit that has the legs to be the deepest the league has ever seen.
Reese joins Brian Burns, Abdul Carter, and Kayvon Thibodeaux to form an Avengers-level quarterback-hunting squad that’s bound to terrorize offensive linemen and coordinators alike.
But did Joe Schoen or John Harbaugh ever think about their own players before they made the pick? Seriously. There are guys on this team who now have to practice against whatever X-Men-type stuff this group has going on, and it’s like... did they ever consider how brutal that’s going to be on the offensive line at practice? Almost definitely not. And it’s got Jermaine Eluemunor in his feels (in the funniest and best way possible).
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but Eluemunor’s post said everything it needed to in about 993 fewer:
Another Edge Rusher?! Practice will be fun! pic.twitter.com/2KQoUXFXmD
— Jermaine Eluemunor (@JEluemunor) April 24, 2026
I feel compelled to clarify I was being sarcastic -- wouldn't want anyone thinking I actually had a problem with the post.
Jermaine Eluemunor’s hilarious reaction says it all after Giants take Arvell Reese No. 5
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and Eluemunor might be in for a monster 2026 if practice really does make perfect. His response was perfect, but what makes it even better is the reality that opponents are going to have a nightmare lining up opposite this on Sundays.
Good luck preparing for that.
Listen, I'm just going to come out and say it... this is officially an embarrassment of riches. Reese isn’t just another body in the room either. He’s a 20-year-old defensive demon who can line up anywhere, and he’ll still find his way into the backfield and blow up a play.
Pair him with Burns, Carter, and Thibodeaux, and it starts to feel less like a rotation and more like a weekly stress test for whoever’s blocking them.
As for Eluemunor and the rest of the offensive line, they’d better hope it’s not a hot summer. The amount of work they’re about to put in, going rep after rep after rep against Burns, Carter, Reese, and Thibs, is going to warrant ice baths, oxygen tanks, cooling fans, ice cream -- everything they’ve got just to stay upright while this unit gets ready to delete quarterbacks come Week 1.
I'm exhausted just thinking about what it's going to be like for the O-line crew this summer.