New York Giants' Jevon Holland dubbed bounce-back candidate for 2025
New York Giants' Jevon Holland dubbed bounce-back candidate for 2025
The New York Giants made a big splash this offseason to address the secondary, adding one of the most sought-after free agents on the market.
With a clear need to upgrade the safety position, general manager Joe Schoen brought in former Miami Dolphins star Jevon Holland to East Rutherford on a three-year deal worth $45.3 million in hopes the former second-round pick could help establish a young foundation in Shane Bowen's defense.
While the move as a whole was generally well-received, Holland was named the Giants' top bounce-back candidate for the 2025 campaign by Dalton Wasserman of Pro Football Focus.
Miami let Holland walk in free agency after he posted a career-low 57.1 coverage grade in 2024. However, his 91.3 coverage grade since 2021 still ranks tied for fifth among qualified safeties, highlighting his overall consistency before last season. Holland thrives as a deep-roaming free safety in single-high coverages, a promising fit under new defensive coordinator Shane Bowen, whose defense ranked sixth in single-high usage during the 2024 regular season.
Pairing Holland with another young safety in Tyler Nubin, who was New York's second-round pick in 2024, allows the Giants to build a stronger secondary entering the second season under Bowen as the defensive coordinator.
Both Holland and Nubin have experience playing various roles within the secondary, but the former thrives in pass coverage. Though PFF gave Holland a career-low coverage grade, the Oregon product posted career-best marks in passer rating allowed (89.0) and completion percentage allowed (54.2%) in coverage during the 2024 season, according to Pro Football Reference's advanced metrics.
The Giants' defense will be defined by what they get from the improved pass rush, but it's encouraging that the unit was able to upgrade the secondary with a marquee player still entering his prime.
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