Damon Bankston’s place on the Giants Depth Chart is looking increasingly uncertain, with the clearest sign coming from the way he is being used in practice. As Ed put it in a mailbag response, Bankston is getting only a few second-team reps and a lot of third-team reps, and unless that changes, he is not making the 53-man roster.
That is not a formal roster verdict, but it is a strong one. In preseason camp, practice distribution often tells you where a player stands before the final decisions arrive, and Bankston’s workload suggests he is still on the outside looking in.
Why the reps matter
Ed’s point was simple: “all I can really go by is the distribution of practice reps.” That is often the cleanest way to read the depth chart in camp, especially when the competition is tight and players are fighting for limited spots.
In Bankston’s case, the signs have not been encouraging. He gets a few second-team reps, but the bulk of his work is with the third group, and Ed said he “hasn’t really stood out.” That combination makes it hard to argue he is close to locking down a place on the 53-man roster.
There is still time for that picture to change, but the burden is on Bankston to force it. Unless his performance starts separating him from the pack, the current Giants Depth Chart reading points in one direction.
What the camp setup says about the Giants
The mailbag also touched on training camp logistics, with Ed saying the Giants generally do not practice in Met Life Stadium because they have a separate practice facility. That helps explain why roster battles are usually judged behind the scenes rather than in a stadium setting.
As far as next summer is concerned, Ed said the Giants plan to train in East Rutherford in 2027 unless construction makes that unworkable. If that happens, The Greenbrier would likely be the first choice, since “it has everything, with the exception of an indoor practice bubble.”
For now, though, the focus remains on the roster fight in front of them. And on the evidence of the current practice reps, Bankston still has a lot of work to do before he can turn a fringe spot into a real claim on the Giants Depth Chart.
