Giants Sign First-Round DT Dexter Lawrence & CB DeAndre Baker

June 14, 2019

The New York Giants announced Friday that they’ve signed first-round DT Dexter Lawrence and CB DeAndre Baker to four-year rookie contracts.

This leaves just two unsigned draft picks from the Giants’ 2019 class:

Pick	Round	Player	Pos.	College	Note
6.	1.	Daniel Jones	QB	Duke
17.	1.	Dexter Lawrence	DT	Clemson	Signed
30.	1.	Deandre Baker	CB	Georgia	Signed
95.	3.	Oshane Ximines	LB	Old Dominion
108.	4.	Julian Love	DB	Notre Dame	Signed
143.	5.	Ryan Connelly	LB	Wisconsin	Signed
171.	5.	Darius Slayton	WR	Auburn	Signed
180.	6.	Corey Ballentine	DB	Washington	Signed
232.	7.	George Asafo-Adjei	OT	Kentucky	Signed
245.	7.	Chris Slayton	DT	Syracuse	Signed

Lawrence, 21, is among the best interior defensive line prospects in this year’s draft and was expected to be a first-round pick. He was a first-team All-American and first-team All-ACC recipient last season.

According to OverTheCap.com, Lawrence receives a four-year, $13,248,048 rookie contract that includes $7,654,954 signing bonus.

During his three-year college career at Clemson, Lawrence recorded 131 tackles, 18 tackles for a loss, 10 sacks, an interception, a forced fumble, three recoveries and four pass defenses.

Baker, 21, was the No. 30 overall pick by the Giants out of Georgia. New York elected to trade up with the Saints to select him and exchanged their No. 37, No. 132, and No. 142 overall picks.

According to OverTheCap.com, Baker receives a four-year, $10,525,720 rookie contract including a $5,675,068 signing bonus.

He was the first corner taken in the 2019 NFL Draft after being projected to be one of the top defensive backs to go.

During his four-year career at Georgia, Baker recorded 116 tackles, one sack, seven interceptions and 23 pass defenses in 36 games.