The New York Giants hope to fill wants with expertise within the upcoming NFL draft later this month. In a brand new mock draft from ESPN NFL analyst Discipline Yates, they do exactly that.
Large Blue is in dire want of an offensive weapon/playmaker and a shutdown nook on protection to play throughout from Deonte Banks.
Yates mocks LSU extensive receiver Malik Nabers with the sixth general within the first spherical.
The Giants’ extensive receiver corps doesn’t have a difference-maker in the mean time, however that will all change with Nabers. He’s essentially the most explosive participant within the draft and a run-after-catch nightmare for defenses; he compelled 27 missed tackles in 2023 throughout a breakout season. Whereas the Giants seem open to contemplating a first-round quarterback, there are already 4 off the board right here, so I feel the staff would flip its consideration to upgrading round Daniel Jones.
In Spherical 2, at decide No. 47, the Giants go native by taking Rutgers cornerback Max Melton.
The Giants used a first-round decide on Deonte Banks final April however should proceed to pad that cornerback depth. This decide would make for a simple commute for Melton, a New Jersey native who began 4 seasons at Rutgers. He has a superb set off again to the soccer and nice ball abilities (three interceptions in 2023).
These two picks will fill some rapid holes within the Giants’ roster. Nabers will probably be a Day 1 starter and hopefully an affect participant from the start.
Melton, if not an immediate starter, ought to be within the combine early as his solely competitors is Nick McCloud and Tre Hawkins III.