New York Giants
Round Overall Player Notes
1 23 OT Garett Bolles
2 55 TE Evan Engram
3 87 DT Dalvin Tomlinson
4 140 DE Deatrich Wise
5 167 OLB Jordan Evans
6 207 RB De'Angelo Henderson
7 241 K Jake Elliott
"Some teams move up, down, in and out of this mock draft, but the Giants aren't one of them. They manage to fill a big need in the first with Bolles, who's older than a typical prospect but who should come in and immediately start at left tackle, kicking Ereck Flowers to the right side, where he's a better fit. Some iterations of the first round could have the Giants missing out on all three top tackles, but with the top players at the position falling further than expected, there's less need for teams like the Giants and Seahawks to swing a deal to guarantee they get one.
The Giants start Day 2 with a potential immediate starter at tight end in Engram after bypassing freak of nature David Njoku in the first round. Engram joins a talented receiver trio to give Eli Manning plenty of passing-game weapons. Next up is Tomlinson, a beefy defensive tackle who will go a long way toward replacing the departed Johnathan Hankins.
The Giants love adding pass-rushers at defensive end, and even with their starters locked in for the foreseeable future, they pick up a depth options on Day 3 in Wise before adding a linebacker to the mix in Evans, who will try to develop into a 2018 starter for the team. After adding Henderson to the ground game to mix in behind Paul Perkins, they grab a kicker to compete for the starting job. Despite not having any flashy trades, this is a group with a lot of talent who should contribute in 2017 and even more ticketed for big future roles."
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Of course, if they went with a player like Wormley, Demarcus Walker, or Gareon Conley in the first round I wouldn't be disappointed. Main thing is to get a great player. Would love some help on OL, can't wait, less than a week to go to find out who the newest Giant is! This is one of the better mocks I've seen, though.
Henderson seems like an odd complement to Perkins, especially with Vereen still on the team.
Agreed.
Every year there's 50-60 players who "are going in the first round". There'll be at least 5 big names available to the Giants at that pick and probably 1 or 2 in the third round as well no one thought would get out of the first round. Happens every year