Giants Picks:
1 Sam Darnold QB USC
I would trade down there are too many options but gun to head the smart decision is take the next franchise QB over the elite RB prospect and the pass rusher. I do not envy Gettleman. I am projecting Mayfield to Brown with the hype today but if Browns DO go Darnold the Giants again could trade down or go Barkley/Chubb.
2 Sam Hubbard DE/OLB Ohio State
Hubbard will play as an edge rusher in our new defensive scheme can play with hand in the dirt or in space. This is a huge need after trading JPP and with Vernon likely playing out this year on a prove it deal.
3a Braden Smith OG Auburn
Smith will start day 1 at Right Guard and fills a massive need.
3b Rashaad Penny RB San Diego State
Penny is a potential 3 down back and will compete right away with Stewart and Gallman.
4 DeShon Elliot S Texas
May have a need at Free safety next to Landon Collins and we flirted with signing Mathieu.
5 Austin Corbett OL Nevada
Can play any position on line probably best on the interior could be a Center Guard or compete for right tackle.
FULL ROUND ONE MOCK
1. Cleveland Browns Baker Mayfield, QB (Oklahoma)
2. New York Giants Sam Darnold, QB (USC)
3. New York Jets Josh Rosen, QB (UCLA)
4. Cleveland Browns Bradley Chubb, DE (N.C. State)
5. Denver Broncos Saquon Barkley, RB (Penn State)
6. Buffalo Bills (trade with Indianapolis Colts) Josh Allen, QB (Wyoming)
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Derwin James, S (Florida State)
8. Chicago Bears Quenton Nelson, G (Notre Dame)
9. San Francisco 49ers Roquan Smith, LB (Georgia)
10. Oakland Raiders Denzel Ward, CB (Ohio State)
11. Miami Dolphins Tremaine Edmunds, LB (Virginia Tech)
12. Indianapolis Colts (trade with Buffalo Bills) Minkah Fitzpatrick, S (Alabama)
13. Washington Redskins Vita Vea, DT (Washington)
14. Green Bay Packers DaRon Payne DT Alabama
15. Arizona Cardinals Lamar Jackson, QB (Louisville)
16. Baltimore Ravens Calvin Ridley WR (Alabama)
17. Los Angeles Chargers Mike McGlinchey, OT (Notre Dame)
18. Seattle Seahawks Derrius Guice RB LSU
19. Dallas Cowboys Courtland Sutton, WR (SMU)
20. Detroit Lions Marcus Davenport, DE (UTSA)
21. Cincinnati Bengals Isiah Wynn OL (Georgia)
22. Indianapolis Colts (trade with Buffalo Bills) Connor Williams, OT (Texas)
23. New England Patriots Kolton Miller, OT (UCLA)
24. Carolina Panthers Jaire Alexander CB Louisville
25. Tennessee Titans Rashaan Evans, LB (Alabama)
26. Atlanta Falcons Harold Landry DE (Boston College)
27. New Orleans Saints Hayden Hurst TE (South Carolina)
28. Pittsburgh Steelers Sony Michel, RB (Georgia)
29. Jacksonville Jaguars DJ Moore WR Maryland
30. Minnesota Vikings Will Hernandez, G (UTEP)
31. New England Patriots Mason Rudolph QB (Oklahoma State)
32. Philadelphia Eagles Mike Hughes CB (UCF)
I'd be happy to substitute Corbett over Smith.
And in 5, instead of Corbett, Tony Adams.
But I like the mock.
I'd be happy to substitute Corbett over Smith.
And in 5, instead of Corbett, Tony Adams.
That'd work for me.
Missing on a QB would set the Giants back a good bit.
If Chubb or Barkley are disappointments, they won't be a complete swing and miss. They will still have value. And trading down would give the Giants support across the board.
Miss on the QB and you get zero.
I agree. Also in round two, I think I'd take Lorenzo Carter over Hubbard. He's the kind of elite athlete that Bettcher likes to have at the 3-4 OLB spot. Not sure he's a pure pass rusher like a Chandler Jones, but maybe he can turn into one. There's a part of me that still enamored with Arden Key's talent too, but I recognize the risks are high with him.
I'd be happy with Penny. If Nick Chubb fell to the Giants in the third round, I'd love that, but it won't happen. I just have a feeling that Nick Chubb is going to be very good for quite a long time (as far as running backs go). His knee seems to be in fine shape and he's built almost perfectly for the RB position, and his combine numbers showed he's a lot faster and quicker than people tend to realize.