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Best Giants Draft in past 20 years

Jay in Toronto : 2/5/2019 3:09 pm
Wonderful favorite all-time 5 thread got me thinking. What would you say (not counting 2018 -- too soon to tell but looks promising) would you say the best Giants draft of the past twenty years would be.

In terms of %, I think it has to be 2005, where we sure did well with only 4 picks:

2 Corey Webster
3 Jason Tuck
4 Brandon Jacobs
6 Eric Moore

75% ain't shabby

In terms of #s, I'd go with 2007

1 Aaron Ross
2 Steve Smith
3 Jay Alford (just for that Super Bowl sack!)
4 Zak DeOssie
5 Kevin Boss
6 Adam Koets
7 Michael Johnson
7 Ahmad Bradshaw


Actually not bad in % either

Giants' Draft History - ( New Window )
I'd say 1986 is near the top  
RinR : 2/5/2019 3:13 pm : link
Eric Dorsey, DE. Notre Dame
Mark Collins, DB. Cal State-Fullerton
Erik Howard, DT. Washington State
Pepper Johnson, LB. Ohio State
Greg Lasker, DB. Arkansas
John Washington, DE. Oklahoma State
Just saw you said  
RinR : 2/5/2019 3:14 pm : link
past 20 years
I think last years draft will come out well.  
Ira : 2/5/2019 3:14 pm : link
SB
Hernandez
Hill
Carter
Lauletta - still deserves a chance
McIntosh - ditto

Already 3 starters. Carter will probably start next season. We'll see about the other 2.
2005  
Mr. Nickels : 2/5/2019 3:18 pm : link
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RE: I think last years draft will come out well.  
Jay in Toronto : 2/5/2019 3:20 pm : link
In comment 14288200 Ira said:
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SB
Hernandez
Hill
Carter
Lauletta - still deserves a chance
McIntosh - ditto

Already 3 starters. Carter will probably start next season. We'll see about the other 2.


You may be right -- but three starters on a lousy team aint much of an achievement. Let's see how many start in three years on a steady playoff team.
last years draft  
jurban : 2/5/2019 3:26 pm : link
also don't forget about the corner back....beal
2004  
WideRight : 2/5/2019 3:29 pm : link
Rivers

Snee

Torbor

Gibril Wilson

Those were the days when the Giants used to hit on their "day two" picks.
RE: last years draft  
Dave : 2/5/2019 3:30 pm : link
In comment 14288222 jurban said:
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also don't forget about the corner back....beal


I'd think Beal goes with 2019 draft, no?
yea but to be fair  
Jay in Toronto : 2/5/2019 3:35 pm : link
you need to factor in Jamaar Taylor, Drew Strojny (neither of who I remember at all) and Isaac Hilton.

Yes they were low rounds, but Bradshaw at 7 is why 2007 wins out, IMO.
Jamar Taylor was really good  
BigBlueDownTheShore : 2/5/2019 3:40 pm : link
He just had a bum leg and I think had to retire after his rookie season. Eli had a good report with him and he was a big part of the first game against Pittsburgh where Eli finally played well.
beal  
jurban : 2/5/2019 3:40 pm : link
if he didn't have surgery last yr. he would of played in 2018
RE: RE: last years draft  
allstarjim : 2/5/2019 4:09 pm : link
In comment 14288231 Dave said:
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In comment 14288222 jurban said:


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also don't forget about the corner back....beal



I'd think Beal goes with 2019 draft, no?


I would say no. We forfeited the 2019 3rd rounder but he's still a 2018 (supplemental) draftee.
______  
I am Ninja : 2/5/2019 4:17 pm : link
jamaar taylor was a player.
2007  
Vanzetti : 2/5/2019 4:21 pm : link
The players taken in that draft directly contributed to the SB as rookies: Ross, Bradshaw, Smith, Boss. Amazing
On another thread...  
bw in dc : 2/5/2019 4:23 pm : link
Section 125 said Eli is just as good as Brady.

So with that in mind, you have to say the 2004 draft.

We got one of the greatest QBs ever and a great G in Snee.
Eli  
Gman11 : 2/5/2019 4:32 pm : link
wasn't drafted by the Giants
2004  
AcidTest : 2/5/2019 4:57 pm : link
if you include Eli. 2005 if you don't.
If you think  
Nomad Crow on the Madison : 2/5/2019 10:09 pm : link
in terms of Giants history (not just the last 20 years), the best draft was 1981 when the drafted LT.
No draft  
Nomad Crow on the Madison : 2/5/2019 10:12 pm : link
before or since has had as great an effect on the Giants performance as that one.
'07...  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 2/5/2019 10:16 pm : link
All those picks contributed to us winning that year.

RE: 2007  
Leg of Theismann : 2/6/2019 1:44 am : link
In comment 14288296 Vanzetti said:
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The players taken in that draft directly contributed to the SB as rookies: Ross, Bradshaw, Smith, Boss. Amazing


Don’t forget Jay Alford’s sack at the end of the game. I feel like people often take that sack for granted but it was top 5 most important play of the game. The defense had been awesome for 3.5 quarters but the entire D-Line was gassed and has just let up a long TD drive. Alford comes in and brings the pressure back and turns 2nd and 10 into 3rd and 20. That forced the pats to have to basically throw back to back Hail Mary passes subsequently ending the game. If Alford doesn’t get that pressure and Brady hangs in and completes a pass for even just a modest gain, the pats could have only had 20-30 yards left to go to get into field goal range with still 2-3 timeouts remaining. That sack put the pats and Brady into desperation mode!
RE: 2004  
Leg of Theismann : 2/6/2019 1:46 am : link
In comment 14288229 WideRight said:
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Rivers

Snee

Torbor

Gibril Wilson

Those were the days when the Giants used to hit on their "day two" picks.


Gibril Wilson is ridiculously underrated. That was a 5th round pick and without his speed back there I’m not sure the Giants contain Moss the way they did in SB 42. That dude could flat out play.
Jason Tuck?!?!  
santacruzom : 2/7/2019 4:33 pm : link
Jason!??!
RE: RE: 2004  
mrvax : 2/7/2019 6:10 pm : link
In comment 14288608 Leg of Theismann said:
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In comment 14288229 WideRight said:


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Rivers

Snee

Torbor

Gibril Wilson

Those were the days when the Giants used to hit on their "day two" picks.



Gibril Wilson is ridiculously underrated. That was a 5th round pick and without his speed back there I’m not sure the Giants contain Moss the way they did in SB 42. That dude could flat out play.


Gibril Wilson was a very good player. There was a time when Skin fans had already put Sean Taylor into Canton. It was fun that the Giants got a guy just as good, but in the 5th round!
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