Giant conundrum: NYG top draft row may be gone by #6

As the smoke is clearing and evaluations are solidifying it is becoming evident who the consensus top players of this draft are.

QBs: Murray and Haskins

Non QB: Q.Will, Allen and Bosa.

There is a more than a slight chance that many teams are aligned with this ranking, making it quite possible that those 2 QBs and those 3 non QB could go in the top 5.

If that is the case the Giants are in a bit of a pickle. For now it becomes , either you have to trade up and give up later draft picks to secure one in your top row or if not pick a guy from a lower tier. Remember the Ogden /Cedric Jones draft?


In the case we don't want to pay the price to trade up, the Giants better be confident they have a guy rated close enough to those top prospects. In other words, a guy perhaps a bit more unpolished, inconsistent and/or a tad higher bust potential but perhaps still has enough talent to have upside similar or equal to the top row of players.

The possible guys on the list:

1.Devin White (though jtgiants made it clear we like him alot but not at 6, which means he is on the second or third tier most likely) May not offer high pass rush potential and isnt overly instinctual which you want out of a LB you pick this high (Maybe have to hope Tampa picks him at 5 letting someone else drop to us)

2.Greedy Williams- some pretty good CBs in this draft but Greedy os the only one that has true shutdown cover corner potential. Man to man coverage that Bettcher loves so he can be creative with his blitz schemes.

3.Sweat- tested out of the gym and had a great Senior Bowl. But the pass rush moves still need development and is out of a smaller school. Though tremendous upside is obvious. Not as much a finished product like Q.Will, Bosa and Allen.

4. Lock- Smaller school QB with multiple OCs . Tremendous arm, tremendous. Better athlete than Haskins. But alot of rawness and inconsistency to his game despite that he started more years than Haskins did. Not as anticipatory and cerebral as Haskins. Upside though is there to be just as good as Haskins or even better (but he has much more to iron out).

5. Burns- excellent, bendy, explosive pass rusher. But smallish frame that he may have maxed out at 249 prior to Combine. Giants usually like these guys bigger in the top 10 if they are going to feature them in the pass rush.

Additional comments: I don't see any OTs with a value high enough demonstrating proven and consistent dominance both in run AND pass on tape to make a selection this high. At #17 sure (or even 10 or below) but not at 6.

Another option of course would be a trade down and pick up more picks (which I believe DG has bever done before).