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Ranking NFL Team Needs Going Into Draft...

M.S. : 4/20/2019 7:00 am

...CBS Sportsline (April 5th, 2019) compiled a ranking of draft needs by team / by position based on the input of 5 staff members**. The average team need score is in the range of 1 to 32. The higher the average score, the greater the team need.

Here, for example, are the Giants average scores:

QB 29.6
RB 4.4
WR/TE 25.2
OL 23.4
EDGE 31.0
INT DL 31.0
LB 29.0
DB 29.0

If you think our Draft needs are significant (and of course they are), then these figures will do nothing to dispel your assumption.

In fact, if you take the average team need across all eight positional breakouts, the Giants average score is 25.3. Only Miami has a higher overall average 27.8. The lowest? The New Orleans Saints at 8.9.

Below is a list of all 32 teams based on the average draft need across all eight positions:

Average
Saints 8.9
Chargers 9.1
Browns 9.3
Chicago 9.4
Rams 10.8
Cowboys 11.4
Pats 12.2
Green Bay 12.4
K.C. 12.7
Steelers 12.7
Seattle 12.8
Vikings 13.2
Eagles 13.5
Houston 14.0
Colts 14.1
Carolina 16.4
Baltimore 16.6
Jacksonsville 17.1
Atlanta 17.1
Titans 17.5
San Fran 17.6
Denver 17.7
Cinncinnatti 19.3
Arizona 20.0
Detroit 20.7
Jets 20.9
Tampa Bay 23.5
Washington 24.0
Buffalo 24.7
Raiders 25.2
Giants 25.3
Miami 27.8

**Jared Dubin, John Breech, Will Brinson, Ryan Wilson and Sean Wagner-McGough.

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I get it.....a bit heavy handed against, but

George from PA : 4/20/2019 7:24 am : link

I get it.....hopefully, this draft moves the needle

OL seems low. QB and interior DL might be a bit high.

Big Blue Blogger : 4/20/2019 7:42 am : link

Otherwise, yeah. The Giants are basically Saquon Barkley, two guards, two nice slot receivers, the battered remains of Eli Manning, and a bunch of JAGs. Slight exaggeration, but they do need help everywhere.

Well...duh.

Klaatu : 4/20/2019 7:45 am : link

No surprise, the Giants have a lot of needs, a lot of holes to fill. Bad teams usually do, and the Giants have been a bad team for a long time. They desperately need an infusion of talent on both sides of the ball, not only potential starters, but prospects worth developing as role players/quality depth.

On the plus side, the Giants have accumulated a good deal of draft capital (and may even get more with a judicious trade or two). Naturally, it won't be enough to solve all of their problems, but it should be enough to address several of their most pressing needs without setting BPA aside completely. The operative word here is "should."

Another silly use of numbers

ZogZerg : 4/20/2019 7:49 am : link

Unfortunately, the Giants are desperate for an Edge player...

M.S. : 4/20/2019 9:36 am : link

�(not to mention several other positions), but so too are the Jets and da Raiders -- two teams that pick ahead of us in Round One.

Also, the NFC East has the greatest need at DB, and we are definitely one of the NFC teams that will be in the hunt for DB somewhere in this draft. Will be interesting to see how will do relative to our direct competition.

RE: Another silly use of numbers

PEEJ : 4/20/2019 9:38 am : link

In comment 14394621 ZogZerg said:

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Anal-itics. *grin*

The Giants do not need to force a QB pick this year.

Boy Cord : 4/20/2019 10:04 am : link

They will be in this position again next year, and I�m okay with that.

Of course we have needs

Giants_Rock : 4/20/2019 10:24 am : link

Crazy Dave traded away our good players for draft picks and more salary cap money. Apparently he never heard the old saying "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush".