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2021 NFL Draft

CMicks3110 : 11/22/2020 7:53 pm
do any draftnicks out there have a sense of how good the 2021 draft class will be? Will it be a lesser class because of COVID?

Also, what positions are strong in this draft? Our needs are corner, wide receiver, edge rusher, and I see a few top players at those positions, but not a lot of depth. Especially amongst the edge rushers. After Rousseau, who exactly stands out?
Not sure of strength....but risk must be higher  
George from PA : 11/22/2020 8:07 pm : link
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Wide Receiver is the deepest  
tyrik13 : 11/22/2020 8:08 pm : link
By far with a lot of very good ones to pick from. ER appears to be the weakest and GR isn’t even considered the top ER. He’s certainly the rawest with a high upside but there are some good ones like Kwity Page, Chris Rumph, Joseph Ossai etc. I would love for us to draft 2 WRs this draft and commit our FA money to resigning LW and Dalvin
if edge is the weakest  
CMicks3110 : 11/22/2020 8:10 pm : link
if we can re-sign LW and DT, and add an edge rusher in free agency such as bud dupree, i'd do that before allen robinson, and then take a receiver in the draft.
A draft like no other  
DavidinBMNY : 11/22/2020 8:18 pm : link
As d now, there is no asssurance the combine, bowl gales, etc will happen, Scouts don’t have access to players or facilities,

It has to be a huge advantage having strong college connections this year.
The Giants have astringent connections to at least Alabama and I believe the SEC and Big 10.

Game tape and being able t talk to people you know and have relationships with will be key,
I think it will be strong once again,  
barens : 11/22/2020 8:25 pm : link
really good QB's, offensive tackles, wide receivers, tight ends, and linebackers.

Not quite sure about the pass rushers, there's a lot that TBD. There are lots of good corners, but not sure there are any top tier guys yet.
Picking 7th right now  
Longtimelurker : 11/22/2020 8:40 pm : link
Three QBs projected to go before us.
Updated after today’s games - ( New Window )
RE: I think it will be strong once again,  
tyrik13 : 11/22/2020 10:05 pm : link
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really good QB's, offensive tackles, wide receivers, tight ends, and linebackers.

Not quite sure about the pass rushers, there's a lot that TBD. There are lots of good corners, but not sure there are any top tier guys yet.


Patrick Surtain Jr, Jaycee Horn, Asante Samuel Jr, Caleb Farley are the top guys that I know of. There are a couple more like Jamar Johnson from Indiana and another cat from Kentucky who is supposed to be pretty decent as well in kelvin joseph. Shaun Wade from Oh St has lost himself a ton of money, and has dropped very far on a lot of draft boards, but before that he was considered the no.2 DB, now not so much.
RE: Picking 7th right now  
FStubbs : 11/22/2020 10:39 pm : link
In comment 15054357 Longtimelurker said:
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Three QBs projected to go before us. Updated after today’s games - ( New Window )


If that's how the draft goes, I'd rather have the edge rusher.
Winning NFC East will cost about 12 spots  
George from PA : 11/22/2020 11:12 pm : link
But I say that experience is well worth for the young players
RE: RE: I think it will be strong once again,  
barens : 11/22/2020 11:16 pm : link
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really good QB's, offensive tackles, wide receivers, tight ends, and linebackers.

Not quite sure about the pass rushers, there's a lot that TBD. There are lots of good corners, but not sure there are any top tier guys yet.



Patrick Surtain Jr, Jaycee Horn, Asante Samuel Jr, Caleb Farley are the top guys that I know of. There are a couple more like Jamar Johnson from Indiana and another cat from Kentucky who is supposed to be pretty decent as well in kelvin joseph. Shaun Wade from Oh St has lost himself a ton of money, and has dropped very far on a lot of draft boards, but before that he was considered the no.2 DB, now not so much.


I do find it interesting that given the way football has changed over the years, with a lot more spread a d zone read offenses, breeds more corners. But I think you helped my point, are any of those corners you mentioned no brainers?
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tyrik13 : 11/22/2020 11:55 pm : link
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really good QB's, offensive tackles, wide receivers, tight ends, and linebackers.

Not quite sure about the pass rushers, there's a lot that TBD. There are lots of good corners, but not sure there are any top tier guys yet.



Patrick Surtain Jr, Jaycee Horn, Asante Samuel Jr, Caleb Farley are the top guys that I know of. There are a couple more like Jamar Johnson from Indiana and another cat from Kentucky who is supposed to be pretty decent as well in kelvin joseph. Shaun Wade from Oh St has lost himself a ton of money, and has dropped very far on a lot of draft boards, but before that he was considered the no.2 DB, now not so much.



I do find it interesting that given the way football has changed over the years, with a lot more spread a d zone read offenses, breeds more corners. But I think you helped my point, are any of those corners you mentioned no brainers?



The no-brainer CB’s are Patrick Surtain Jr (DB1 on all boards) Caleb Farley Jaycee Horn and Asante Samuel Jr. Those 4 will go either in the first or second rd.
There will be more bust  
rasbutant : 11/23/2020 12:02 am : link
And more late round steals.
QB, WR and CB  
jeff57 : 11/23/2020 6:39 am : link
Are the strong spots of the draft.
RE: QB, WR and CB  
GoDeep13 : 11/23/2020 7:06 am : link
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Are the strong spots of the draft.
OT and LB are deep too. This is the best group of off-ball LBs I’ve seen in a long time. Micah Parsons, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Chazz Surratt, Dylan Moses, and Zaven Collins.
As of now  
Sy'56 : 11/23/2020 8:22 am : link
CB appears to be a very strong group. If a few key EDGE underclassmen declare, it can be a deep group but a little light at the top. WR, as usual, looks very deep. That seems to be the case every year now.

OL looks on the light side. DT looks terrible. LB will be underclassmen-dependent. Safety is a bit of a question mark for me right now.
RE: As of now  
ryanmkeane : 11/23/2020 11:29 am : link
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CB appears to be a very strong group. If a few key EDGE underclassmen declare, it can be a deep group but a little light at the top. WR, as usual, looks very deep. That seems to be the case every year now.

Well that lines up quite nicely for us.
RE: Picking 7th right now  
US1 Giants : 11/23/2020 11:32 am : link
In comment 15054357 Longtimelurker said:
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Three QBs projected to go before us. Updated after today’s games - ( New Window )


If the Giants win the division then I think they draft late in spite of their record.
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