CBS Sports Updated 2021 NFL Mock Draft

They are desperate for DBs, DTs and have a loaded receiving corps. However, that would be a dream draft for the Giants.

really benefit this offense. More so than a WR IMO.

Lock it in

but I read that he is more of a big WR than a "two way receiving and blocking TE". Although Pitts supposedly has great hands, he sounds a little like a bigger version of Engram (i.e. subpar blocking skills).

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Cooper has an out after 2021 - I can see him unloaded for picks meaning they can go WE/TE now to retool for Daks return.

I wouldnt put it past them if Pitts or Smith is their clear cut BPA.

you could take a flyer on a guy like Pitts. Giant could use a big target.

Love D. Smith

is going to be legit.

I think he's going top 10 though....

In comment 15109341 Trainmaster said:

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but I read that he is more of a big WR than a "two way receiving and blocking TE". Although Pitts supposedly has great hands, he sounds a little like a bigger version of Engram (i.e. subpar blocking skills).

He's not as fast as Engram, but he's bigger, has much better hands and is very quick in and out of his routes. I'd be happy with that pick.

but I don't know that they will . . they desperately do need help in the secondary though so who knows.

years and take over when EEs contract is up.

/sarcasm off

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In comment 15109341 Trainmaster said: Quote: but I read that he is more of a big WR than a "two way receiving and blocking TE". Although Pitts supposedly has great hands, he sounds a little like a bigger version of Engram (i.e. subpar blocking skills). He's not as fast as Engram, but he's bigger, has much better hands and is very quick in and out of his routes. I'd be happy with that pick.

Other than that 80 yard td against Tampa in Jones's first start I can't remember a time when Engram's 4.4 speed showed on the field.

In comment 15109341 Trainmaster said:

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but I read that he is more of a big WR than a "two way receiving and blocking TE". Although Pitts supposedly has great hands, he sounds a little like a bigger version of Engram (i.e. subpar blocking skills).

Maybe he's just a bigger and better version of Engram. He may not be a great blocker, a la Engram, but that could be where the similarities end. He might just make the plays Engram can't.

In comment 15109311 BillT said:

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They are desperate for DBs, DTs and have a loaded receiving corps. However, that would be a dream draft for the Giants.

I agree....absolutely no way Dallas gets a TE to compete with the 3 amigos for the ball....Cooper, Lamb, and Gallup. Besides Schultz looks awfully good and so did that TE who got injured and scored many tds against us.

Smith is at the top of my wish list. He would give the Giants a true #1 WR and another young leader in the locker room.

SIGN ME UP.

Great WR at a position of desperate need.

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20 Bears Wyatt Davis OL (Right Guard) OHIO STATE • SOPH • 6'4" / 313 LBS 21 Jaguars (From Rams) Chris Olave WR OHIO STATE • JR • 6'1" / 188 LBS 32 Chiefs Josh Myers OL (Center) OHIO STATE • SOPH • 6'5" / 310 LBS

If the Giants trade down to the middle of the first round and want some additional OL help (particularly guard).

Olave looking very good versus Clemson. Olave versus Surtain should be interesting.

Ok....

In comment 15109311 BillT said:

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They are desperate for DBs, DTs and have a loaded receiving corps. However, that would be a dream draft for the Giants.

They need OL help as well. Their line is aging and getting hurt. They kind of need a new Left Tackle of the future. And they like drafting OL when they are up high.

Smith falls that far but I guess you never know - the same was said for players like Jeudy and Lamb last year, but given how deep the WR class was, they fell. Even Jefferson, a guy who maybe would have gone in the mid-first in a standard draft, fell to the end of the 1st round.

Between the FA WR class and the draft class, maybe some teams will be hesitant in taking a WR that early.

I think the Giants will pass on Smith in favor of a defensive star. And I think they'd happily trade down if another team wants Smith.

Brilliant.

But his frame is so slender that I wouldn't feel great about the punishment and recovery he has to manage.

If it's WR, Chase seems as talented and likely more durable.

In comment 15109787 bw in dc said:

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Brilliant. But his frame is so slender that I wouldn't feel great about the punishment and recovery he has to manage. If it's WR, Chase seems as talented and likely more durable.

Receivers touch the ball 5-7 times per game on average. Half the time they don't even get hit, instead running out of bounds or giving them self up to avoid big hits.

On top of that, they play out on the perimeter where big hits are less likely to happen.

And, the rules have been changed where receivers are more protected than any other position on the field besides QB. No more big hits on defenseless receivers over the middle.

Worry about injuries to a receiver because of a slender frame is not a good reason to be scared off by an exceptional talent like Smith. Especially since he's dominated press coverage and contested catch situations- which are typically the things you'd worry about with a slender WR.

If Smith is still there. Just that good and would help Jones greatly. Remember without talent around him the Giants won't win

In comment 15109553 DavidinBMNY said:

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In comment 15109311 BillT said: Quote: They are desperate for DBs, DTs and have a loaded receiving corps. However, that would be a dream draft for the Giants. They need OL help as well. Their line is aging and getting hurt. They kind of need a new Left Tackle of the future. And they like drafting OL when they are up high.

The Garrett Cowboys did. I'm not sure what they do without his voice in the room.

In comment 15109868 Breeze_94 said:

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In comment 15109787 bw in dc said: Quote: Brilliant. But his frame is so slender that I wouldn't feel great about the punishment and recovery he has to manage. If it's WR, Chase seems as talented and likely more durable. Receivers touch the ball 5-7 times per game on average. Half the time they don't even get hit, instead running out of bounds or giving them self up to avoid big hits. On top of that, they play out on the perimeter where big hits are less likely to happen. And, the rules have been changed where receivers are more protected than any other position on the field besides QB. No more big hits on defenseless receivers over the middle. Worry about injuries to a receiver because of a slender frame is not a good reason to be scared off by an exceptional talent like Smith. Especially since he's dominated press coverage and contested catch situations- which are typically the things you'd worry about with a slender WR.

I get your POV. But I don't see that much difference between Chase and Smith as prospects. So I'll take the prospect who I think has the more durable frame.

In comment 15109402 5BowlsSoon said:

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In comment 15109311 BillT said: Quote: They are desperate for DBs, DTs and have a loaded receiving corps. However, that would be a dream draft for the Giants. I agree....absolutely no way Dallas gets a TE to compete with the 3 amigos for the ball....Cooper, Lamb, and Gallup. Besides Schultz looks awfully good and so did that TE who got injured and scored many tds against us.

This exactly.

Dalton Schultz this year and Blake Jarwin last year both proved to be reliable TEs. Dallas will not select a TE with the 10th pick in the draft.

The selection will be 100% a defensive player. I would be skeptical of any mock draft that didn't have a defensive player selected by Dallas.