2. As things currently stand, the sixth pick being the -- by Chad Reuter, Beavers began his career at UConn but transferred back home to Cincinnati (he was a three-sport athlete at Colerain High School) after the 2018 season. He comes from a strong SEC school and theres a lot to work with here. She interned at The Denver Post and Field & Stream magazine. And it works out nicely that he has ties to Pennsylvania, even if its the other side of the state. The Giants are not one of those teams. Support NJ.com, Andy Vasquez | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. He is a highly-intelligent player with experience playing both guard and center. The Giants check off another of our top-priority needs with CB Cordale Flott. When a team is as bad as the Giants, free agency is often addition by subtraction. Wideouts like Wake Forest's A.T. Perry, LSU's Kayshon Boutte and SMU's Rashee Rice could all fall within its range. Big Blue needs assistance at wide receiver in this Remember, these Day 3 slots wont be finalized until the compensatory selections are official. Christian Harris isnt a sack machine but that wouldnt be the point of this pick. The Jets are looking to build on their promising 2022 season with a pick in the top 15. Instead of taking a redshirt year in 2018, he played the final nine games as a reserve (1-10). The Giants could turn around and use that selection on a new quarterback of their own. GiantsBlueBlooded (@RealTlkFB) February 2, 2023 The top WR set to hit the open market is New England's Jakobi Meyers, who had 67 receptions for 804 yards and six touchdowns in 2022. That was a compensatory pick Kansas City received when former executive Ryan Poles was hired by the Bears to be their general manager. The Giants love their red zone tight end packages and a top-notch prospect to pair with Daniel Bellinger could open some exciting offensive opportunities. And second, do they want to pick up his fully guaranteed fifth-year option? Carolina Panthers (from Patriots): Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU, 15. Our first trade of the draft as the Patriots trade up to get a guy who was extremely productive as a wide receiver in college: he put up nearly 1,600 receiving yards in 2021 with Pittsburgh, tying for the FBS lead with 17 touchdowns, he transferred to USC in 2022 and finished with nearly 900 yards receiving and eight touchdowns. It was the whole program." The franchise tag is out of the question as that would cost $14 million. Another position in desperate need of an upgrade is linebacker. The only players guaranteed to be on the Giants roster in 2022 (barring a trade) are Leonard Williams, Kenny Golladay, Adoree Jackson, Logan Ryan, Andrew Thomas, and Saquon Barkley. High-end linebackers such as Tremaine Edmunds, Lavonte David and David Long Jr. are slated to be available. This Las Vegas product was And now, one year after making two top-10 picks, Big Blue finds itself on the back end of the first Giants brass has already been in Mobile, Alabama, scouting talent at the Senior Bowl and will continue the push to the draft at next weeks NFL Scouting Combine. Sauce Gardner showed last year with the Jets just how much of an impact a cornerback can make as a rookie. New York Jets: Broderick Jones, OT, Georgia. Spears could provide the spark the Giants offense will need if Barkley does leave. He could very well be the top corner in the league for years to come. And Stroud could be in a perfect situation to learn behind Smith for a year or two while also pushing him for the job. New York Giants: Brian Branch, S, Alabama. The Giants could well find themselves below $25 million in cap space after signing Jones and Barkley or tagging one of them. Alabama coaches wasted no time getting him on the field, starting him in all 13 games at right guard in 2019 en route to an SEC All-Freshman Team selection. Cornerback is an urgent draft priority for the Eagles given Bradberrys looming departure and Darius Slays age (32). The goal for new Giants general manager Joe Schoen as he entered Day 2 of the 2022 NFL Draft was to acquire additional picks, for one significant reason. He has 13 tackles for a loss and 9.0 sack over the course of his 25-game career. Q&A: Giants' Adoree' Jackson on contract, punt returns and trash talking with Brian Daboll. Hes a bit on the older side and will play as a 25-year-old rookie, but he has the versatility to play some nickel and got a ton of special teams experience (more than 600 snaps in college), which could be especially attractive for a group that at times was cobbled together. The Seahawks still need a long-term answer at quarterback, despite the emergence of Geno Smith. February 26, 2023 7:00 am PT. Indianapolis Colts: Myles Murphy, Edge, Clemson. Murphy is a great fit for any defensive scheme and has the physical potential to become a dominant edge rusher. Round 6: Cameron Latu, TE, Alabama Instead of going with one of the top-ranked tight ends, I chose one later who still comes from a dynastic program in Alabama and brings some upside. Doing so with a post-June 1 designation would clear another $13.5 million in 2023 cap space. Having Saquon Barkley in the backfield is great, but he could use some help up front, and Ekwonu has been an all-conference pick at both guard and tackle. Though thex NFL doesnt officially announce those selections until the new league year (March 15), Over The Caps Nick Korte projects the Giants to pick up extra sixth- and seventh-round selections. Kyle Madson. Jones is set to be a free agent when the market opens on March 15, and retaining him should be priority No. Neither Drafttek.com or www.drafttek.com are affiliated in any manner
As the 2022 NFL Draft approaches, Fortner is a player that sounds increasingly less likely to be available in the fourth round. According to Brugler, this represents another value pick, with Sanders ranking No. Of course, to bring in a big name takes big money something the Giants, without financial finagling, dont currently have. They should bring in a new starter through a trade (Russell Wilson, anyone?) The Giants and their fans want Saquon Barkley back but again, only at a price that makes sense. But still ahead is the most important part of the process: the draft. Some would even argue a quarterback, but thats a debate for another day. Heres how the Giants 2022 NFL Draft picks currently stand according to the draft order: Dont Overthink It, Miami Dolphins: Pick Up Tua Tagovailoas Fifth-Year Option, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Are of 2 Minds When It Comes to Kyle Trask, Leonard Fournette Landing Spots: Dolphins, Bills, and Chargers Make Sense After Buccaneers Release, Miami Dolphins Coach Mike McDaniel Weighs in on Byron Jones Dust Up. The Giants are likely still holding out hope for 2022 third-round pick Josh Ezeudu, who struggled in his rookie season, but hes no sure thing at left guard. With Kadarius Toney and Darius Slayton potentially on the trading block, GM Joe Schoen could be facilitating more moves at the WR position. It just makes too much sense given the lack of quality quarterback play in the league for these teams to invest big capital into this position. New York ranked in the bottom part of the league in pass-rush win rate, pass-block win rate, defensive sack rate, and rushing yards gained per game. Enter Torrence a potential first-round pick last year who transferred from the Louisiana to Florida to test his mettle in the SEC (he passed with flying colors, earning All-American honors). The Giants want him back and he wants to come back, but the usual roadblocks mainly money stand in the way. "That's my guess," Rapoport told WFAN's Tiki and Tierney. As it stands, it seems as though the Giants will be parting with the very talented but expensive cornerback. https://www.giants.com/video/giants-huddle-nfl-network-s-daniel-jeremiah YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Well, Stills adds to it coming off a productive season with 26 tackles, including 13 solo, 4.5 sacks and nine tackles for loss. With with the National Football League. The Temple transfer has good balance and was a highly productive player for the Nittany Lions last fall. This years draft class is very deep in positions the New York Giants are in need of, whether it be on offense or defense, and if the New York Giants draft correctly, Andersen is still a little raw in terms of his ability to diagnose what is happening in front of him but he has all the athleticism in the world. -- by Chad Reuter, While current Indiana head coach Tom Allen coached at South Florida, his son played with McFadden at Plant High School. Since the Bears were terrible this year, that first-rounder will end up in the top 10. 1 pick overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.AP. https://giantswire.usatoday.com/lists/new-york-giants-address-multiple-needs-draft-wire-three-round-2022-mock/, Round 1 (No. Johnson might be the most impactful among that group. WR Zay Flowers is becoming one of the more polarizing players when discussing the Giants draft plans. 8): Iowa, OL, Tyler Linderbaum, Round 2 (No. His father, Dale, played football at Western Kentucky. The 6-0, So we see this as an opportunity for them to take the best player available, and Branch has great coverage skills and strength, could be just that player to help solidify the back of the Giants defense. The bad news is that much of that money is likely to dissipate quickly. By all indications, Dave Gettlemans four-year run as the teams embattled general manager is also over. WR Zay Flowers is becoming one of the more polarizing players when discussing the Giants draft plans. The 2022 season was a huge turnaround campaign for the Giants. 1 target on the roster. As a redshirt freshman in 2018, Davidson played in eight games as a reserve (10 tackles, 3.5 for loss with two sacks) before a fibula injury ended his season prematurely. Despite being a bit undersized, hes earned a reputation for being a player with a quick first step who can occasionally wreak havoc in the backfield. Is there any more evidence of the lack of talent at the position than the Giants signing Jarrad Davis off waivers in Week 17, then starting him in both of their playoff games? Arizona Cardinals: Christian Gonzalez, CB, Oregon. However, inside the organization, they need to know that a QB addition is not simply going to make them Super Bowl contenders. That inauspicious era was marred by a number of terrible key decisions: Taking Saquon Barkley over Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson; selecting Daniel Jones sixth overall; and giving out terrible contracts to Golden Tate, Patrick Omameh, and Kenny Golladay, to name a few. Former Giant Odell Beckham Jr., who didn't play in 2022 after suffering a torn ACL a year ago, and JuJu Smith-Schuster are likely the closest things to one. In fact, one of his last big moves helped set the Giants up for the future. TEAM, Results from Consensus Mock Draft:
7. He had won the Paul Hornung Award as Kentucky's top high school football player in 2018 and was a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award as college football's most versatile player the following fall. If they cannot, let him stay in the building, ride out his contract, and move on after 2022. Two players fifth-round There was always an expectation that theyd add a linebacker in this class, with Blake Martinez and Tae Crowder leading a LB room that possesses little talent and depth. Here is a list of the Giants top 10 unrestricted free agents and what the team may do with them. With a belief that they could be more than just a rebuilding team, the Giants ran head-first into the season instead of taking baby steps. -- by Chad Reuter, Neal's size and athleticism made him one of the top-10 recruits in the country out of IMG Academy in Florida. WebWhat a division the NFC East has turned out to be. A spicy choice perhaps but one Im high on after watching Spears play in Mobile. The New York Giants selected 11 players in the 2022 NFL draft, many of whom would play extensive roles for the clubs as rookies. When asked about why he picked Oregon, Thibodeaux said, "It was journalism. Atlanta Falcons: Jalen Carter, DT, Georgia. 53, No. Ebiketie is not the prototypical edge rusher in regards to size but he is a high activity player. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. 7 overall picks in the 2022 NFL Draft, if the season ended today. Philadelphia Eagles: Joey Porter Jr., CB, Penn State. For more creative teams, Rice's bully-ball YAC skills and alignment flexibility will make him a nifty weapon to move around the formation.". Therefore, the Giants should treat him as a backup. Team needs: OG, C, EDGE, CB, LB, RB, OT Cap space: $13.7M (10th) Top draft picks: No. 25 part of the reason I chose Torrence so heres the wide receiver you were all waiting for. Comment: Ahmad Gardner is too good to pass up with the information we have now. Thats too rich for the Giants blood, especially if the Jones negotiations dont go their way. Make Yahoo Your Homepage Discover something new every day from News, Sports, Finance, Entertainment and more! Matt Citak: Fact - The Giants have several talented and promising young players on the roster, including guys such as Dexter Lawrence, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Xavier McKinney, just to name a few. This year's non-exclusive tag for quarterbacks was worth $29.7 million. No surprise, then, that the G-Men with one playoff appearance in 11 years are looking to make a move. The Giants also have an extra third from the Chiefs, via the Kadarius Toney trade. 2022 NFL Draft order: Giants, Jaguars, Jets moving up in top 10. 23 on his big board. Despite being a bit of a reach, Flotts versatility and physical play style will be a welcome addition to the Giants secondary. The 6-0, 180-pound Turner tallied 36 tackles, including one for loss, one interception, 11 pass breakups and a fumble recovery this season for the Wolverines. Giants general manager Joe Schoen is coming off a fairly promising start to rebuilding the Giants roster. It would also make sense to upgrade a defense that ranked 31st in yards per rush allowed, 25th in total yards allowed and logged just six interceptions on the season. But I like this pick, because football is a game won in the trenches, and the Giants quite simply arent good enough up front right now. With his long speed and ability to stretch the field, Hyatt pegs as a potential replacement for free agent Darius Slayton. section: | slug: perfect-giants-2022-nfl-draft-plan-n-y-invests-in-daniel-jones-by-drafting-ol-raises-the-floor-on-defense | sport: football | route: article_single_special | Let me explain: Torrence is a hard prospect to ignore if hes still available and some of the other big name receivers were already off the board by the time I picked. Robinson was an honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference pick and Freshman All-American for the Huskers in 2019, starting four of 10 games played (40-453-11.3, two TDs receiving; 88-340-3.9, three TDs rushing; 11-236-21.5 kick returns; three starts at receiver, one at running back). At this stage of the draft, odds of hitting on a pick are very slim so the idea of taking multiple players at a position of need appeals to me. The Eagles were just in the Super Bowl, but theyll be picking in the top 10 and twice in the first round. Let's take a look at New York's impending free agents, potential free-agent targets and draft needs heading into the 2023 offseason. They could also use a little added depth at cornerback and perhaps a two-way tight end. Darius Slayton likely isnt high on the Giants list right now and Richie James who is not on this list could be a higher priority this offseason depending on the numbers. Published: Nov 15, 2021 at 11:30 PM. The Giants, who picked up an additional first-round pick in a trade with the Chicago Bears last April, are locked into the fifth and seventh overall selections. Gettleman critics certainly have plenty of reasons to trash his tenure, but not every decision he made was wrong. He provides great length and physicality down the field. The Giants have plenty of needs to address and will enter the 2023 NFL Draft with the means to address them. The 2022 NFL Draft is upon us and few teams are as well-positioned to make an impact as the New York Giants. Cue a dose of warranted criticism for the hypocrisy. However, the Giants could stand to upgrade several areas, and if they leave enough cap space, it would be logical to do so in free agency. Big-bodied receiver Quentin Johnston was already off the board in my simulation before No. Julian Love has improved with each season and is now one of the Giants top defensive players. Re-signing Jones and Barkley should be New York's biggest priorities, and it would make a ton of sense to bring back the likes of James and Ward. Schoen said that Shepard is one of his favorite players, which could mean the Giants are willing to keep rolling with Shepard regardless of his injury history. All Rights Reserved. The Giants continue to rebuild their defense in the 2022 NFL Draft with Indiana linebacker Micah McFadden. Thats the way it worked out here, and he gives the Falcons defense a key building block as they try to get back to relevance. *Advanced statistics from Pro Football Reference. 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