New York Giants Offseason: Reviewing the Offensive Tackle Position

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NFL Draft: Connor Williams, Mike McGlinchey, Orlando Brown, Kolton Miller, Chukwuma Okorafor, Isaiah Wynn, Tyrell Crosby, Martinas Rankin, Jamarco Jones, Alex Cappa, Brian O’Neill

The New York Giants’ best shot at finding their next franchise tackle will be in the NFL Draft. If they play tackle and are expected to be selected in the first two days of the draft, they should be on Big Blue’s radar.

Connor Williams, Mike McGlinchey, and Orlando Brown are all expected to be first-round picks. Kolton Miller, Chukwuma Okorafor, and Isaiah Wynn are late first-round/early second-round picks. Tyrell Crosby, Martinas Rankin, Jamarco Jones, Alex Cappa, and Brian O’Neill are all Day 2 picks who will go in the second or third round.

Williams has the size and athleticism to be a franchise left tackle in the NFL. He sits atop many offensive tackle prospect rankings. McGlinchey has quick feet and good technique and also projects as an NFL left tackle. Brown is massive (6’8, 345 lb.) and shows great balance and agility for a man his size. Many see him as a right tackle in the NFL but he made all 39 of his college starts at left tackle.

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Miller has great size and length and also has quick feet. He could be a left tackle down the road and has been moving up draft boards of late. Okorafor is a great athlete who is relatively new to football after growing up playing soccer in Nigeria. He could develop into a franchise left tackle. Wynn has experience at both tackle and guard. His lack of size (6’2, 302 lb.) may force him inside at the next level but he played left tackle for one of the best rushing offenses in the country at Georgia.

Crosby is strong with good length but is tough to evaluate in Oregon’s offense. Rankin has good size, length, and technique. He also has experience at center. Jones has great length for a tackle prospect and is still flying under the radar. Coming out of Humboldt State, Cappa excelled against top competition at the Senior Bowl and could be molded into a quality NFL offensive tackle. O’Neill is a former tight end who has great athleticism but needs to continue to work on his technique.

Luckily for the New York Giants, this is a deep offensive tackle class which offers them upgrades at both left and right tackle.

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The New York Giants NEED to improve at both offensive tackle positions. There’s a chance Flowers can hold on to the starting left tackle spot for one more year or transition to right tackle, but he needs competition. As far as right tackle goes, if it’s not Flowers, Wheeler can’t be relied on.

Big Blue likely needs to add an offensive tackle through both free agency and the NFL Draft. The free agent market isn’t great this year, but there’s a deep offensive tackle class in the draft. Dave Gettleman needs to figure out the No. 1 thing Jerry Reese couldn’t: protect Eli Manning.