New York Giants: Ultimate Draft Guide – Best of EWB’s Big Blue coverage
By Ed Stein
Attention New York Giants fans. This is EWB’s ultimate draft guide. It’s filled with our best Big Blue draft stories and other great info.
It’s the day the New York Giants and their fans have been waiting for since last season ended. The entire franchise could be reborn by Saturday night. This article is meant for Big Blue fans so they can knowledgeably follow the draft. It is the best of our draft coverage over the past few weeks. Please use it as your guide.
The Basics
What: NFL Draft
Where: Nashville, Tennessee
When: Thursday, 8 pm EDT, first round. Friday, 7 pm EDT, second and third rounds. Saturday, Noon EDT fourth through seventh rounds.
Giants selections: Round 1 – 6, 17; Round 2 – 37; Round 3 – 95; Round 4 – 108, 132; Round 5 – 142, 143, 171; Round 6 – 180, Round 7 232, 245.
Television coverage: ABC, ESPN, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes, NFL.com/watch.
The Plan
New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman says he has a plan for the G-Men and the draft. No one outside of team executives has any clue what that is. The only clue is that Gettleman said he’ll take the highest rated player on the board.
Big Blue needs a quarterback to take over for 38-year-old Eli Manning whose NFL career is close to over. The defense lost three of its best players since last season’s trade deadline, so that is an area of opportunity. Additionally, Odell Beckham’s departure leaves an opening for an offensive playmaker. All of this was covered in detail:
Who will it be?
Again, it’s all speculation as to what the New York Giants will do, but EWB tried hard to figure it out. This is a compilation of 21 recent mock drafts:
We asked our own staff and some other key people in the FanSided network who they thought who Big Blue will select with the sixth overall pick:
As well as 17th overall:
If everything goes right the first two days, this is who will be added to the team:
Player Profiles
You might be curious about some of the players the New York Giants are considering. We wrote some profiles.
Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins:
Michigan defensive end Rashan Gary:
Mississippi defensive end Montez Sweat:
Even though the following profiles were written for the Jets, these players are possibilities for the top five picks, before the Giants take their turn.
Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa:
Kentucky linebacker Josh Allen:
Alabama defensive tackle Quinnen Williams:
EWB also did a piece on possible New York Giants trade target quarterback Josh Rosen of the Arizona Cardinals.
There you have it Big Blue fans all you need to know for the weekend. Draft times and television coverage, mock drafts, and player profiles. Use this as your reference guide.