The New York Giants select fourth overall in the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft in April and everyone has their opinion about what general manager Dave Gettleman should do to improve the team.
Luke Easterling of our sister site Draft Wire recently published his end of season three-round mock draft. Here’s what he came up with for the Giants.
Round One, Pick No. 4
Andrew Thomas , OT Georgia (6’5″, 320)
Losing out on (Chase) Young hurts, but this pick is hardly a consolation prize. The Giants need a franchise left tackle every bit as much as they need an impact edge rusher, and Thomas has all the physical and mental tools to be an immediate and long-term upgrade at a premium position.
You don’t ever have to justify taking a franchise left tackle high in the draft to me. I need no convincing. A top left tackle is the cornerstone of any offense and, in my opinion, Thomas could end up being a more valuable piece than Young would have been simply because he can both pass and run block, which will help both Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley out big time.
Round Two, Pick No. 36
Shaun Wade, CB Ohio State
Another cornerback? Didn’t the Giants just draft four potential starters in the last two drafts? Yes, they did, but there’s always room for more and Wade is the kind go talent that might be hard to pass up on. They couldn’t land Young, so why not grab another Buckeye standout? The only issue is whether the underclassman declares. Many scouts think Wade would greatly benefit from another season in Columbus.
Round Three, Pick No. 68
Surrendered to the New York Jets in the Leonard Williams trade.
A major blunder whether or not they re-sign Williams. Gettleman foolishly forked over two draft picks for an impending free agent who was at a lull in his career. That is something a contender one or two players away from winning the Super Bowl does, not a team that has one winning season over the past seven.
The Giants will very likely be awarded a compensatory selection at the end of the third round (somewhere in the mid-90s) for losing Landon Collins in free agency, but they will be missing out on another opportunity here due to Gettleman’s wanton handling of draft assets.
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