The New York Giants did not play in Week 11, meaning they could not lose. But they did not gain, either. They came into the their bye week ranked No. 30 of 32 teams and exited in the same place.
If the 2020 NFL Draft were held today, the Giants would select third overall.
That’s three spots worse where they selected last in last year’s draft when they chose Duke quarterback Daniel Jones sixth overall.
This coming draft will have quite a number of quarterbacks in the draft, most notably LSU’s Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert of Oregon, Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts, Georgia’s Jake Fromm and, yes, Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa, who recently underwent surgery to repair a dislocated hip.
The Giants will not be looking for a quarterback, but other teams will be. That will do two things for them…
First, the value of their pick may become so valuable that general manager Dave Gettleman may get bowled over by a trade offer, which would likely equate to multiple high draft picks.
Second, they could be in the driver’s seat for a player such as Ohio State pass rusher Chase Young, Auburn defensive lineman Derrick Brown or Georgia offensive tackle Andrew Thomas.
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