With the NFL draft about a week away, teams are conducting final interviews with potential prospects. Franchises do their best to hide their interest in prospects so that other teams can’t steal their target player, but sometimes the cat still gets out of the bag.
Today, the New York Giants will be hosting former Alabama defensive [autotag]Brian Branch[/autotag] who is projected to be the first safety taken in the upcoming draft. The Giants currently hold the 25th selection in the draft and have expressed increasing interest in Branch who is a projected first-round selection.
Giants head coach, [autotag]Brian Daboll[/autotag], served as an offensive coordinator for the Tide in 2017 before moving to the Buffalo Bills for the same position. Even though Branch and Daboll didn’t overlap during their time in Tuscaloosa, Daboll is well aware of the quality of players Nick Saban develops for the NFL.
The Giants have had a lot of success with former Crimson Tide defensive backs in the past few years such as Xavier McKinney and Landon Collins. Branch would be no different as he will be ready to play day one.
The Philadelphia Eagles, an NFC East rival of the Giants, have also brought in Branch for interviews and expressed interest in him. The Eagles have two first round selections, No. 10 overall and No. 30 overall.
#Bama versatile DB Brian Branch is visiting the #Giants today, source says. A potential first safety off the board, he's also visited the #Texans, #Commanders, #Raiders. #Vikings, #Lions, and #Eagles, while also doing the #Falcons local day.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 19, 2023
Roll Tide Wire will continue to monitor Brian Branch’s draft stock as well as other former Crimson Tide player.
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