The New York Giants have invested heavily in their secondary over the past two years, signing players like James Bradberry and drafting others like Sam Beal, DeAndre Baker, Julian Love and Corey Ballentine.
Still, many view the Giants’ secondary as a work in progress and expect more additions to the unit, especially given Baker’s current legal situation and uncertain future.
Bleacher Report’s Jake Rill shares those expectations, which is why he has the Giants selecting Alabama cornerback Patrick Surtain II in a way-too-early 2021 NFL mock draft.
6. New York Giants: Patrick Surtain Jr., CB, Alabama
Although Rill adds no commentary to the pick, it’s easy to understand why he has the Giants going in that direction at No. 6 overall next April.
The 6-foot-2, 203-pound Surtain comes from a good blood line. His father, Patrick Surtain, spent 11 seasons in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins, earning three Pro Bowl appearances and two combined All-Pro nods.
In their own recent mock draft, this is what Walter Football had to say about Surtain:
Son of former Dolphins star cornerback Patrick Surtain Sr., Surtain II was tested early by teams, yet was able to punish teams for doing so. The 6-foot-2 cornerback projects as a top-10 pick in the future.
Surtain already has tremendous value and seems to be rising — some have even called him the best cornerback in the 2021 draft despite the 2020 season having not been played yet.
If the Giants do end up selecting sixth overall, Surtain would be a great addition, but it’s looking increasingly unlikely he’ll even fall that far.
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