The New York Giants had 10 selections in the 2020 NFL Draft, but should have had 11. They traded away their third-round pick (and a future pick) to the Jets last October in exchange for defensive lineman Leonard Williams.
So, who did the Jets select with the 68th overall pick?
Safety Ashtyn Davis of Cal, considered by many one of the top three-to-four players at his position and one that has been compared by scouts to the Minnesota Vikings’ Pro Bowler, Harrison Smith.
So, who could the Giants have used that pick on had they kept it and simply signed Williams in free agency?
Wisconsin edge rusher/linebacker Zack Baun, Texas A&M defensive tackle Justin Madubuike, Temple center Matt Hennessy and Houston offensive tackle Josh Jones to name a few.
Instead, the Giants didn’t select in the third round until pick No. 99, a compensatory selection in which they used to take UConn offensive tackle Matt Peart.
The Giants had four picks in the seventh round, two of those picks (Nos. 247 and 255) were compensatory selections which they used to take Minnesota cornerback Chris Williamson and Georgia linebacker Tae Crowder.
The 238th overall pick, obtained in a 2018 trade that sent cornerback Eli Apple to the New Orleans Saints, was spent on another inside linebacker — South Carolina’s T.J. Brunson.
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