Byron Jones: New York Giants
Last season, the Giants had cornerback problems as few other teams did. Five cornerbacks played anywhere from 71 to 552 coverage snaps for the team in 2019, and none of them recorded an interception. Those five corners combined to allow 14 touchdowns, though. Among the things Big Blue needs to be competitive once again — and it’s a long list — this may be the most obvious. The hope is that 2019 rookie DeAndre Baker will improve, and when you give up eight touchdowns to no interceptions and an opponent passer rating of 130.9, there’s nowhere to go but up.
If the Cowboys are unable to re-sign Jones because they’re dealing with other big-ticket players, the Giants should jump on the idea of signing Jones with a quickness. Jones doesn’t have an interception in his past two seasons, but per PFF, he has the the fourth-best forced incompletion rate of any NFL corner over that span and fifteen pass breakups. He’s a great and experienced player at a desperate position of need, and as impulsive as Giants general manager Dave Gettleman generally is, Gettleman should focus that characteristic on Jones.