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Giants select Mekhi Becton, stock up in Draft Wire’s 7-round mock

In Draft Wire’s most recent seven-round mock draft, the New York Giants select OT Mekhi Becton and stock up at positions of need.

Now that the NFL has announced the compensatory draft picks for the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft, we can take mock drafts a little more seriously.

Luke Easterling of USA Today’s Draft Wire released his full seven-round mock draft on Wednesday. Here’s how he sees the New York Giants making out.

Round 1, Pick 4: Mekhi Becton, offensive tackle, Louisville

Taking Becton over Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons and Iowa offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs is going to disappoint many Giant fans. So is not trading back at No. 4 and still getting one of the three. But Becton is a monster of a prospect and should be a Pro Bowl-caliber left tackle n this league. It’s not the sexiest pick, but with a young quarterback and an offensive line that is in dire need of upgrades, I’ll take this pick all day long.

Round 2, Pick 36: Terrell Lewis, EDGE, Alabama

The Giants need to address the pass rush and their defensive end roles. Lewis is 6-foot-5 and 265 pounds and is seen as an ascending prospect who hopefully has put his injury woes behind him. He did not run the 40 at the Combine, so his pro day will tell more of the tale of where he is physically.

Round 3, Pick 99: Troy Pride Jr., cornerback,  Notre Dame

Highly productive college player with polish and should be able to walk right into the Giants’ secondary and secure a role. The Giants are young and inexperienced at corner and need some steady hands at the position.

Round 4, Pick 110: Brandon Jones, safety, Texas

Average skills and size but played aggressively. The Giants need more depth at safety with Jabrill Peppers coming off injury and Antoine Bethea turning 36 in July, a young safety is needed.

Round 5, Pick 150: Michael Divinity Jr., linebacker, LSU

Ran a 4.85 40 at the Combine and doesn’t appear to be more than backup material at first glance. Would’ve gone with another player here.

Round 6, Pick 183: Quartney Davis, wide receiver, Texas A&M

Probably coming out a year too early but that’s the nature of the games these days. Davis is fast (4.54 40) and productive and could be a sleeper the way Darius Slayton was last year.

Round 7, Pick 218: John Molchon, offensive lineman, Boise State

Pegged as in interior guy with decent size (6’5″, 310) but has short arms for his size. It may not matter if he can hold his own in the NFL. He was all-conference two years running in spite of that.

Round 7, Pick 238 (from NO): Rodney Smith, running back, Minnesota

A fifth-year senior, Smith was second-team All-Big 10 last year and was the 2016 Holiday Bowl MVP. The Giants are concerned with Saquon Barkley’s durability after last year’s ankle injury and are in the market for running backs.

Round 7, Pick 247: Harrison Hand, cornerback, Temple

Athletic Jersey kid who is worth taking a flier on. They need both depth in the secondary and on special teams and Hand might fit both roles.

Round 7, Pick 255: Trevis Gipson, defensive line, Tulsa

Still a developing talent, Gipson exploded last year at Tulsa with 15 tackles for loss and eight sacks with two forced fumbles in 11 starts. Doubtful he’s here to be taken with the Mr. Irrelevant pick.

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3 players Chiefs should remove from draft board following 2020 NFL Combine

The NFL Scouting Combine didn’t do any favors for these three draft prospects.

The Kansas City Chiefs have some work to do thinning out their draft board ahead of the 2020 NFL draft following the combine. Brett Veach and his staff work to remove plenty of names in order to assemble their final draft board. Pro days, private workouts and top-30 visits will be the final chance players have to make an impression, however, several players have perhaps sealed their fate at with their performances at the combine.

In 2019, I selected Florida DL Jachai Polite, Texas WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey and Troy CB Blace Brown as players Kansas City should remove from their draft board. Two of those players, Brown and Humphrey, went undrafted. Polite was drafted in the third round by the New York Jets, but he didn’t make it past roster cuts. Both Polite and Humphrey are currently on NFL rosters, but none of the three players have yet to make an impact in the NFL.

Here are three players that I think the Chiefs should remove from their final draft board following the results of the 2020 NFL combine:

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USF TE Mitchell Wilcox

Wilcox came in under threshold in his height (6-3), weight (247), hand size (9.25) and arm length (32.25). I’d look past those things if he didn’t have a poor performance the rest of the way.

The best measurable drill that Wilcox had at his combine was his short shuttle time (4.43). Every other measurable drill for Wilcox was an unmitigated disaster. Only two tight ends ran worse in the 40-yard dash (4.88). He had the second-worst vertical jump (31 inches) and the worst broad jump (112 inches) of any of the tight end group.

Did he make up for anything in bench press? Nope, instead, he was one of just four tight ends that participated in drills to not lift.

The gauntlet wasn’t a good look for Wilcox either.

It’s hard to draft Wilcox after his combine performance, but I know he’s an effort player on tape and if he interviewed well, perhaps NFL teams will view it differently. For me, it’s a pass.

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