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Report: Giants made ‘last-ditch effort’ to trade up for quarterback

The New York Giants reportedly made a “last-ditch effort” to trade up for North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye to no avail.

The New York Giants selected LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers with the sixth overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft in Detroit on Thursday night, but that may have not been their “Plan A.”

NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport reports that the Giants attempted to pry the No. 3 overall selection away from New England in an effort to draft North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye.

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Whatever the offer was, by them or the other team that was hot for Maye (Minnesota), it wasn’t enough. The Patriots didn’t waste any time getting the card up to the podium to take Maye for themselves.

The offer was rumored to be the sixth and 47th picks in this draft and next year’s No.1 for the No. 3 overall, but that hasn’t been confirmed.

Apparently, it was Maye or bust at quarterback for the Giants as they passed on Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy to take Nabers. Schoen also said the Giants would not be trading back into the first round to grab a quarterback.

That wasn’t going to happen anyway as the six top quarterback prospects all came off the board in the first 12 selections.

It remains the Daniel Jones Show in East Rutherford.

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Joe Schoen ‘ecstatic’ after Giants ‘got their guy,’ Malik Nabers

New York Giants GM Joe Schoen says he was “ecstatic” to land their guy, WR Malik Nabers, which was a sentiment shared by QB Daniel Jones.

The early part of the first round of the 2024 NFL draft didn’t play out the way some New York Giants fans had hoped but the team’s general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll couldn’t care less.

They are walking away from the first round with the player they came to get — LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers.

The Giants, who many have reported tried to trade up to select UNC quarterback Drake Maye, landed their top target instead.

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Schoen said he was “ecstatic” over the pick and used the word “electric” several times when describing Nabers and Daboll said that the newest Giant was a “dog on the field.”

“I love his personality. He’s a very, very competitive young man,” added Daboll.

The pick comes 10 years after the Giants used a first-round pick on another LSU wideout. Perhaps you’ve heard of him.

Schoen also revealed that he called quarterback Daniel Jones before submitting the pick and noted that the team’s starting quarterback was “fired up” over his new weapon.

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Malik Nabers NY Giants jersey: How to buy Malik Nabers NFL jersey

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With the No. 6 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft the New York Giants have selected Malik Nabers.

Nabers, a wide receiver out of LSU, will look to help the Giants improve on last season’s run which ended with a 6-11 regular season record.

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The NFL is expected to release the 2024 schedule in May, but we know that Giants fans can look forward to the first matchup of the season, whoever the foe is. It will be the first outing for the next era of Giants football with Malik Nabers in their lineup.

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Malik Nabers NY Giants jersey: How to buy Malik Nabers NFL jersey

All aboard the Malik Nabers hype train! Order your 2024 Malik Nabers Giants jersey now:

With the No. 6 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft the New York Giants have selected Malik Nabers.

Nabers, a wide receiver out of LSU, will look to help the Giants improve on last season’s run which ended with a 6-11 regular season record.

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Fans can get a glimpse into their team’s future by having their first look at Malik Nabers’ new NFL jersey right here:

The NFL is expected to release the 2024 schedule in May, but we know that Giants fans can look forward to the first matchup of the season, whoever the foe is. It will be the first outing for the next era of Giants football with Malik Nabers in their lineup.

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Malik Nabers NY Giants jersey: How to buy Malik Nabers NFL jersey

All aboard the Malik Nabers hype train! Order your 2024 Malik Nabers Giants jersey now:

With the No. 6 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft the New York Giants have selected Malik Nabers.

Nabers, a wide receiver out of LSU, will look to help the Giants improve on last season’s run which ended with a 6-11 regular season record.

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Fans can get a glimpse into their team’s future by having their first look at Malik Nabers’ new NFL jersey right here:

The NFL is expected to release the 2024 schedule in May, but we know that Giants fans can look forward to the first matchup of the season, whoever the foe is. It will be the first outing for the next era of Giants football with Malik Nabers in their lineup.

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All aboard the Malik Nabers hype train! Order your 2024 Malik Nabers Giants jersey now:

With the No. 6 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft the New York Giants have selected Malik Nabers.

Nabers, a wide receiver out of LSU, will look to help the Giants improve on last season’s run which ended with a 6-11 regular season record.

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Fans can get a glimpse into their team’s future by having their first look at Malik Nabers’ new NFL jersey right here:

The NFL is expected to release the 2024 schedule in May, but we know that Giants fans can look forward to the first matchup of the season, whoever the foe is. It will be the first outing for the next era of Giants football with Malik Nabers in their lineup.

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Watch Malik Nabers show off draft night suit jacket featuring his LSU highlights

Malik Nabers had his favorite LSU memories as part of his draft wardrobe.

[autotag]Malik Nabers[/autotag] is joining the New York Giants after the team took him with the sixth pick in the 2024 NFL draft on Thursday night. Nabers will become the top target for quarterback Daniels Jones.

He becomes a division rival of college teammate [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag], who was drafted by Washington with the second pick.

On the biggest night of his life, Nabers had the suit to match. On the inside of his jacket, he had stitched together stills of his biggest highlights at LSU. Nabers said on the broadcast that his memories in Baton Rouge are an important part of his life.

Nabers is the highest-drafted LSU receiver since [autotag]Ja’Marr Chase[/autotag], and Thursday marked the first time the Tigers had two players selected in the top 10 since 2017.

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LSU WR Malik Nabers goes 6th to New York Giants in 2024 NFL draft

Malik Nabers and Jayden Daniels are set to be division rivals in the NFC East.

The all-time leader in receiving yards at LSU is heading to the Big Apple.

Despite a great deal of speculation that they would draft a quarterback, possibly via a trade up, the New York Giants held firm at No. 6 and drafted [autotag]Malik Nabers[/autotag] to give quarterback [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] a much-needed elite weapon in the passing game.

Now, Nabers and Daniels are division rivals in the NFC East. The latter was drafted a few picks earlier by the Washington Commanders with the second pick.

Nabers was the second receiver off the board in the draft after Marvin Harrison Jr., who went at No. 4.

This is the first time LSU has had two players drafted in the top 10 since Leonard Fournette and Jamal Adams in 2017.

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Malik Nabers NFL draft grade for the New York Giants’ first-round pick in 2024

Here’s the 2024 NFL Draft grade for the Giants’ pick.

With the 2024 NFL Draft underway, it’s time to hand out some instant grades, as we’ll do all night for every pick of the first round on Thursday night — you can find our grades here.

But if you’re wondering specifically about your team’s pick and how our Christian D’Andrea and Robert Zeglinski graded them? You’ve come to the right place.

Here’s their take on Malik Nabers:

You know how good you have to be to give Marvin Harrison Jr. a true run to be 2024’s best receiving prospect? So, so good. That’s Nabers, a player with ludicrous body control and the explosion to leave lockdown corners in the dust for clutch pickups. This season is likely Daniel Jones’ last chance to prove he can be the Giants’ franchise quarterback. For the first time in his career, he’ll have a true WR1 to bail him out.

Grade: A

For all of our NFL Draft grades on Day 1, click here.

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2024 NFL draft: Giants select WR Malik Nabers in Round 1

With the No. 6 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, the New York Giants select LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers.

With the sixth overall pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft, the New York Giants have selected LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers.

Nabers led the SEC with 72 receptions and ranked second with 1,017 receiving yards as a sophomore in 14 games in 2022.

Nabers was named a First-Team Associated Press All-American, a First-Team All-SEC, and a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award (given to the nation’s top wide receiver) in 2023.

Last season, he ranked second in the FBS with 1,569 receiving yards (17.6 per catch) and was tied for third with 14 receiving touchdowns. Nabers also led the SEC with 89 receptions, starting in all 13 games.

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During his tenure at LSU, Nabers set a school record with 189 career receptions and in receiving yards with 3,003.

Nabers is only the second wide receiver selected by the Giants in the top 10 since the draft began back in 1936. In 1997, they selected Florida’s Ike Hilliard seventh overall.

Nabers (6′, 201 pounds) was well-scouted by the Giants, who met with him at the NFL Combine, attended his pro day, and also had him in for a top-30 visit.

He did not work out at the combine but did run a 4.35-second 40-yard dash at his pro day.

Nabers will join a receiving corps that currently consists of Darius Slayton, Wan’Dale Robinson, Jalin Hyatt, Isaiah Hodgins, Isaiah McKenzie, and Miles Boykin.

“I do think it’s a deep receiver draft,” Giants general manager Joe Schoen said in his pre-draft press conference. “They come in different shapes and sizes and speeds, but I do think it’s a deep wide receiver draft from top to bottom, depending on what you’re looking for.”

“It can really help you out, especially the way we’re constructed now,” Schoen said of adding another top wideout to the mix. “Jalin Hyatt can take the top off, Wan’Dale working in the slot. I think you can really see what he was able to do late in the season when he was finally healthy. Darius Slayton has been uber-consistent during his time.

“If you add another wide receiver there, whether it’s in the top 10 or later in the draft because of the depth of the class, I do think it gives you options and it’s going to help the offense in general. We have to score more. At the end of the day, we need to score more points. Adding, if it’s a No. 1 receiver, whatever you want to call it, just a better receiving weapon is going to help everybody.”

Nabers should help the Giants finally get to where they need to be on offense.