Mock draft season goes sturdy at this level and everybody who’s anybody has begun to publish their projections. Most have the New York Giants deciding on a quarterback with the No. 3 general decide however the title usually varies.
We’ve seen mock drafts the place the Giants choose Shedeur Sanders, Cam Ward, Jalen Milroe, and even Jaxon Dart.
That’s exactly what they do within the newest mock draft from Nick Baumgardner and Scott Dochterman of The Athletic.
I’m nonetheless torn between Ward and Sanders for QB1, and there are days it appears like Sanders is extra prepared proper now to guide a profitable offense. However, long-term, Ward — who improved day by day of his prolonged faculty profession — might have the upper ceiling.
What’s so curious or odd about that, you is perhaps asking? Properly, that’s not the unusual half.
Baumgardner and Dochterman compiled a two-round mock draft and it’s what they’ve the Giants doing with the No. 34 general decide that raises an eyebrow.
34. New York Giants: Omarion Hampton, RB, North Carolina
These of us at Giants Wire have projected a working again to Huge Blue in our personal mock drafts however definitely not within the second spherical. With so many different urgent wants, it might be surprising for basic supervisor Joe Schoen to draft somebody like Omarion Hampton.
Baumgardner and Dochterman provide no clarification for this projection however it’s particularly odd contemplating offensive lineman Wyatt Milum was out there to them.
This isn’t a knock on Hampton, who many imagine is RB2 behind Ashton Jeanty. However the Giants have already got a starter in Tyrone Tracy Jr. and are caught with veteran Devin Singletary for a minimum of one other season. From a price vs. want perspective, Hampton at No. 34 simply doesn’t appear to suit.
With all of that having been mentioned, including Hampton as a short-yardage again wouldn’t be the worst resolution on the planet. Maybe not excellent with so many different wants, however not value throwing a distant management over.
