CBS Sports names Giants' rookie class as most impactful
The Giants emerged from last month's NFL Draft with 11 players.
Experts were high on Big Blue's draft class, handing out plenty of high marks for the team's 11 selections.
CBS Sports' Chris Trapasso recently ranked his 10 most impactful draft classes, where the Giants' landed all the way at the top of the list at No. 1.
The NFL Draft analyst highlighted several of the team's draft picks, including OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux, OT Evan Neal, OL Joshua Ezeudu, and LB Micah McFadden.
In terms of the team's first two picks, Trapasso states, "Neal at No. 7 overall? Steal City. There's even a legitimate argument the Giants got a bargain with Thibodeaux at No. 5."
The analyst went on to call fifth-round pick Micah McFadden the "sleeper impact type" and "a tackling machine" at Indiana, while mentioning how Ezeudu could see time at multiple positions during his rookie season.
Here are all 11 of the Giants' picks:
- Round 1, Pick No. 5 - Kayvon Thibodeaux, EDGE, Oregon
- Round 1, Pick No. 7 - Evan Neal, OT, Alabama
- Round 2, Pick No. 43 - Wan'Dale Robinson, WR, Kentucky
- Round 3, Pick No. 67 - Joshua Ezeudu, OL, North Carolina
- Round 3, Pick No. 81 - Cor'Dale Flott, CB, LSU
- Round 4, Pick No. 112 - Daniel Bellinger, TE, San Diego State
- Round 4, Pick No. 114 - Dane Belton, S, Iowa
- Round 5, Pick No. 146 - Micah McFadden, LB, Indiana
- Round 5, Pick No. 147 - D.J. Davidson, DT, Arizona State
- Round 5, Pick No. 173 - Marcus McKethan, OL, North Carolina
- Round 6, Pick No. 182 - Darrian Beavers, LB, Cincinnati
Get your first look at the newest Giants as they hit the practice field at rookie minicamp.
S Dane Belton (36)
LB Micah McFadden (43)
LB Darrin Beavers (41)
WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
OL Evan Neal (70)
LB Micah McFadden (43)
OT Roy Mbaeteka (61)
WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
GM Joe Schoen
WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
QB Brian Lewerke (6)
WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
ILB Emmett Rice (57)
ILB Emmett Rice (57)
GM Joe Schoen
OT Roy Mbaeteka (61)
ILB Will Evans (55)
LB Micah McFadden (43)
S Dane Belton (36)
S Dane Belton (36)
LB Micah McFadden (43)
ILB Will Evans (55)
S Dane Belton (36)
ILB Joe Beckett (51)
LB Micah McFadden (43)
OLB Tomon Fox (49)
LB Micah McFadden (43)
LB Micah McFadden (43)
ILB Will Evans (55)
LB Darrin Beavers (41)
LB Josh Watson (93)
ILB Joe Beckett (51)
LB Josh Watson (93)
LB Micah McFadden (43)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
OLB Jaylin Bannerman (52)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
OLB Ray Thornton (91)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
OLB Jaylin Bannerman (52)
DL D.J. Davidson (98)
S Dane Belton (36)
DE Ryder Anderson (90)
DL D.J. Davidson (98)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
DT Antonio Valentino (62)
DE Ryder Anderson (90)
DB Cor'Dale Flott (28)
WR Gehrig Dieter (88)
DB Cor'Dale Flott (28)
S Dane Belton (36)
S Dane Belton (36)
S Dane Belton (36)
OL Matt Allen (63)
S Dane Belton (36)
S Dane Belton (36)
DB Justus Harris (18)
S Dane Belton (36)
S Dane Belton (36)
DB Cor'Dale Flott (28)
OL Roy Mbaeteka (61)
S Dane Belton (36)
DB Justus Harris (18)
CB Darren Evans (37)
DB Tobias Oliver (35)
OL Marcus McKethan
OL Devery Hamilton (62)
OL TJ Storment (73)
DB Cor'Dale Flott (28)
OL Joshua Ezedu (75)
OL Devery Hamilton (62)
OL Roy Mbaeteka (61)
OL Baer Hunter (78)
OL Navaughn Donaldson (65)
OL Navaughn Donaldson (65)
OL Cain Madden (64)
OL Evan Neal (70)
OL Ben Adler (72)
OT Devery Hamilton
OL Evan Neal (70)
LB Micah McFadden (43)
OL Evan Neal (70)
OL Joshua Ezeudu (75)
OL Marcus McKethan
OL Evan Neal (70)
DB Dishon McNary (24)
DB Dishon McNary (24)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux
OT Evan Neal
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux
OT Evan Neal
LB Darrian Beavers
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux
CB Cor'Dale Flott
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux
OL Coach Bobby Johnson
LB Darrian Beavers
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux
OT Evan Neal
WR Wan'Dale Robinson
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux
General Manager Joe Schoen, Head Coach Brian Daboll
LB Darrian Beavers
WR Wan'Dale Robinson
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux
WR Wan'Dale Robinson
Head Coach Brian Daboll
Head Coach Brian Daboll
Head Coach Brian Daboll
ILB Joe Beckett (51)
WR Daylen Baldwin (15)
Head Coach Brian Daboll
RB Teague Master (23)
RB LD Brown (22)
RB Antonio Williams (21)
RB Travis Levy (20)
Sandro Platzgummer (34)
RB Jashaun Corbin (25)
Sandro Platzgummer (34)
Sandro Platzgummer (34)
TE Tommy McIntyre (84)
RB Antonio Williams (21)
TE Austin Allen (46)
TE Isaiah Johnson-Mack (48)
TE Isaiah Johnson-Mack (48)
TE Austin Allen (46)
TE Daniel Bellinger (45)
TE Isiah Macklin (86)
OLB Jaylin Bannerman (52)
OLB Ray Thornton (91)
OLB Jaylin Bannerman (52)
OLB Jaylin Bannerman (52)
Don Martindale
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
OLB Ray Thornton (91)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
WR L'Liott Curry (83)
WR Travis Toivenen (83)
OL Joshua Ezeudu (75)
WR Jaylen Erwin (80)
DL Jabari Ellis (77)
DL Jabari Ellis (77)
DL Christopher Hinton (69)
DT Antonio Valentino (62)
DL Jabari Ellis (77)
DL D.J. Davidson (98)
DL Jabari Ellis (77)
DL D.J. Davidson (98)
DT Antonio Valentino (62)
DE Antwaun Jackson (97)
DL D.J. Davidson (98)
DL D.J. Davidson (98)
Head Coach Brian Daboll
DL D.J. Davidson (98)
DL D.J. Davidson (98)
DB Dishon McNary (23)
TE Isiah Macklin (86)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
TE Austin Allen (46)
WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
DB Dishon McNary (23)
WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
Head Coach Brian Daboll
Head Coach Brian Daboll
OTA Report (5/17): Rookies flash their skills
Organized Team Activities continued on Tuesday at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center.
Day 2 of OTAs saw several young players make some great plays.
Here are Tuesday's practice notes:
*Wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson has displayed a quick twitch during OTAs. The rookie is already a frequent target of Daniel Jones, as the two connected on several passes during 11-on-11 drills, including a sideline grab for a sizeable gain. Robinson is extremely quick in getting to the outside with his cuts and will be a tough matchup for defenders.
*Rookie linebacker Darrian Beavers broke up a pass in coverage. The rookie sixth-round pick saw a lot of time in coverage last season at Cincinnati, dropping back on 325 snaps, according to Pro Football Focus (PFF).
*Speaking of pass breakups, Kayvon Thibodeaux made a nice play to tip a pass at the line of scrimmage, and the ball landed in the hands of Xavier McKinney, who returned it the other way.
Catch up on all the action with photos from OTA No. 2 at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center.
RB Saquon Barkley (26)
WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
S Xavier McKinney (29)
WR Darius Slayton (86)
LB Niko Lalos (57)
TE Chris Myarick (85)
Brian Daboll Head Coach, WR David Sills V (84)
S Xavier McKinney (29)
T Korey Cunningham (79)
RB Saquon Barkley (26)
T Korey Cunningham (79)
WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
WR David Sills V (84)
RB Gary Brightwell (23)
WR Travis Toivonen (13)
DT Justin Ellis (71)
RB Gary Brightwell (23)
DL Raymond Johnson III (91)
RB Saquon Barkley (26)
DL Raymond Johnson III (91)
DT Antonio Valentino (62)
DT Justin Ellis (71)
WR Darius Slayton (86)
WR Alex Bachman (81)
WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
WR C.J. Board (18)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
DB Cor'Dale Flott (28)
WR Alex Bachman (81)
LB Tae Crowder (48)
RB Saquon Barkley (26)
DL Raymond Johnson III
OL Marcus McKethan (60)
Director of Coaching Operations Laura Young, RB Saquon Barkley (26)
T Korey Cunningham (79)
General Manager Joe Schoen, Offensive Coordinator Mike Kafka
Inside the Film Room: OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux's speed off the edge
Check out the video below to view Bob Papa and Super Bowl champion Shaun O'Hara break down the film of outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux.
