"Make the Case" has once again returned on Giants.com.
In this series, we look at projections provided by analysts and then ask you, the fans, to weigh in on what the Giants should do in the draft.
Next up is a debate between the selections from one of NFL Network's top draft analysts Bucky Brooks and Pro Football Focus' lead draft analyst Michael Renner.
Pick for No. 5: Evan Neal, OT, Alabama
Height: 6-7 | Weight: 337
2021 stats: 15 games, 650 pass block snaps, allowed two sacks, five hits and eight hurries; 85.8 overall PFF grade, 83.6 pass block grade, 80.4 run block grade
"New general manager Joe Schoen believes in adding prototypes at the marquee positions. Neal is an XXXL edge blocker with outstanding technique and tools."
Pick for No. 7: Jermaine Johnson II, EDGE, Florida State
Height: 6-5 | Weight: 254
2021 stats: 12 games, 70 tackles, 12 sacks, 18 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, 12 QB hurries, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery; 81.1 overall PFF grade, 75.9 pass rush grade, 79.2 run defense grade
"The Giants are at their best when they are able to harass quarterbacks while bringing just four defenders. Johnson is a dynamic pass rusher with the combination of speed, quickness and hand skills to whip opponents on the edge."
Pick for No. 5: Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State
Height: 6-5 | Weight: 307
2021 stats: 12 games, 719 pass block snaps, allowed two sacks, zero hits and 14 QB hurries; 86.7 overall PFF grade, 84.9 pass block grade, 87.2 run block grade
"The run on tackles continues. The Giants are almost assuredly going to take one with how the talent is stacking up in the class. Arguably the most NFL-ready pass-protector in the class, he took massive strides from 2020 to 2021 in that regard allowing only 16 pressures last season."
Pick for No. 7: Travon Walker, EDGE, Georgia
Height: 6-5 | Weight: 272
2021 stats: 15 games, 37 tackles, six sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, 36 QB hurries, two pass breakups, one fumble recovery; 71.4 overall PFF grade, 65.8 pass rush grade, 73.7 run defense grade
"You won't find any advanced stats from Walker's on-field performance that suggest he should be drafted this high. But any analysis of his combine performance puts him as one of the best athletes on the edge of all time. That's a lot of developmental tools to work with."
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Evan Neal, OT, Alabama
Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State
Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE, Oregon
Travon Walker, DE, Georgia
Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State
Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner, CB, Cincinnati
Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame
Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah
Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State
Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU
Drake London, WR, USC
George Karlaftis, EDGE, Purdue
Jermaine Johnson II, EDGE, Florida State
Tyler Linderbaum, IOL, Iowa
Trevor Penning, OT, Northern Iowa
Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia
Zion Johnson, IOL, Boston College
David Ojabo, EDGE, Michigan
Boye Mafe, EDGE, Minnesota
George Pickens, WR, Georgia
Kenyon Green, IOL, Texas A&M
Arnold Ebiketie, EDGE, Penn State
Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida
Drake Jackson, EDGE, USC
Kyler Gordon, CB, Washington
David Bell, WR, Purdue
Devonte Wyatt, DL, Georgia
Christian Harris, LB, Alabama
Tyler Smith, OT, Tulsa
Daxton Hill, S, Michigan
Nik Bonitto, EDGE, Oklahoma
Jalen Pitre, S, Baylor
Travis Jones, DL, Connecticut
Logan Hall, EDGE, Houston
Trey McBride, TE, Colorado State
Kingsley Enagbare, EDGE, South Carolina
Jelani Woods, TE, Virginia
Breece Hall, RB, Iowa State
Jamaree Salyer, OL, Georgia
Cade Otton, TE, Washington
Isaiah Likely, TE, Coastal Carolina
Zamir White, RB, Georgia
Darian Kinnard, OL, Kentucky
Max Mitchell, OT, Louisiana-Lafayette
Greg Dulcich, TE, UCLA
Dylan Parham, IOL, Memphis
Josh Paschal, EDGE, Kentucky
Charlie Kolar, TE, Iowa State
Coby Bryant, CB, Cincinnati
Sean Rhyan, OL, UCLA
Quay Walker, LB, Georgia
Jalen Tolbert, WR, South Alabama
Ed Ingram, IOL, LSU
Damone Clark, LB, LSU
DeAngelo Malone, EDGE, Western Kentucky
John Metchie III, WR, Alabama
Jeremy Ruckert, TE, Ohio State
Leo Chenal, LB, Wisconsin
Nick Cross, S, Maryland
Otito Ogbonnia, DT, UCLA
Kerby Joseph, S, Illinois
James Cook, RB, Georgia
Kellen Diesch, OT, Arizona State
Channing Tindall, LB, Georgia
Alec Pierce, WR, Cincinnati
Dohnovan West, IOL, Arizona State
Erik Ezukanma, WR, Texas Tech
Wan'Dale Robinson, WR, Kentucky
Luke Fortner, IOL, Kentucky
Brian Asamoah, LB, Oklahoma
Jerome Ford, RB, Cincinnati
Troy Anderson, LB, Montana State
Eyioma Uwazurike, DL, Iowa State
Nephi Sewell, LB, Utah
Rachaad White, RB, Arizona State
Eyioma Uwazurike, DL, Iowa State
Cordale Flott, CB, LSU
Tyler Badie, RB, Missouri
Derrick Deese Jr., TE, San Jose State
Dawson Deaton, IOL, Texas Tech
Velus Jones Jr., WR, Tennessee
Dane Belton, S, Iowa
Khalil Shakir, WR, Boise State
Justin Eboigbe, DL, Alabama
Tyquan Thornton, WR, Baylor
Vincent Gray, CB, Michigan
Esezi Otomewo, DT, Minnesota
Alec Lindstrom, IOL, Boston College
James Mitchell, TE, Virginia Tech
Percy Butler, S, Louisiana
Isaiah Thomas, DE, Oklahoma
Josh Rivas, IOL, Kansas State
Carson Wells, LB, Colorado
Jeremiah Gemmel, LB, North Carolina
Danny Gray, WR, SMU
Jeremiah Moon, OLB, Florida
Ty Chandler, RB, North Carolina
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