With rookie minicamp underway, the Giants have signed three draft picks -- offensive lineman Marcus Mbow, tight end Thomas Fidone II and cornerback Korie Black -- to their rookie contracts.

Mbow, an offensive lineman out of Purdue, was selected with the 154^th overall pick in the fifth round of the draft. The 6-foot-4, 303-pound lineman started 32 games over three seasons with the Boilermakers, lining up at right guard for the first 20 starts across his redshirt freshman and sophomore seasons.

He then moved to right tackle this past season, where he started 12 games and allowed just one sack in Purdue's nine Big Ten matchups (306 pass blocking snaps).

Mbow has been training at all five positions since the college football season ended, getting himself prepared for wherever he might be asked to play at the next level, something general manager Joe Schoen brought up after selecting the lineman.

"I feel like I'll be able to succeed at all five positions," Mbow told the media after being drafted. "Been working them all, and they all feel pretty good, so I'm excited to see where they want me."

"Really athletic player, has some position flexibility from tackle to guard," Schoen said about Mbow after the completion of the draft. "We think he can play both. Smart guy, finishes on film. You see him running down on the pulls and stuff. Super athletic. Excited about him."

Fidone, a tight end out of Nebraska, was the first of the team's two seventh-round picks (No. 219 overall). The 6-foot-5, 243-pound Iowa-native played in 25 games with 17 starts over his last two seasons with the Cornhuskers. Fidone is coming off his best season, as he set new career highs with 36 receptions for 373 yards.

After injuries derailed his first two seasons at Nebraska, Fidone returned to the field for the 2023 campaign and led the team with four touchdown catches, the most for a Nebraska tight end since 2010. He was also an Academic All-Big Ten selection from 2022-2024.

The athletic tight end put together one of the best performances at the position at this year's NFL Scouting Combine. His 10-feet, 6-inch broad jump led all tight ends, while his 20-yard shuttle time of 4.29 seconds ranked second and his three-cone drill time of 7.01 seconds came in third.

Prior to arriving at Nebraska, Fidone was rated as the No. 1 tight end in the 2021 recruiting class by both Rivals and 247Sports.

"An athletic kid that had a couple injuries during his career," Schoen said about the young tight end after the draft. "He had two ACLs, but high recruit out of high school that we spent a lot of time with at the workout, and there's some untapped potential there that we see in him, toughness as a blocker is a plus, as well."

Black, an experienced cornerback out of Oklahoma State, was the team's final selection in the draft, taken with the 246^th overall pick. The 6-foot, 192-pound corner played 62 career games in his collegiate career with 38 starts.

This past year, Black led the Cowboys with three interceptions after being voted as a team captain. This resulted in him being an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection.

During the 2023 campaign, Black ranked third among all FBS cornerbacks with 350 or more coverage snaps after allowing just 16 receptions.

Black impressed at the Big 12 Pro Day with a 40-yard dash time of just 4.35 seconds.

"Press corner that late in the draft has some traits that you look for," Schoen said about the team's final selection. "He's also a tough kid, good tackler. Has special teams value, as well."