ESPN's Matt Miller releases 7-round mock draft
The calendar flips to April tomorrow, which means the 2026 NFL Draft is right around the corner.
Many analysts have recently been updating their projections for the first round (and beyond) of this year's draft.
ESPN's Matt Miller took it to another level this week, though, as he released his full, seven-round mock draft.
With the fifth overall pick, Miller predicted a name we have often seen projected to the Giants in mock drafts - Ohio State safety Caleb Downs.
"Having coached Ed Reed and Kyle Hamilton in Baltimore, Harbaugh knows the value of a versatile, smart safety prospect," Miller wrote. "That describes Downs, who started immediately at Alabama as a freshman and for two seasons at Ohio State. Pairing him with Jevon Holland would give New York a dynamic duo at safety while needs elsewhere can be addressed later."
Downs was phenomenal over his two seasons with the Buckeyes, earning Unanimous All-American, Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year, and first-team All-Big Ten honors after both seasons while playing a big role in Ohio State's run to a National Championship in 2024.
After his standout 2025 campaign, the 6-foot, 206-pound safety also took home the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back, in addition to the Lott Trophy and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.
All of this came after his one dominant campaign at Alabama as a true freshman. That season, he was named SEC Freshman of the Year after registering 107 total tackles (70 solo), two interceptions, four passes defensed, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery across 14 games.
Miller then has the Giants adding another playmaker to the offense with the 37th overall pick in the form of Texas A&M wide receiver KC Concepcion.
"Concepcion would further help second-year quarterback Jaxson Dart while adding a playmaker opposite Malik Nabers," wrote Miller. "Concepcion is an elite yards-after-catch receiver who excels from the slot. He's a chain mover who would seamlessly replace the departed Wan'Dale Robinson."
The 6-feet, 196-pound wideout began his collegiate career at North Carolina State, where he racked up 124 receptions for 1,299 yards and 16 touchdowns across 25 total games as a freshman and sophomore.
He took home the ACC Rookie of the Year award in 2023, along with the conference's Offensive Rookie of the Year award, in addition to being named second-team All-ACC.
Concepcion then transferred to Texas A&M in 2025, where he put together his strongest campaign yet. The talented receiver caught 61 passes for 919 yards and nine touchdowns for the Aggies while also playing a crucial role on special teams. He returned 25 punts for 456 yards, good for an average of 18.2 yards per return, and two touchdowns.
The 21-year-old Rochester, New York native was named Consensus All-American by the Associated Press. He was also selected as first-team All-SEC and took home the Paul Hornung Award, given to the nation's most versatile player by the Louisville Sports Commission.
Here are the Giants' remaining projected selections from Miller's mock draft.
Round 4, Pick No. 105 - Keagen Trost, T, Missouri
Round 5, Pick No. 145 - Chandler Rivers, CB, Duke
Round 6, Pick No. 186 - Will Kacmarek, TE, Ohio State
Round 6, Pick No. 192 (from MIA) - Cameron Ball, DT, Arkansas
Round 6, Pick No. 193 (from DAL) - Tyreak Sapp, Edge, Florida
NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah released his third ranking of the top 50 prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft.
No. 50 Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama
No. 49 Chase Bisontis, IOL, Texas A&M
No. 48 Antonio Williams, WR, Clemson
No. 47 Keionte Scott, CB, Miami
No. 46 R Mason Thomas, Edge, Oklahoma
No. 45 Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech
No. 44 Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina
No. 43 Malachi Lawrence, Edge, UCF
No. 42 Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State
No. 41 Zion Young, Edge, Missouri
No. 40 Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame
No. 39 Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State
No. 38 Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama
No. 37 Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas
No. 36 Caleb Banks, DT, Florida
No. 35 Peter Woods, DT, Clemson
No. 34 Lee Hunter, DT, Texas Tech
No. 33 KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M
No. 32 Keldric Faulk, Edge, Auburn
No. 31 Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State
No. 30 Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson
No. 29 Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
No. 28 Cashius Howell, Edge, Texas A&M
No. 27 T.J. Parker, Edge, Clemson
No. 26 CJ Allen, LB, Georgia
No. 25 Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
No. 24 Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah
No. 23 Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama
No. 22 Akheem Mesidor, Edge, Miami
No. 21 Jordan Tyson, WR, Arizona State
No. 20 Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia
No. 19 Blake Miller, OT, Clemson
No. 18 Omar Cooper Jr., WR, Indiana
No. 17 Dillon Thieneman, S, Oregon
No. 16 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, S, Toledo
No. 15 Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
No. 14 Spencer Fano, OT, Utah
No. 13 Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
No. 12 Olaivavega Ioane, IOL, Penn State
No. 11 Makai Lemon, WR, USC
No. 10 Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami
No. 9 Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
No. 8 Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State
No. 7 Rueben Bain Jr., Edge, Miami
No. 6 Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State
No. 5 Arvell Reese, Edge, Ohio State
No. 4 David Bailey, Edge, Texas Tech
No. 3 Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
No. 2 Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
No. 1 Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
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