ESPN's Matt Miller, Jordan Reid release top 10 mini mock drafts
We are now officially one month out from the start of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Over the last few months, we have seen many draft pundits release their predictions for how the first round of this year's draft might play out.
ESPN's Matt Miller and Jordan Reid recently published something different than your ordinary mock draft. The two draft experts posted a notebook of various draft topics ahead of next month's festivities, and in it included a prediction from each analyst on how they see the top 10 picks going as of right now.
Here are Miller and Reid's latest predictions for the Giants' two top picks.
Matt Miller:
Pick for No. 5: Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State
Analysis: "Andrew Thomas on one side and Ekwonu on the other should give the Giants' new brain trust a good look at what Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley can do this season."
Pick for No. 7: Kayvon Thibodeaux, EDGE, Oregon
Analysis: "Scouts are all over the map about Thibodeaux's stock, but he still has elite first-step quickness and awesome production when he's on the field. The Giants are desperate for pass-rush help, and after David Ojabo's torn Achilles at the Michigan pro day, Thibodeaux is the next man up."
Jordan Reid:
Pick for No. 5: Evan Neal, OT, Alabama
Analysis: "The Giants have a few directions they could go with two top-seven picks. The light turned on for left tackle Andrew Thomas last season, as he showed he was worthy of a top-five pick in 2020. Pairing him with Neal gives the team two promising bookends. Neal's experience at right tackle (13 starts in 2020) means he could transition there as a Day 1 starter."
Pick for No. 7: Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame
Analysis: "After fortifying the trenches, general manager Joe Schoen makes a luxury pick in Hamilton. The top-ranked overall player on my board, the versatility of Hamilton unlocks everyone on the defense. With defensive coordinator Wink Martindale's scheme relying heavily on consistency on the back end, the former Irish standout makes a lot of sense here."
View photos of EVERY player projected to the Giants by draft analysts in mock drafts.
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
Osi Umenyiora jokingly preps son for NFL future
Giants legend Osi Umenyiora enjoyed a dominant 10-year career with Big Blue.
From 2003 to 2012, the two-time Super Bowl champion registered 75.0 sacks, good for the sixth-most in franchise history, along with 32 forced fumbles, the highest-recorded number for any Giant defender ever.
The all-time great Giants pass rusher took to Twitter recently to share a video of himself jokingly training his son for a future in the NFL, noting the contracts pass rushers have gotten from teams across the league this offseason.
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12:04 - Jamil Douglas
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