A trade of the No. 2 pick is still a possibility for the Giants, sources tell Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com (on Twitter). If they keep the No. 2 pick, Penn State running back Saquon Barkley and NC State defensive end Bradley Chubb are viewed as the favorites to be selected. However, the potential presence of USC’s Sam Darnold could change things.
The Giants – and those around the Giants – would have better clarity on their plans if they knew what the Browns were planning to do with the No. 1 overall pick. The Browns have left everyone around the NFL guessing and no one knows for sure if they’ll go with Darnold, Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield, or perhaps even Wyoming’s Josh Allen. At this point, the entire world might find out the identity of the top pick together when commissioner Roger Goodell takes the podium tonight.
On paper, selecting Sam Darnold as Eli Manning’s successor would be a huge win for the G-Men, but they are reportedly less than enamored with this year’s QB crop. If the Giants are willing to pass up a chance to select Barkley or Chubb, they could net a tremendous haul to swap places with a team dead set on landing a QB.
If I were NYG I’d call up ARI, BUF, and MIA and let them get in a bidding war for the 2 pick.
The Giants would trade the 2 pick for the teams 1st this year and next year, a 2nd, a 4th and a 7th
Prolly would take more. The Colts got three second rd picks to move back three spots…
I don’t think they would accept that. Considering the jets parted with 3 seconds (two this year) and a 1st to move from 6 to 3. The giants conceivably were offered the same deal. Based on draft future value, a 2nd this year is worth a 1st next year. So essentially the giants would be taking a much lesser offer in your scenario and would be dropping 10+ spots in round 1 compared to 4 with the jets. I don’t buy into the narrative that you can’t trade with a cross town rival, especially if the offer you accept is way less. It would cost something more in line with philly/Cleveland deal. 1/3/4 this year and 1/2 next.
I heard they turned down an offer from Denver which was crazy. Especially since at 5 could have still gotten Barkley, Nelson, or Chubb.
(2) 1st rounders and (2) 2nd rounders that’s probably the price.
Just to put the idea out there as people keep saying the Giants need to take a QB. Why not take Barkley at 2 and then with their 2nd round pick take Mason Randolph(sp) out of OK St.
Covers both areas. Use third and fourth round to get OL help.
Sounds good, and they could have grabbed him at 66 or 69. But I think once they passed on the top 4 QB’s I didn’t expect them to take a QB on day 2. At that point too many needs on the Oline and on the defense – LB, D Line,and CB.
Should have traded out of 2 with Denver, and got an additional 2nd round pick this year, plus more.