While consistent rumors have connected the Giants to trading up from No. 6 for a quarterback, other teams outside the top three will be interested in doing so as well. This could lead to the Giants going elsewhere at 6 and still eyeing a QB investment later in the draft.
On this note, two quarterbacks that are not viewed as in play to go in the top 10 met with the team this week. Oregon’s Bo Nix and South Carolina’s Spencer Rattler stopped through New York for “30” visits, NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo tweets.
Nix’s itinerary has featured a few meetings already — with the Raiders, Seahawks and Vikings — and Broncos connections have persisted. A rumor about the Giants circling back to Nix or Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. emerged recently, however, even as the Giants have done continued work on this draft’s top QB tier (non-Caleb Williams division).
As we covered in the most recent Trade Rumors Front Office installment, the Giants face a big-picture decision centering on whether they can go into another season with Daniel Jones as the unchallenged starter or if this No. 6 pick needs to be used to acquire a replacement. The Giants also have failed in their attempts to give Jones an upper-crust wide receiver.
Considering the QB needs that will be filled to start the draft, the Giants are guaranteed to have one of this draft’s receiver top tier available to them if they stay at 6. The receiver route would leave Big Blue’s QB position with an uncertain future, but the team can also attempt to move back up for a Nix-type prospect.
The Giants have met with Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels and J.J. McCarthy. A reality in which each of these passers is unavailable — due to the Cardinals perhaps accepting another team’s trade offer to climb to No. 4 — is not difficult to envision. While the Giants have been mocked recently to be the team that trades up to No. 4, the Vikings, Broncos and Raiders also loom as contenders. Minnesota acquiring a second first-round pick makes the NFC North team the logical top threat to a Giants path up the board.
Mel Kiper Jr.’s ESPN.com big board slots Nix and Rattler, respectively, as the draft’s sixth- and seventh-ranked QB prospects. Daniel Jeremiah’s NFL.com offering places Nix 29th overall, with Rattler not in the top 50. A recent rumor suggested the Broncos not nabbing Nix could induce a Will Levis-like slide down the draft board. This would benefit the Giants, who do not pick again until No. 47. The team traded No. 39 to the Panthers for Brian Burns. The team holds one third-round pick as well. Dane Brugler’s mock draft for The Athletic has Nix remaining on the board until No. 52 (Rams) and Rattler going to the Broncos in Round 3.
Like Nix, Rattler transferred after three seasons (at Oklahoma). Unlike the eventual Pac-12 standout, Rattler did not post elite numbers at his second school. Rattler’s best season came back with Lincoln Riley at Oklahoma in 2020. Not eclipsing 20 touchdown passes in either of his two Gamecocks seasons, Rattler did complete a program-record 67.5% of his passes last season. Scouts mentioned Levis and Sam Howell as potential comps for Rattler.
If the Giants do indeed to use their second round pick on a QB, Nix should be the guy not Rattler…..and using this pick for a QB is a big “if”…….Nix operated in a pro ready offense at Oregon, and his style surgically quick 2-3 second reads and throws to receivers who then ran with the ball…..This style fits the Giants much better than down field 50 yd throws into coverage asking the offensive line to hold the picket for 5-6 seconds which we know doesn’t work very well and pro ably would get Jones killed…..again.
They don’t have 2nd round pick. The assumption being looking at Rattler is in case they trade down or if he falls to the 3rd.
The Giants have pick 47 in the 2nd round. They got it from SEA.
Giants traded Leonard Williams to Seahawks for 2024 second round pick and 2025 fifth round pick.
The Giants do have a second round pick….# 47 from Seattle….Rattler will most likely be around well beyond the 3rd round unless some team is playing possum and actually like him given that his best season to date is in 2020 with his 2021, 2 and 3 seasons weren’t anything to write home about at all…..
Once he stopped Riley’s Chosen One, things went over the cliff; not to say he’s a bad QB … just needs the right coach/system
NYG 2nd Rd will be playing Defensive End wearing a Brian Burns jersey
Didn’t they have two 2 Round picks in the 2024 draft? I believe they only traded 1 of those picks away, I could be wrong.
The Giants currently have pick # 47 in the second round….picked up from Seattle for Williams.
“Nix operated in a pro ready offense at Oregon,”
So you’re saying he’s overqualified for the Giants, haha.
Rattler is such a Giants pick.
95.67% of these meetings and articles are a red herring. I can see teams interested in rattler if he falls late round 2 to early round 4. I think only 4 QBs go round 1, Caleb Daniels maybe and nix