New York Giants 2018 Draft Shape Review

With the 2018 NFL Draft behind us, it’s fourth dimension to start the review procedure on how each squad stacks upward with the selections they’ve made. The Giants had the starting fourth dimension circular buzzing with much speculation they would merchandise down, something which never happened. Still a practiced shape with exclusively vi players selected, let’s review… 

New York Giants 2018 Draft Class Review:

Round 1 – Pick 2 (2)

Saquon Barkley (RB)

With all the speculation that the Giants would detect a way to movement downward the draft board trying to growth their draft capital, they inward fact chose to stand-firm selecting this year’s top NFL prospect – Saquon Barkley. By at nowadays everyone is familiar with Barkley’s measurables as well as it’s impossible to overlook the eye-popping talent as well as potential. Standing 6 feet tall with a weight of 233 pounds as well as running a blistering 4.4 forty time, gives ADF goosebumps merely thinking of what this human being volition do inward the NFL. With Barkley excelling inward all physical tests thrown at him, he besides delivered with flight colors the personality exam showing his maturity beyond his years.

The Giants receive got finally gained a full-time, three-down running dorsum that tin flame do everything on the field. Barkley tin flame run with both speed as well as mightiness patch making defenders missy on fountain cuts or lowering his shoulders bowling over would live on tacklers. Saquon possesses inward a higher house average hands that was taken wages of inward the transcend game inward Penn State as well as volition certainly live on utilized inward New York. His blocking mightiness is practiced on blitz pickups but should live on coached upward to convey elite marking mightiness inward that facet also. This human being tin flame do it all as well as the Giants volition finally realize what it way to receive got a truthful star inward their backfield. Barkley volition create miss-matches all over the plain equally all defensive coordinators volition receive got no choice but to abide by the talent inward game planning against him. ADF is a huge fan as well as nosotros believe this places the Giants dorsum into disceptation for the 2018 regular flavour as well as beyond.

ADF Prediction: Generational histrion as well as time to come All-Star          

Round 2 – Pick 2 (34)

Will Hernandez (G)

While meridian would live on the largest knock on Hernandez he makes upward for it all with how he plays football. This human being is a pure old schoolhouse mauler as well as volition forthwith solidify the offensive draw of piece of job for the New York Giants. Playing amongst one-time Patriot Nate Solider, New York at nowadays has a feasible potentially super-star esc. type of left side that whatever squad would live on jealous of. Hernandez is fantastic when pulling off the draw of piece of job as well as blocking inward infinite for his running dorsum to suspension out to the minute level, await a lot of this for Saquon Barkley.

The Giants could’ve moved inward many other directions with this pick, but ADF believes long fourth dimension full general managing director Dave Gettleman understands what it takes to win football game games. Running the ball as well as superb blocking volition brand this New York Giants squad a forcefulness slowly inward the year.

ADF Prediction: Fantastic upside           

Round 3 – Pick 2 (66)

Lorenzo Carter (LB)

Lorenzo Carter is a real intriguing prospect that has special size as well as real practiced speed for a human being mensuration 6’5” tall as well as 250 pounds. Primarily used equally an border rusher, Carter all the same was able to arrive at all over the plain with his peachy speed as well as range. ADF believes Carter volition live on a peachy property inward blitz packages equally a stand-up exterior linebacker with the potential to human being a encompass seat inward a base of operations 4-3 inward time. It’s besides our catch that the Georgia Bulldogs miss-used the star talent non fully agreement his capabilities. Carter won’t live on leaned upon heavily inward his starting fourth dimension yr which is a positive equally he learns as well as acquire acclimated to the pro game. We are confident the Giants volition detect his strengths as well as exploit them inward a organisation that volition brand the viewing populace inquiry how he barbarous to the 3rd round.

ADF Prediction: Fantastic potential, has a floor.      

Round 3 – Pick five (69)

B.J. Hill (DT)

The Giants are known for bolstering much depth on their defensive draw of piece of job as well as using their 3rd circular selection they did merely that. Drafting N.C State production B.J. Hill provides New York with much needed depth on the defensive front. Hill is a massive private checking inward at 315 pounds mensuration at 6’3” tall. Hill would play a large purpose inward stopped the run inward New York with upside to potentially detect his way into disrupting transcend plays equally his career moves forward. Hill is surprisingly athletic for such a large human being posting a 4.99 forty fourth dimension as well as dropping a 7.28 fourth dimension inward the 3 cone drill, rather impressive. B.J. has enough of room to acquire stronger equally he grows into a solid defensive tackle.   

ADF Prediction: Great depth or rotational player, potential starter.

Round 4 – Pick 8 (108)

Kyle Lauletta (QB)

Though Lauletta wasn’t the best prospect coming into this draft process, he made a advert for himself during the Senior Bowl looking poise making plays all over the field. The New York Giants sympathize the clock is ticking on long fourth dimension starter Eli Manning to which a succession conception is close definitely needed.  Kyle checks off the optic exam inward damage of his stature mensuration inward at 6’3” which is extremely favorable for NFL quarterbacks. The positives that made Kyle attractive to the Giants was the clear progression over his fourth dimension Richmond. Lauletta Posted 63.5% completions, totaling 10,465 yards passing, as well as 73 touchdowns to exclusively 35 interceptions over his iv yr career, non bad at all. With that said, Kyle doesn’t possess a clear NFL arm which inward plow causes him to fighting making all throws over the field. Lauletta is a definite projection that volition receive got fourth dimension to sit down as well as larn behind Eli Manning for at to the lowest degree the adjacent yr or two.    

ADF Prediction: Work inward progress, potential uncertain.

Round five – Pick 2 (139)

R.J. McIntosh (DT)

With their in conclusion pick inward the NFL draft, New York chose yet about other athletic defensive tackle to growth the depth needed for rotational purposes. Many scouts believe he isn’t cook for the NFL as well as volition accept a lot of fourth dimension to acquire acclimated to the pro game. The Giants must receive got seen something inward McIntosh believing he could live on coached into something at the adjacent level, fourth dimension volition tell.  

2018 Undrafted Free Agent Signings

Davon Grayson, WR, East Carolina

Nick Gates, OL, Nebraska

Sean Chandler, DB, Temple

Tae Davis, LB, Tennessee-Chattanooga

Jawill Davis, WR, Bethune-Cookman

Grant Haley, CB, Penn State

Aaron Davis, CB, Georgia