Here is a three round mock with specific attention to the Giants picks.
Round 1
1 JAX Kayvon Thibodeaux Edge
2 DET Aidan Hutchinson Edge
3 HOU Ikem Ekwonu OT
4 NYJ Kyle Hamilton S
5 NYG Evan Neal OT
At 6-7 and 351 lbs, Evan Neal would be the biggest Giant on the team. Yet his is incredibly athletic. He made Matt Feldman’s 2021 College Football Freaks List as number one. This is a big man that can move nimbly. He has a great work ethic and drive to be the best he can be. It is said that he is a perfectionist. In his 15 starts at left tackle in 2021, Neal had six games he was perfect in pass protection and he had a team-high total of 34 knockdown blocks. Over his last two seasons at tackle, he allowed only 22 quarterback pressures — fewer than one per game on average.
6 CAR Ahmad Gardner CB
7 NYG George Karlaftis Edge
In 2019 as a freshman Karlaftis made the FWAA Freshman All America Team. Karlaftis had the third most sacks per game among freshman players. He recorded 55 total quarterback pressures on the year, the most by any freshman defender. In 2020 despite only playing in three games due to injury and Covid, Karlaftis had two sacks and made the 2020 All Big Ten Coaches Second Team. In 2021 Karlaftis had the second highest Pass-rush win-rate (23.6%) and Total Pressures (54) among the top five edge rushers projected as round one picks. Hutchinson was first with a 24.8% win rate and 74 total pressures. Karlaftis displays an excellent motor and gives relentless effort. He has an obsession with football and continuously strives to be the best player he can be. Karlaftis was number 7 on Feldman’s Freaks list and is incredibly fast for a 6’4” 275 lb player. His hand usage to beat blocks is exceptional and he studies mixed martial arts to help perfect it.
8 ATL Garrett Wilson WR
9 DEN Kenny Pickett QB
10 NYJ Derek Stingley Jr. CB
11 WAS Matt Corral QB
12 MIN Nakobe Dean LB
13 CLE Jordan Davis DL
14 BAL Charles Cross OT
15 PHI David Ojabo Edge
16 PHI Drake London WR
17 LAC DeMarvin Leal DL/Edge
18 NOR Treylon Burks WR
19 PHI Devin Lloyd LB
20 PIT Malik Willis QB
21 NWE Andrew Booth Jr. CB
22 LVR Trevor Penning OT
23 ARI Jermaine Johnson II Edge
24 DAL Kaiir Elam CB
25 BUF Tyler Linderbaum OC
26 TEN Kenyon Green IOL
27 TAM Sam Howell QB
28 GNB Travon Walker DL/Edge
29 MIA Bernhard Raimann OT
30 KAN Chris Olave WR
31 CIN Zion Johnson IOL
32 DET Jahan Dotson WR
Round 2
33 JAX Jameson Williams WR
34 DET Desmond Ridder QB
35 NYJ Trey McBride TE
36 NYG Trent McDuffie CB
Trent McDuffie allowed only 111 yards on 36 targets in his direction during the 2021 season. His average of 3.1 yards allowed per target was the best among the 239 Power-5 cornerbacks who faced at least 20 targets. According to Pro Football Focus, McDuffie didn’t allow more than 39 yards in coverage in any game this season and hasn’t allowed a touchdown since 2019. McDuffie is an outstanding athlete with a track background. McDuffie posted a 41.5 inch vertical during UW’s summer combine. That would tie for 14th in the combine results from 2016-2020 among all players. He also was No. 40 on Bruce Feldman’s Freaks list. At 5’11” McDuffie could slide down a little in the draft and would be a steal at the top of round 2.
37 HOU Carson Strong QB
38 NYJ Cameron Thomas Edge
39 CHI David Bell WR
40 DEN Arnold Ebiketie Edge
41 SEA Roger McCreary CB
42 WAS Christian Harris LB
43 ATL Devonte Wyatt DL
44 CLE George Pickens WR
45 BAL Travis Jones DL
46 MIN Kyler Gordon CB
47 IND Drake Jackson Edge
48 LAC Darian Kinnard OT
49 NOR Nicholas Petit-Frere OT
50 MIA Isaiah Spiller RB
51 PHI Jaquan Brisker S
52 PIT Sean Rhyan IOL
53 LVR Wan’Dale Robinson WR
54 NWE Chad Muma LB
55 ARI Derion Kendrick CB
56 DAL Phidarian Mathis DL
57 BUF Damone Clark LB
58 ATL Kingsley Enagbare Edge
59 GNB Khalil Shakir WR
60 TAM Logan Hall Edge
61 SFO Daxton Hill S
62 KAN Lewis Cine S
63 CIN Daniel Faalele OT
64 DEN Perrion Winfrey DL
Round 3
65 JAX Max Mitchell OT
66 DET Jalen Pitre S
67 NYG Jalen Tolbert WR
Among active career leaders Tolbert is third in yards per reception (17.6 yards) and sixth in receiving yards (3,140 yards). In 2021 Tolbert showed his proclivity for the big play as he was was 9th in 10+ yard receptions, 6th in 20+ yards, tie for 1st in 30+ yards and 1st in 40+ yards. In 2021 Tolbert was third in receiving yards per game and nine of his twelve games had 94+ receiving yards. In 2021 he had an incredible 47% team market share receiving yards. A thirty percent team market share is indicative of a Pro-Bowl player. Tolbert was one of the best if not the best receiver at the week of the Senior Bowl. Scouts were impressed with his incredible ability to create separation from his defenders, reliability to make contested catches, and his speed. His speed at the snap of the football, his elusive running after catching the ball, and his ability to break tackles for extra yardage were also the topics of huge praise throughout the Senior Bowl experience. (247sports.com). Tolbert’s a high effort guy on blocking and shows the toughness to make catches with defenders draped all over him.
68 HOU Martin Emerson CB
69 NYJ Alec Pierce WR
70 JAX Kenneth Walker RB
71 CHI Brandon Smith LB
72 SEA Josh Paschal Edge
73 WAS John Metchie WR
74 ATL Kerby Joseph S
75 DEN Channing Tindall LB
76 BAL Myjai Sanders Edge
77 MIN Jamaree Salyer OG
78 CLE Quay Walker LB
79 LAC Coby Bryant CB
80 HOU Boye Mafe Edge
81 NYG Tyler Smith IOL
As a redshirt freshman Smith made the 2020 FWAA Freshman All-American Team and the 2020 All AAC First Team. In 2021 he made the 2021 All AAC Second Team. He is a physically dominating player and has been described by draftnetwork.com as a road grader, mauler and interior mover. He plays with a nasty streak punishing defense players. His technique needs some development as he is a raw player. Smith will turn just 21 years old in April. He’s still incredibly young and is only scratching the surface of what he can do.
82 IND Justyn Ross WR
83 PHI Ed Ingram IOL
84 PIT Rasheed Walker OT
85 NWE Christian Watson WR
86 LVR Dylan Parham OG
87 ARI Breece Hall RB
88 DAL Nik Bonitto Edge
89 BUF Kyren Williams RB
90 TEN Jalen Wydermyer TE
91 TAM Marcus Jones CB
92 GNB Jeremy Ruckert TE
93 SFO Mykael Wright CB
94 KAN Leo Chenal LB
95 CIN Dohnovan West OC
96 DEN Abraham Lucas OT
97 DET Darrian Beavers LB
98 CLE Sam Williams Edge
99 BAL Thayer Munford IOL
100 NOR Bailey zappe QB
101 MIA Brian Asamoah LB
102 KAN Kellen Diesch OT
103 LAR Troy Anderson LB
The three round mock is available in spreadsheet format to filter on any specific team. The file is at Google Docs Spreadsheet of Draft Prospects. Included in that spreadsheet is a Board sheet of a compilation of player rankings on various big boards. The spreadsheet includes statistics such as the player average rank and minimum and maximum. There is a worksheet that describes the board.
