The NFL Draft can't get here fast enough.
But let's be real: we're under three weeks away from the event and each passing day brings another potential wrinkle to what the New York Giants might do.
General manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll have faced an offseason of decisions that will speak to the urgency of turning the franchise into a winner again. That comes with the obvious pressure under which everyone will be operating as they enter a pivotal fourth season in control of Big Blue.
With NFL Draft festivities in Green Bay set to begin with the first round in prime time on April 24, we will continue to analyze what we know about the prospects who should be in play for the Giants.
Who will Giants draft in first round?
So much is on the table for the Giants, who currently hold the No. 3 overall selection with the pre-draft focus turning from Pro Days to private workouts and "30" visits in East Rutherford. Whatever plan Schoen executed in free agency was going to have a significant impact on the Giants' draft plans, especially at quarterback, and uncertainty remains. Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders are viewed as the top two QBs in the Class of 2025, and Ward is expected to go to the Titans at No. 1.
Sitting at No. 3, with the additions of Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston, what does that mean for the prospects of taking a quarterback there? Sources have told NorthJersey.com and The Record that those two signings will not alter the plan, and that if they believe in Sanders or another quarterback in that spot, the presence of Wilson and Winston will not prevent a selection.
The Giants are going to continue operating in the spirit of keeping all options open.
Giants mock draft: Every selection for Big Blue
Using the Pro Football Network Draft simulator, here is our now-weekly stab at laying out a possible mock path for the Giants. Ward went to the Titans and the Browns took Abdul Carter, so I had the choice between Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders, and went back and forth.
I spent time preparing potential trade offers if I had to get back into the first round by using the Giants' second round pick at No. 34. The idea would be to move up if either Sanders started falling, or if I needed to make a move to get, say, Jaxson Dart of Ole Miss.
The team to get in front was the Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 21, but that is only part of the challenge. If the Browns don't take a quarterback at No. 2, I have to consider Cleveland as a potential threat to trade up for one, too.
So I picked three potential trade partners: the
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