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The Giants are on the clock again Saturday afternoon as the final rounds of the 2020 NFL Draft begin. Here’s a full account of all the latest buzz surrounding Big Blue and a play-by-play of their picks…
April 25 6:54 p.m.:
With the 255th and final pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, lovingly refered to as Mr. Irrelevant, the Giants selected Georgia LB Tae Crowder.
From Ralph Vacchiano:
The “Mr. Irrelevant” pick is a player who wasn’t even invited to the NFL scouting combine. And before that, he nearly didn’t get a scholarship to Georgia, until a last-minute offer came through. So he’s used to being overlooked. That said, he’s a 6-3, 235-pound former high school running back who has been getting better every year. The Giants obviously were looking to build a stable of young linebackers in this draft, and liked him enough to prevent him from hitting the frenzy of the undrafted free agent market. He’s likely headed to the practice squad, depending on how well he can play on special teams.
April 25, 6:37 p.m.:
With the third of their four seventh-round picks, the Giants selected Minnesota CB Chris Williamson with the 247th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
From Ralph Vacchiano:
A reserve corner for the Gophers for most of his career, but a valuable special teamer. The 6-foot, 205-pounder was mostly used as a nickel back, which means he could be thrown into that competition with the Giants. He’s probably not fast enough to line up in the slot, but he could hold his own on the outside. He’s tough and a good tackler, though, which Judge, a former special teams coach, will like and will find ways to use.
April 25, 6:17 p.m.:
With the 238th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Giants selected South Carolina linebacker T.J. Brunson.
From Ralph Vacchiano:
A tough inside linebacker, who’ll have to first make his mark on special teams. He’s a little small at 6-1, 230 and isn’t particularly quick. As a linebacker he’s most likely to be a practice squad guy, with a chance to develop into something down the line. He’s tough enough to stick, though. And as a two-time captain for the Gamecocks, the Giants clearly like his character. As long as he can find himself a role on special teams, he could stick around.
April 25, 5:32 p.m.:
With their first of four seventh-round picks, the Giants used the 218th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft to select Minnesota linebacker Carter Coughlin.
From Ralph Vacchiano:
He is small for his position (6-3, 236), but fast (4.57) and he plays very, very hard. His production dropped off in his senior season from 9 ½ sacks as a junior to 4 ½ last year. But his 20 ½ sacks over his final three college seasons isn’t bad. He’ll start as a special teamer, which new Giants coach Joe Judge will like, but he could have a future as a situational edge rusher, perhaps as part of his rotation. The Giants like to say they can never have enough pass rushers. He’s got an outside chance to be one of them.
April 25, 3:48 p.m.:
With the 183rd overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Giants selected Penn State linebacker Cameron Brown.
From Ralph Vacchiano:
The physical tools are certainly there. He’s 6-5, 233 and ran a 4.72 40. He probably needs to bulk up a little bit to be effective in the NFL. If there’s potential there, probably no one knows that better than the Giants’ new defensive line coach Sean Spencer – “Coach Chaos,” who came from Penn State. Clearly Spencer knew that Brown is considered a leader and high-character guy. If he can add a little muscle there’s a chance that he could be an effective pass rusher at some point. He did have 12 tackles for loss over the last two years for the Nittany Lions, though only four sacks.
April 25, 2:15 p.m.:
With the 150th pick of the 2020 NFL Draft, the Giants selected Oregon guard Shane Lemieux.
Lemieux, listed at 6-foot-4, 310 pounds, is the third offensive lineman drafted by Dave Gettleman this year, joining tackles Andrew Thomas and Matthew Peart.
The Giants will likely still start Will Hernandez and Kevin Zeitler at the guard spots, but Lemieux could offer some decent depth. He ran a 5.11 40-yard dash at the combine, and though he was primarily a starter at left guard for the Ducks, he filled in at other spots along the line as well.
From Ralph Vacchiano:
A third offensive lineman in five picks for the Giants? After Gettleman drafted two offensive linemen total in his first two drafts? This is the predicament that they’re in. They need a lot of help along the line – a lot. And Gettleman is absolutely all in on fixing the line “once and for all”.
In Lemieux, he got a 6-4, 310-pounder with the power to survive inside. He’s smart, strong and athletic enough to compete right away. He also was known as a team leader, which is increasingly important to the Giants. Long-term he’s probably more about depth, since the Giants seem set at guard with Will Hernandez and Kevin Zeitler.
But Gettleman isn’t messing around here. He needs bodies – big bodies – to work with on the line. And that includes starters and depth.
April 25, 12:21 p.m.:
With the 110th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Giants added UCLA cornerback Darnay Holmes.
From Ralph Vacchiano:
The Giants are well set at their starting cornerback spots with free-agent James Bradberry and 2019 first-rounder DeAndre Baker. But the jury is still way out on Sam Beal, so they needed to bring in competition for the nickel back job.
The 5-10, 195-pound Holmes will definitely push Beal. He’s strong for his size, but he’s got terrific speed (4.48 in the 40 at the combine) and he was a three-year starter for the Bruins. Scouts say he’s one of the smartest players in the draft — both on and off the field — which will certainly help him decipher NFL offenses.
It wouldn’t be a shock if he steps in as the Giants’ third cornerback right away.
April 25, 11:23 a.m.:
The Giants have seven picks on Saturday, entering the fourth round of the NFL Draft. Big Blue has one pick in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds (110th, 150th, and 183rd) and then four picks in the seventh (218th, 238th, 247th, 255th).
Here are 10 players to keep an eye on for the Giants on Saturday.
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