Big Blue View

It’s time for my latest New York Giants mock draft, this one a four-round effort using the Pro Football Network simulator. I have been considering a few things about the No. 25 overall pick for the Giants in Round 1. So, let’s chat about them before we get to the picks for this week. Who would I trade up for? If I moved up, it has to be for a cornerback or wide receiver I don’t want to miss out on. If it’s a wide receiver, I think you have to get to No. 19, ahead of a potential receiver run that could include the Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Chargers and Baltimore Ravens. For grins, I tried to make a trade with the PFN simulator to get up to No. 19 (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and select Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The simulator insisted on my giving up pick No. 89 in Round 3 and a 2024 third-round pick. That’s way too rich. The Fitzgerald-Spielberger trade chart says moving from 25 to 19 should cost me only one of the fifth-round picks, Nos. 160 or 172.