The New York Giants seem to be acting like a franchise intent on emerging from the 2024 NFL Draft with a quarterback to replace Daniel Jones.
New York has put several of the top signal callers in this year’s class through private workouts, including sending general manager Joe Schoen and several key decision-makers to Ann Arbor on Easter Sunday to workout Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy.
However, even though the Giants are slated to pick No. 6 overall, New York might not need to trade up in the first round to add a replacement for Daniel Jones in 2024.
Since the Giants are within range of one of the elite wide receivers in this year’s class, such as Malik Nabers or Rome Odunze, and because Schoen is armed with added draft capital, New York might be able to add an elite playmaker and potential franchise quarterback in the span of the same weekend.
New York Giants Urged to Pull Off Quarterback Trade
According to ESPN’s Field Yates, the Giants are a team to watch to trade up for a quarterback … in the second round.
“The New York Giants trading up from No. 47 to No. 36 for either Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. or Oregon passer Bo Nix,” Yates wrote, as a storyline to watch during the draft. “The Giants have done their due diligence on the quarterbacks at the top of the draft class, acknowledging publicly the possibility of taking one early.
“But if they either don’t have the draft capital to move up from No. 6 for one of the top guys or just opt to take a wide receiver at that spot instead, a second-round move up is logical. While the G-Men traded away their own second-round pick as part of the Brian Burns trade, they do own Seattle’s second-rounder at No. 47. Pairing that selection with their own third-round pick at No. 70 (and maybe a late-rounder to sweeten the pot) could be enough to move all the way up to the Commanders’ slot at No. 36 to get either Penix or Nix.”
Would it Make Sense for Giants to Trade Up During the NFL Draft?
If the Giants wind up selecting Nabers or Odunze, it would be setting their second-round quarterback of choice up for immediate success.
Nabers or Odunze would ascend to the top of a depth chart that includes promising young receivers Wan’Dale Robinson and Jalin Hyatt, with veteran Isiah McKenzie and Darius Slayton figuring in the mix as potential deep threats, as well.
Short of taking Drake Maye or McCarthy, a trade such as Yates’ proposal could wind up being a dream scenario for Schoen, Daboll, and the Giants.
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