We have a thread here based on an article about failed #1 Draft picks for the Giants. We have a lot of talk about how teams need to build from the Draft. There are teams that do this very well and they accrue Draft picks and comp picks. They give up on players about to age and deteriorate and build with youth.
The interesting fact is that the Giants have actually done pretty well with their first two Draft picks over the years. They have done well in Free Agency in most cases. How have they done in Drafting from rounds 3-7? Well...not very well at all. It's fair to mention that in rounds 4-7 teams draft for depth, development and Special Teams however there are players who are drafted in later rounds who have become outstanding players.
I won't look at last year's 2016 draft class because the jury is still out but I will say that it looks to be the best in this decade so far. It's arbitrary as to who had some meaningful contribution but I bolded those that are in my opinion. Here is 2010-2015 and you decide:
2015
Owa- 3
M. Thompson- 5
Davis- 6
Hart- 7
2014
Bromley- 3
A. Williams- 4
Berhe- 5
Kennard- 5
Jackson- 6
2013
Moore- 3
Nassib- 4
C. Taylor- 5
Herman- 7
Cox- 7
2012
Hosley- 3
A. Robinson- 4
Mosley- 4
McCants- 6
Kuhn- 7
2011
Prince- 1
Austin- 2
Jernigan- 3
Brewer- 4
G. Jones- 6
Sash- 6
J. Williams- 6
Scott- 7
2010
No #3
Dillard- 4
Petrus- 5
A. Tracy- 6
Dodge- 7
The interesting fact is that the Giants have actually done pretty well with their first two Draft picks over the years. They have done well in Free Agency in most cases. How have they done in Drafting from rounds 3-7? Well...not very well at all. It's fair to mention that in rounds 4-7 teams draft for depth, development and Special Teams however there are players who are drafted in later rounds who have become outstanding players.
I won't look at last year's 2016 draft class because the jury is still out but I will say that it looks to be the best in this decade so far. It's arbitrary as to who had some meaningful contribution but I bolded those that are in my opinion. Here is 2010-2015 and you decide:
2015
Owa- 3
M. Thompson- 5
Davis- 6
Hart- 7
2014
Bromley- 3
A. Williams- 4
Berhe- 5
Kennard- 5
Jackson- 6
2013
Moore- 3
Nassib- 4
C. Taylor- 5
Herman- 7
Cox- 7
2012
Hosley- 3
A. Robinson- 4
Mosley- 4
McCants- 6
Kuhn- 7
2011
Prince- 1
Austin- 2
Jernigan- 3
Brewer- 4
G. Jones- 6
Sash- 6
J. Williams- 6
Scott- 7
2010
No #3
Dillard- 4
Petrus- 5
A. Tracy- 6
Dodge- 7