Projections for 2015 First-Round Picks
Jun 16, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants tackle Ereck Flowers (76) takes part in practice during minicamp at Quest Diagnostics Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Steven Ryan-USA TODAY Sports
31. <p>Boy are the New York Giants glad they selected Ereck Flowers No. 9 overall. They thought they would be bolstering their offensive but left tackle Will Beatty got injured. So now, Flowers is going to have to take over the left tackle spot for the Giants.</p> <p>His battles with Beasley in the ACC have somewhat prepared him for what’s coming. So I expect Flowers to do as good a job of protecting Eli Manning as a rookie can do. He’ll have a pretty good year, giving up around seven sacks his first year.</p><div class=. OT. Miami. Ereck Flowers. 9. player
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Ereck Flowers
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Boy are the New York Giants glad they selected Ereck Flowers No. 9 overall. They thought they would be bolstering their offensive but left tackle Will Beatty got injured. So now, Flowers is going to have to take over the left tackle spot for the Giants.
His battles with Beasley in the ACC have somewhat prepared him for what’s coming. So I expect Flowers to do as good a job of protecting Eli Manning as a rookie can do. He’ll have a pretty good year, giving up around seven sacks his first year.
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