2019 NFL Draft Do-Overs: NFC East

New York Giants

The easy do-over selection here would be QB Daniel Jones at No. 6 overall, but call me crazy; I’m not changing that selection.

Why? It’s pretty simple, really. Jones, Dwayne Haskins and Drew Lock were all graded similarly and the preferred prospect was essentially going to come down to team fits. And let’s face it: Jones fits the Giants really, really well.

Could New York have drafted Jones at No. 17? Most likely. Do we know that for a fact? Absolutely not. And if a team values a quarterback as a first-round player, don’t get cute. Take him before someone else does.

Instead, the pick that I’d like the Giants to do over is Dexter Lawrence, the guy they did take at No. 17.

Now, don’t get me wrong. Lawrence is a good football player and he’s going to start a lot of games for New York. But his positional limitations (he’s strictly a nose tackle) and his inability to offer anything as a pass-rusher probably would have pushed him into the second round.

There was a golden opportunity for the Giants to add one of the best pure pass-protecting offensive tackles in the class in Washington State’s Andre Dillard, who their division rival Eagles snagged four picks later. With such a high investment made at quarterback and running back in successive drafts, Big Blue should’ve turned to the offensive line with their second first-rounder.