Whereas many draft specialists are advocating for the New York Giants to pick a quarterback with the sixth general choose within the 2024 NFL draft, one skilled is providing a distinct path.
ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. believes the Giants ought to rally round present quarterback Daniel Jones and encompass him with extra weapons.
“I’m a Daniel Jones fan and I feel you get a big-time receiver,” Kiper advised Subject Yates on ESPN’s First Draft, including that he views Jones’ ceiling as larger than J.J. McCarthy’s.
“You’re getting a man who actually could possibly be, you can also make a robust argument, he may go just a little larger than this with the Chargers being a risk there. You point out Marvin Harrison Jr., you suppose Malik Nabers is true there, I feel Rome Odunze could be very shut. I’m a giant Rome Odunze fan popping out of Washington.”
Many naturally disagree. Jones has been oft-injured and inconsistent. If a viable alternative — particularly one seen as an improve — to Jones is out there to the Giants, they might not have a selection however to take it.
Kiper doesn’t suppose Jones is the Giants’ challenge and cites their different roster shortcomings, which led him to double down on including weapons within the draft.
“I get it, there’s an offensive line challenge there as properly. However the broad receiver place for Daniel Jones, they get a man like Odunze. To me, that’s the place I might go, that’s my choose right here is Odunze for the New York Giants,” Kiper mentioned.
“He has the scale (6’3″ 215), he has the power with that catch radius to out-dual cornerbacks for the soccer, he’s so easy, he’s so misleading with how he runs his routes, he’s very tough to deal with in these conditions. You go to the nationwide championship recreation, he was open, Michael Penix Jr. wasn’t capable of get him the ball. Have a look at the consistency by way of week in and week out.”
Kiper believes Odunze may increase Jones’ stage of play and get the Giants again on the trail they deviated from final yr. That’s, if Jones can keep wholesome. That may be a big if.
