Again on March 28, ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller revealed that the New York Giants “loving” Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was “the worst-kept secret within the league” because the Giants proceed to ponder how they may spend the third total decide of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Based on a mock draft produced by Bruce Feldman of The Athletic that was printed on Wednesday, the Giants would take Miami’s Cam Ward over Sanders if Massive Blue as a substitute of the Tennessee Titans possessed the primary alternative of the upcoming player-selection course of.
“I’ve heard since bowl season from people contained in the Miami program that the New York Giants love Ward,” Feldman wrote, “however the Titans have an enormous want too and gained’t move on the 2024 ACC Participant of the 12 months.”
It was reported in late March that the Titans need three first-round picks “or one thing of that worth” to surrender the proper to pick Ward. As of the primary Wednesday of April, neither the Giants nor every other membership was anticipated to match that asking worth.
“No manner they aren’t selecting Ward,” one unnamed crew govt mentioned in regards to the Titans throughout a current chat with The Athletic’s Mike Sando. “They’re making an attempt to drum up a unprecedented deal, however nobody goes to present that. They may take Cam Ward until somebody provides them one thing silly.”
Until the Browns are prepared to do “one thing silly” to get Ward, they reportedly may take both Colorado broad receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter or Penn State pass-rusher Abdul Carter by way of the draft’s second decide. Such a state of affairs would permit the Giants to both get Sanders with out having to surrender further belongings or seize a Day 1 starter (Hunter or Carter).
Maybe Giants normal supervisor Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll are amongst these throughout the league who allegedly would relatively take Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart later within the draft than choose Sanders at decide No. 3. On Wednesday, Ryan Novozinsky of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com speculated that the Giants may make Hunter the third decide after which commerce again into the primary spherical to land Dart at alternative No. 27.
Nonetheless, some assume the Pittsburgh Steelers would choose Dart if he fell to the draft’s twenty first total decide.