"Make the Case" is once again in session on Giants.com.
In this series, we look at projections provided by analysts and then ask you, the fans, to weigh in on what the Giants should do in the draft.
Next up is a debate on what the Giants should do after their first-round pick with the 42nd overall selection.
Mel Kiper Jr., ESPN: Ronnie Perkins - "Pass-rusher is the Giants' No. 1 need, and they have to take one here if they go another route with the No. 11 pick. Perkins is a fit as an outside linebacker in their 3-4 defense. He's a physical edge rusher who had 16.5 sacks in three seasons at Oklahoma. He bullied offensive tackles at times."
Todd McShay, ESPN: Carlos "Boogie" Basham Jr. - "Maybe the Giants go offensive line here -- Texas' Samuel Cosmi or Wisconsin-Whitewater's Quinn Meinerz could fit -- but their biggest need is on the edge. Basham is powerful and disruptive."
Dane Brugler, The Athletic: Gregory Rousseau
Seth Galina, Pro Football Focus: Ronnie Perkins - "As the Sooner defense got better last year, so did Ronnie Perkins. He exploded onto the scene with a stellar 2020 campaign. Perkins earned a 73.1 grade after his first two seasons in Norman, posting a mere 11.9% pass-rush win rate. Then, he dominated his way into a 90.5 grade and a 24.7% win rate last season. You love to see that type of improvement, and he's clearly a very good, speedy pass rusher. But you are banking on a lot of development for him to see the field consistently on first and second down. He can get to the quarterback, and someone is going to fall in love with his athletic ability. Why not Dave Gettleman?"
Trevor Sikkema, The Draft Network: Jamin Davis
Ryan Wilson, CBS Sports: Ronnie Perkins
Brentley Weissman, The Draft Network: Pat Freiermuth
NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah updated his ranking of the top 50 prospects in the 2021 NFL Draft for the final time before the start of the draft.
No. 50 Georgia CB Eric Stokes
No. 49 Oregon S Jevon Holland
No. 48 LSU WR Terrace Marshall Jr.
No. 47 Notre Dame OT Liam Eichenberg
No. 46 Penn State TE Pat Freiermuth
No. 45 Wisconsin-Whitewater IOL Quinn Meinerz
No. 44 Oklahoma EDGE Ronnie Perkins
No. 43 Alabama DT Christian Barmore
No. 42 Houston EDGE Payton Turner
No. 41 Minnesota WR Rashod Bateman
No. 40 Alabama IOL Landon Dickerson
No. 39 Florida State CB Asante Samuel Jr.
No. 38 Virginia Tech OT Christian Darrisaw
No. 37 North Dakota State OT Dillon Radunz
No. 36 Oklahoma State OT Teven Jenkins
No. 35 Michigan OT Jalen Mayfield
No. 34 Missouri LB Nick Bolton
No. 33 Washington EDGE Joe Tryon
No. 32 Alabama QB Mac Jones
No. 31 Penn State EDGE Jayson Oweh
No. 30 Georgia EDGE Azeez Ojulari
No. 29 Washington DT Levi Onwuzurike
No. 28 Florida WR Kadarius Toney
No. 27 Northwestern CB Greg Newsome II
No. 26 Mississippi WR Elijah Moore
No. 25 North Carolina RB Javonte Williams
No. 24 Tulsa LB Zaven Collins
No. 23 Kentucky LB Jamin Davis
No. 22 Virginia Tech CB Caleb Farley
No. 21 Miami EDGE Jaelan Phillips
No. 20 Alabama RB Najee Harris
No. 19 Clemson RB Travis Etienne
No. 18 Miami EDGE Gregory Rousseau
No. 17 Michigan EDGE Kwity Paye
No. 16 TCU S Trevon Moehrig
No. 15 Notre Dame LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
No. 14 South Carolina CB Jaycee Horn
No. 13 USC OL Alijah Vera-Tucker
No. 12 Penn State LB Micah Parsons
No. 11 Oregon OT Penei Sewell
No. 10 Northwestern OT Rashawn Slater
No. 9 Alabama CB Patrick Surtain II
No. 8 Ohio State QB Justin Fields
No. 7 North Dakota State QB Trey Lance
No. 6 Alabama WR DeVonta Smith
No. 5 Alabama WR Jaylen Waddle
No. 4 BYU QB Zach Wilson
No. 3 LSU WR Ja'Marr Chase
No. 2 Florida TE Kyle Pitts
No. 1 Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence
Chad Reuter, NFL.com: Dyami Brown
Josh Edwards, CBS Sports: Jabril Cox
Drae Harris, The Draft Network: Elijah Moore
Benjamin Solak, The Draft Network: Payton Turner
Dan Duggan, The Athletic: Landon Dickerson - "The 6-foot-6, 326-pound Dickerson has major injury questions. He suffered season-ending injuries in each of his three years at Florida State. He transferred to Alabama and started 24 straight games before tearing his ACL in last season's SEC championship game. But when Dickerson was on the field, he was dominant. The unanimous first-team All-American won the Rimington Trophy as the nation's best center last season. Dickerson played guard early in his college career and could step into a starting spot on the Giants' line as a rookie."
Art Stapleton, The Record and northjersey.com: Gregory Rousseau - "Rousseau's name has been linked to the Giants in mock drafts since the NFL season ended. Joe Judge was at the Miami Pro Day and got a good look at Rousseau, among others. The Giants will likely have their eye on a prospect to help what is perceived as an unaddressed weakness, but there are question marks on most. That'll almost certainly lead to a few going later in the draft than anticipated. Opting out of last season following a productive 2019 cost Rousseau valuable tape; whether that hurts him remains to be seen."
View photos of every player projected to the Giants in mock drafts just days ahead of the 2021 NFL Draft.
DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama
Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama
Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State
Rashawn Slater, OL, Northwestern
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame
Gregory Rousseau, EDGE, Miami
Azeez Ojulari, EDGE, Georgia
Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina
Alijah Vera-Tucker, OL, USC
Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida
Kwity Paye, EDGE, Michigan
Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon
Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech
Zaven Collins, LB, Tulsa
Jaelan Phillips, EDGE, Miami
Ronnie Perkins, EDGE, Oklahoma
Carlos "Boogie" Basham Jr., EDGE, Wake Forest
Jamin Davis, LB, Kentucky
Kadarius Toney, WR, Florida
Jayson Oweh, EDGE, Penn State
Terrace Marshall Jr., WR, LSU
Landon Dickerson, IOL, Alabama
Dyami Brown, WR, North Carolina
Dillon Radunz, OT, North Dakota State
Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama
Pat Freiermuth, TE, Penn State
Payton Turner, EDGE, Houston
Jabril Cox, LB, LSU
Elijah Moore, WR, Ole Miss
Andre Cisco, DB, Syracuse
Quinn Meinerz, IOL, Wisconsin-Whitewater
Daviyon Nixon, DT, Iowa
Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, USC
Creed Humphrey, IOL, Oklahoma
Trey Smith, OG, Tennessee
Spencer Brown, OT, Northern Iowa
Trey Sermon, RB, Ohio State
Jalen Mayfield, OT, Michigan
Jay Tufele, DT, USC
Josh Myers, IOL, Ohio State
Jordan Smith, EDGE, UAB
Chris Rumph II, EDGE, Duke
Jackson Carman, OT, Clemson
Amari Rodgers, WR, Clemson
Tommy Tremble, TE, Notre Dame
Chazz Surratt, LB, North Carolina
Kenneth Gainwell, RB, Memphis
Marlon Tuipulotu, DT, USC
Cornell Powell, WR, Clemson
Tyler Shelvin, DT, LSU
Michael Carter, RB, North Carolina
LaBryan Ray, DT, Alabama
Rodarius Williams, CB, Oklahoma State
Hunter Long, TE, Boston College
Cameron McGrone, LB, Michigan
Derrick Barnes, LB, Purdue
DJ Daniel, CB, Georgia
Janarius Robinson, EDGE, Florida State
Khalil Herbert, RB, Virginia Tech
JaCoby Stevens, S, LSU
John Bates, TE, Boise State
Tedarrell Slaton, DL, Florida
Marquez Stevenson, WR, Houston
Justin Hilliard, LB, Ohio State
Monty Rice, LB, Georgia
Larry Rountree III, RB, Missouri
Nahshon Wright, CB, Oregon State
Elijah Mitchell, RB, Louisiana
Simi Fehoko, WR, Stanford
Jaylen Twyman, DT, Pittsburgh
Tre Brown, CB, Oklahoma
