Pro comps for draft's top wide receivers
The Giants have been connected to wide receivers in a lot mock drafts, both in the first round and beyond.
Whether the Giants decide to pull the trigger on a wide receiver remains to be seen. However, the list of WR prospects in this year's draft is a rather impressive one.
NFL.com senior analyst Gil Brandt continued his pro comparison series by taking a look at some of the top wide receivers in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Here are Brandt's pro comps for each of his top six WR prospects:
Ja'Marr Chase, LSU
2019 stats: 14 games, 84 receptions for 1,780 yards and 20 touchdowns (opted out of 2020 season)
Accolades: Biletnikoff Award (2019), Unanimous All-American (2019), First-Team All-SEC (2019), CFP National Champion (2019)
NFL Comp: Anquan Boldin
Jaylen Waddle, Alabama
2020 stats: 6 games, 28 receptions for 591 yards and 3 touchdowns
Accolades: SEC Freshman of the Year (2018), First-Team All-SEC (2019), SEC Special Teams Player of the Year (2019), Second-Team All-SEC (2020), CFP National Champion (2020)
NFL Comp: Tyreek Hill
DeVonta Smith, Alabama
2020 stats: 13 games, 117 receptions for 1,856 yards and 23 touchdowns
Accolades: 2x First-Team All-SEC (2019, 2020), Heisman Trophy (2020), SEC Offensive Player of the Year (2020), Unanimous All-American (2020), Maxwell Award (2020), Walter Camp Award (2020), Biletnikoff Award (2020), Paul Hornung Award (2020), AP College Football Player of the Year (2020), 2x CFP National Champion (2017, 2020), CFP National Championship Offensive MVP (2020)
NFL Comp: Justin Jefferson
Elijah Moore, Mississippi
2020 Stats: 8 games, 86 receptions, 1,193 yards for 8 touchdowns
Accolades: First-Team All-SEC (2020), Consensus All-American (2020)
NFL Comp: Tyler Lockett
Kadarius Toney, Florida
2020 Stats: 11 games, 70 receptions for 984 yards and 10 touchdowns, 19 rush attempts for 161 yards (8.5 avg.) and one touchdown
Accolades: First-Team All-SEC (2020)
NFL Comp: Percy Harvin
Rondale Moore, Purdue
2020 Stats: 3 games, 35 receptions for 270 yards, six rush attempts for 32 yards (5.3 avg.) and one touchdown
Accolades: First-Team All-Big Ten (2018), Consensus All-American (2018), Paul Hornung Award (2018), Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year (2018), Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year (2018)
NFL Comp: Curtis Samuel
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
What might Giants do beyond first round?
The 2021 NFL Draft is inching closer and closer, as we are now only two weeks out from the start of this year's festivities.
Pro days have basically wrapped up around the country. For the past month, these on-campus workouts took the place of the Scouting Combine as NFL hopefuls showcased their skills in front of coaches, scouts, and general managers.
Since the start of the offseason, Giants.com has been tracking the mock draft predictions from media outlets across the country.
Today we are doing the same thing, but this time we are only focusing on mock drafts that go beyond just the first round.
Here are the latest multi-round mock drafts from NFL analysts:
1st Round Pick (No. 11) : Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama
Analysis: "Waddle would give them the draft's best deep threat, a speedy playmaker who will also make an impact in the return game. I thought about edge rusher here as well."
2nd Round Pick (No. 42): Ronnie Perkins, EDGE, Oklahoma
Analysis: "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."
1st Round Pick: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame
Analysis: "I wouldn't be surprised to see the Giants look at USC guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, but they just took three linemen in the first five rounds last year, including Andrew Thomas at No. 4 overall. And while the defense was stellar last season, getting defensive coordinator Patrick Graham a versatile, rangy, fast, instinctive linebacker like Owusu-Koramoah will help keep it that way."
2nd Round Pick: Carlos "Boogie" Basham Jr., EDGE, Wake Forest
Analysis: "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."
1st Round Pick: Azeez Ojulari, EDGE, Georgia
Analysis: "Ojulari's a good athlete and plays bigger than his 6-foot-3, 240-pound frame portends against the run. He could remind Giants coaches of Markus Golden, who had 10 sacks for the G-Men in 2019."
2nd Round Pick: Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama
3rd Round Pick: Trey Smith, OG, Tennessee
4th Round Pick: Rodarius Williams, CB, Oklahoma State
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
Jersey numbers revealed for new Giants
It has been a busy offseason for the Giants with free agency.
The team has welcomed numerous new members to the team since the start of the 2021 league year last month...and now have their uniform numbers.
Here is the full list of the Giants' new numbers:
- QB Mike Glennon: 3
- WR John Ross: 12
- WR Kenny Golladay: 19
- DB Adoree' Jackson: 22
- RB Devontae Booker: 28
- DB Chris Milton: 31
- FB Cullen Gillaspia: 36
- RB Jordan Chunn: 38
- DB Joshua Kalu: 39
- LB Cale Garrett: 41
- LB Ryan Anderson: 46
- TE Cole Hikutini: 48
- LB Reggie Ragland: 55
- OL Jonotthan Harrison: 64
- OL Zach Fulton: 73
- DT Danny Shelton: 75
- TE Kyle Rudolph: 80
- DE Breeland Speaks: 91
- DE Ifeadi Odenigbo: 94
- DT David Moa: 96
*Jersey numbers are always subject to change.
View jersey numbers for the newest members of the Giants. Note: jersey numbers are always subject to change.
WR Kenny Golladay
CB Adoree' Jackson
RB Devontae Booker
WR John Ross
DE Breeland Speaks
DT Danny Shelton
DE Ifeadi Odenigbo
LB Reggie Ragland
QB Mike Glennon
DT David Moa
DB Chris Milton
TE Cole Hikutini
DB Joshua Kalu
OL Jonotthan Harrison
LB Cale Garrett
FB Cullen Gillaspia
OL Zach Fulton
RB Jordan Chunn
OLB Ryan Anderson
