Giants can take top prospect off their board after latest comments
The Giants currently hold the 25th overall pick in this month's draft, with eyes set on multiple upgrades. One player that they likely were never going to be in the running for is Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter. After some of the recent off-the-field situations, however, it seemed Carter may fall down the board, with […]
The Giants currently hold the 25th overall pick in this month's draft, with eyes set on multiple upgrades.
One player that they likely were never going to be in the running for is Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter.
After some of the recent off-the-field situations, however, it seemed Carter may fall down the board, with some teams rumored to have placed the "un-draftable" label on the talented defender. Well, Carter's recent comments put an end to any fantasies Giants fans may have had.
Daniel Jeremiah is the lead draft analyst for NFL Network. He has had Carter in the top five of his overall big board throughout the entire pre-draft process.
He reiterated his ranking today on the Pat McAfee Show, where he also addressed Carter's reluctance to meet with any team selecting outside of the top 10.
McAfee opened the dialogue regarding this situation saying:
"If you watch his film, isn't there a chance you should maybe meet with a lot of people to see if somebody maybe wants to trade into the top 10 to come get him?" Asked McAfee. "Or is this just standard operating procedure? And this is what people normally do?"
To which Daniel Jeremiah replied:
"I think normally when decisions like this get made, it's because you have a backstop, you know, like there's somebody that's given you assurances, like this is where the where the slide ends, you're not getting past us, and you can trust that information," said Jeremiah.
"Now, I don't know who that is, but I'm guessing just by looking at all the factors involved, that the Philadelphia Eagles having Jordan Davis, a former teammate of his, having Nakobe Dean, another former teammate of his, as being interested as a team that's pass rush obsessed."
Jeremiah added further context to the Eagles being the absolute end of Carter's potential slide, saying:
"You know, they pick 10, so when I heard that he wasn't meeting teams outside of 10, I'm like he's got a backstop somewhere in the top 10. And you know, the Eagles would be my educated guess on that one," said Jeremiah.
Assurances and the draft go hand and hand.
Patrick Mahomes admitted this recently, adding that he was assured by the Chicago Bears he would be drafted by them in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Now a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Kansas City Chiefs, maybe teams have learned their lesson when it comes to guaranteeing draft positioning.
Jalen Carter had better hope so.
