Dean is the best linebacker in college and the best player on a ridiculous Georgia defense that’s allowing less than a touchdown per game. The Giants are in the bottom 10 in the NFL both against the pass and the run, and they need help across the board. I’ve got the Giants going defense-defense with their two 1st-round picks, and even though they looked like a great defense against the Eagles, they haven’t been against the rest of the league. Karlaftis has 14 career sacks for Purdue, including 4 ½ this year, as well as 29 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles. Azeez Ojulari has 5 ½ sacks this year and is only 21, but edge pressure remains a huge need, and Karlaftis, although he hasn’t put up huge sack numbers in college, projects as a big-time NFL pass rusher with his size, speed and strength trails. The Giants haven’t drafted an edge rusher or defensive end in the first round in 11 years, since Jason Pierre-Paul back in 2010. The Jets have taken an offensive lineman in the 1stround in each of the last two years, but Douglas – who played offensive line at Richmond – definitely subscribes to the Andy Reid School of Drafting and won’t hesitate to go o-line for a third straight year.
Ekwonu could project as a guard in the NFL but will be a plug-and-play starter somewhere for whoever picks him. Jets: Ikem Ekwonu, OT, North Carolina StateĪfter locking up Stingley, Joe Douglas addresses the defensive line and selects Ekwonu, who may lack a bit in consistency but makes up for it with incredible power and a nasty edge. The best corner in a very good cornerback draft, and he brings the kind of swagger and attitude the hapless Jets desperately need. Stingley can come right in and help fix a pass defense ranked 29th in the league, allowing 263 yards per game, and last in the NFL with just four interceptions. And if you watched that Eagles-Jets game Sunday you know the Jets have needs across the board. Sitting here with two projected top-five picks will allow Joe Douglas to address both sides of the ball with potentially elite players. Let’s be honest, the Texans need help everywhere, and they really have no choice but to go best available at No.
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He helped Mac Jones become a 1st-round pick last year and has been even better this year protecting Bryce Young as part of a Crimson Tide offense averaging 43 points per game. He began his career at guard but now projects as the top tackle in the draft. The 6-foot-7, 360-pound Neal is an athletic freak. It’ll be fun watching both these kids because the comparisons are going to be impossible to avoid. Although Hutchinson may have snuck past him on our mock draft, Thibodeaux is still a monster talent with an explosive first step. Thibodeaux has had a big year for the Ducks, with 7.0 sacks, 12 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles. The Jaguars are one of a few teams in the NFL worse than the Eagles at generating pass pressure – they had only 20 sacks through 12 games – and Thibodeaux will come in and change that in a hurry.
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