'Big Blue Intervention' recently started a list of 2011 NFL Draft prospects the New York Giants have been connected to. When I saw it I realized I have a more robust list and I needed to share it with you.
After the jump, culled together from a variety of sources, is what I believe to be the best list of prospects the Giants have been connected to that you will find anywhere on the Inter-Google. Realize one thing about this list, especially when it comes to Pro Days the Giants have attended. If there is more than one prospect at a given school where the Giants attended a Pro Day, the Giants obviously watched them as well. I just have not seen an official source connect the dots between the team and the player.
For example, the Giants attended the Miami Pro Day and I have them connected to corner back Brandon Harris. But, that means they also watched linebacker Colin McCarthy and other Miami prospects.
Players Connected To:
Ryan Williams RB, Virginia Tech (NFL Combine) – source
Taiwan Jones RB, Eastern Washington (meeting) – source
Edmond Gates WR, Abilene Christian (meeting) – source
Anthony Castonzo OT, Boston College (Pro Day run by Giants offensive line coach Pat Flaherty) – source
Will Rackley OG, Lehigh (meeting and private workouts) – source1, source2
Mike Pouncey OG, Florida (meeting, Pro Day) – source
Brandon Fusco OL, Slippery Rock (private workout) – source
Nick Fairley DT, Auburn – source
Justin Houston OLB, Georgia (private workout) – source
Mark Herzlich OLB, Boston College (Pro Day, NFL Combine) – source
Prathon Wilkerson CB, Albany State (Pro Day) – source
Jaiquawn Jarrett FS, Temple (meeting) – source
Tommy Irvin S, Wofford (workout) – source
Jordan Todman, RB, Connecticut (Pro Day) -- source
Scott Lutrus, LB, Connecticut (Pro Day) -- source
Brandon Harris, CB, Miami (Pro Day) -- source
Sidney Tarver, OLB, Tennessee State (Pro Day) -- source
John Gianninoto, C, UNLV (Pro Day) -- source
Matt Murphy, G, UNLV (Pro Day) -- source
Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama (Pro Day)
Akeem Dent, LB, Georgia (private workout) -- source
Muhammed Wilkerson, DT Temple (Pro Day)
Corey Liuget, DT, Illinois (Pro Day) -- source
Mikel LeShoure (Pro Day) -- source
Martez Wilson, OLB, Illinois (Pro Day) -- source
Anthony Bratton, S, Delaware (Pro Day) -- source
Gabe Carimi, OT, Wisconsin (Pro Day) -- source
Muhammad Wilkerson, DT, Temple (meeting) -- source
Akeem Ayers (Pro Day)
Doug Hogue, OLB, Syracuse -- source
Andre Harris, RB, Northern Colorado (Pro Day) -- source
Greg McElroy, QB, Alabama -- source
Ben Ijalana, OT, Villanova (Pro Day) -- source
Ras-I-Dowling, CB, Virginia (Pro Day) -- source