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With less than two weeks to go before the NFL Scouting Combine mock drafts are expressing a clear belief that the New York Giants will prioritize the tight end position in the 2017 NFL Draft. Ten of the 35 mocks (28.6 percent) in our updated tracker have the Giants taking a tight end at No. 23.
The most popular pick? Miami tight end David Njoku, the choice in seven mocks (20 percent. Alabama tight end O.J. Howard was the choice in three mocks.
In his look at his top 15 possible choices for the Giants, “Invictus” wrote of Njoku that “his ability to stretch the field, his aggressiveness in blocking down the field, and his ability to create yards after the catch make me salivate.” Njoku is ranked No. 36 on the Big Blue View Big Board.
Despite the Giants’ needs on offense, 15 of the 35 mocks (42.8 percent) have the Giants choosing a defensive player in the first round. Defensive end Taco Charlton was the choice in five mocks (14.3 percent) and Vanderbilt linebacker Zach Cunningham was chosen four times.
While Njoku was the most popular pick, there really isn’t much consensus at this point on who the Gants actually will pick. In all, the 35 mocks in our current database show 17 different selections for the Giants.
2017 Mock Drafts
| MOCK | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL | DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOCK | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL | DATE |
| NFL.com (Jeremiah) | Patrick Mahomes | QB | Texas Tech | 4/27 |
| ESPN (Kiper) | David Njoku | TE | Miami | 4/27 |
| Walter Football (Charlie) | Haason Reddick | OLB | Temple | 4/27 |
| Draft Countdown (Wright) | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/27 |
| ESPN (McShay) | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/27 |
| Bleacher Report (Miller) | David Njoku | TE | Miami | 4/27 |
| NFL.com (Casserly) | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/27 |
| Rotoworld (Norris) | Ryan Ramczyk | OT | Wisconsin | 4/27 |
| NFL.com (Mayock) | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/26 |
| Boston Globe | David Njoku | TE | Miami | 4/26 |
| Washington Post (Maske) | Cam Robinson | OT | Alabama | 4/26 |
| Sporting News (Iyer) | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/26 |
| Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (McGinn) | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/26 |
| Big Blue View (Valentine) | Evan Engram | TE | Ole Miss | 4/26 |
| Bg Blue View (Pflum) | Tyus Bowser | OLB | Houston | 4/26 |
| Draft Tek | Zach Cunningham | LB | Vanderbilt | 4/26 |
| FOX (Schrager) | David Njoku | TE | Miami | 4/26 |
| Newsday (Glauber) | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/26 |
| Bleacher Report (Simms) | Forrest Lamp | OL | Western Kentucky | 4/26 |
| San Diego Union-Tribune (Brown) | Zach Cunningham | LB | Vanderbilt | 4/19 |
| SNY (Vacchiano) | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/25 |
| Sports Illustrated | Dalvin Cook | RB | Florida | 4/25 |
| ESPN (Riddick) | Cam Robinson | OT | Alabama | 4/25 |
| NFL.com (Zierlein) | David Njoku | OT | Alabama | 4/25 |
| USA Today (Davis) | Ryan Ramczyk | OT | Wisconsin | 4/24 |
| MMQB (Peter King) | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/25 |
| Walter Football | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/25 |
| Athlon Sports | David Njoku | TE | Miami | 4/24 |
| Pro Football Weekly (Fishbain) | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/24 |
| Rotoworld (Silva) | Ryan Ramczyk | OT | Wisconsin | 4/24 |
| CBS Sports (Rang) | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/24 |
| Mocking The Draft (Kadar) | Zach Cunningham | LB | Vanderbilt | 4/24 |
| Newsday (Klopsis) | David Njoku | TE | Miami | 4/24 |
| Fanrag Sports (Crabbs) | Cam Robinson | OT | Alabama | 4/24 |
| Pro Football Focus (Palazzolo) | Christian McCaffrey | RB | Stanford | 4/24 |
| NDT Scouting (Marino) | Ryan Ramczyk | OT | Wisconsin | 4/24 |
| NJ Advance Media (Kratch) | Zach Cunningham | LB | Vanderbilt | 4/24 |
| NJ Advance Media (Duggan) | Jarrad Davis | LB | Florida | 4/22 |
| NFL.com (Jones-Drew) | Cam Robinson | OT | Alabama | 4/21 |
| NFL.com (Reuter) | David Njoku | TE | Miami | 4/21 |
| EDS Football | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/21 |
| Palm Beach Post | Cam Robinson | OT | Alabama | 4/20 |
| Draft Analyst (Pauline) | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/20 |
| CBS Sports (Brinson) | Ryan Ramczyk | OT | Wisconsin | 4/20 |
| FOX Sports (Kurtenbach) | Ryan Ramczyk | OT | Wisconsin | 4/20 |
| Chat Sports | Cam Robinson | OT | Alabama | 4/20 |
| Draft Ace | Forrest Lamp | OL | Western Kentucky | 4/20 |
| Draft King | David Njoku | TE | Miami | 4/20 |
| Business Insider | Cam Robinson | OT | Alabama | 4/20 |
| Draft Site | Zach Cunningham | LB | Vanderbilt | 4/19 |
| CBS Sports (Wilson) | David Njoku | TE | Miami | 4/19 |
| PFF (Collinsworth) | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/18 |
| Houston Chronicle (/McClain) | Cam Robinson | OT | Alabama | 4/17 |
| Houston Chronicle (Wilson) | Ryan Ramczyk | OT | Wisconsin | 4/17 |
| Draft Wire (Easterling) | David Njoku | TE | Miami | 4/17 |
| Sporting News (Clements) | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/17 |
| Huddle Report (Boylhart) | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/17 |
| Huddle Report (Esch) | Ryan Ramczyk | OT | Wisconsin | 4/17 |
| CBS Sports (Brugler) | Patrick Mahomes | QB | Texas Tech | 4/17 |
| CBS Sports (Prisco) | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/17 |
| CBS Sports (Dubin) | Ryan Ramczyk | OL | Wisconsin | 4/17 |
| Football Couch Scout | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/16 |
| NFL Trade Rumors | Cam Robinson | OT | Alabama | 4/16 |
| Pro Football Weekly (Gabriel) | Jarrad Davis | LB | Florida | 4/15 |
| Draft Geek | Davis Webb | QB | Cal | 4/14 |
| CBS Sports (White) | David Njoku | TE | Miami | 4/14 |
| The Record (Stapleton) | Christian McCaffrey | RB | Stanford | 4/14 |
| The Big Lead | Kevin King | CB | Washington | 4/13 |
| Real GM (Risdon) | Dan Feeney | OG | Indiana | 4/13 |
| Sporting News (Galko) | Haason Reddick | LB | Temple | 4/12 |
| Detroit Free Press (Birkett) | Jarrad Davis | LB | Florida | 4/12 |
| Ourlads | David Njoku | TE | Miami | 4/11 |
| The Ringer (Kelly) | Ryan Ramczyk | OT | Wisconsin | 4/11 |
| NFL.com (Brooks) | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | 4/11 |
| Draft Diamonds | Ryan Ramczyk | OT | Wisconsin | 4/11 |
| Pro Football Focus (McGuinness) | Zach Cunningham | LB | Vanderbilt | 4/11 |
| College Football Metrics | Zach Cunningham | LB | Vanderbilt | 4/11 |
| Pewter Report | David Njoku | TE | Miami | 4/10 |
| Pro Football Focus (Likiewitz) | David Njoku | TE | Miami | 4/10 |
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