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This week’s mock draft tracker provides the closest overall race thus far for the New York Giants’ first selection in the 2022 NFL Draft, No. 5 overall.
Ikem Ekwonu, the North Carolina State offensive tackle, is again the player most often chosen for the Giants in our mock draft, with 12 of 45 mock drafts (26.7 percent) selecting him. Eleven mock drafters (24.4 percent), though, chose Alabama offensive tackle Evan Neal. Eight (17.8 percent) selected Misssissippi State offensive tackle Charles Cross.
Including two mock drafts that saw Northern Iowa’s Trevor Penning be the selection at No. 5, that made offensive tackle the choice in that spot for 33 of 45 mock drafters (73.3 percent). There is simply a wide variety of opinion on who the choice will be.
At No. 7, the clear preference is edge defender. Georgia’s Travon Walker was selected in nine mock drafts (20 percent) and Oregon’s Kayvon Thibodeaux was selected in eight. Cornerback Ahmad ‘Sauce’ Gardner of Cincinnati and edge defender Jermaine Johnson of Florida State were each chosen five times.
2022 Mock Draft Tracker
| Date | Mock | Round 1 (No. 5) | Round 1 (No. 7) | Round 2 (No. 36) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Mock | Round 1 (No. 5) | Round 1 (No. 7) | Round 2 (No. 36) |
| 4/28 | ESPN (McShay) | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/28 | ESPN (Kiper) | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | Jermaine Johnson II, Edge, Florida State | |
| 4/28 | PFN (Mellor) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Drake London, WR, USC | |
| 4/28 | Draft Countdown (Hallam) | Derek Stingley, CB, LSU | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | |
| 4/28 | USA Today (Middlehurst-Schwartz) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/28 | Huddle Report (Drew Boylhart) | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | Travon Walker, Edge, Georgia | |
| 4/28 | Huddle Report (Johannes) | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge, Oregon | |
| 4/28 | DraftKings | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Jermaine Johnson II, Edge, Florida State | |
| 4/28 | Draft Countdown (Bosarge) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/28 | SI (Hanson) | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/28 | NFL.com (Schrager) | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | Derek Stingley, CB, LSU | |
| 4/28 | Underdog Fantasy (Norris) | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | |
| 4/28 | Philly Voice (Kempski) | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | |
| 4/28 | Draft Network (Marino) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/27 | PFF (Sikkema) | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | Derek Stingley, CB, LSU | |
| 4/27 | FOX (Rang) | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | Jermaine Johnson II, Edge, Florida State | |
| 4/27 | NFL.com (Jeremiah) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State | |
| 4/27 | Washington Post (Maske) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge, Oregon | |
| 4/27 | CBS (Trapasso) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/27 | USA Today (Davis) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | TRADE!!! NYG moves to No. 20 in trade w/PIT, selects Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah | |
| 4/27 | CBS (Prisco) | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | Travon Walker, Edge, Georgia | |
| 4/27 | Pewter Report (Ledyard) | Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge, Oregon | Derek Stingley, CB, LSU | |
| 4/27 | NFL.com (Davis) | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge, Oregon | |
| 4/27 | DraftTek | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Jermaine Johnson II, Edge, Florida State | |
| 4/27 | CBS (Brinson) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/27 | Walter Football (Campbell) | Derek Stingley, CB, LSU | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | |
| 4/26 | FOX (McIntyre) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/26 | SNY (Vacchiano) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/26 | Draftwire (Miller) | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/26 | Palm Beach Post (Schad) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Jermaine Johnson II, Edge, Florida State | |
| 4/26 | Tankathon | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/26 | SI (Breer) | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge, Oregon | |
| 4/26 | NFL.com (Brooks) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Derek Stingley, CB, LSU | |
| 4/26 | PFN (Beasley) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/26 | Football Outsiders | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Derek Stingley, CB, LSU | |
| 4/26 | NBC Sports (Florio) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Drake London, WR, USC | |
| 4/26 | PFF (Meirov) | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/26 | NFL Trade Rumors | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/25 | LA Times (Farmer) | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/25 | Draftwire (Easterling) | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, NC State | |
| 4/25 | NFL.com (Lewis) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/25 | Touchdown Wire (Fitzpatrick) | Derek Stingley, CB, LSU | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | |
| 4/25 | CBS (Wilson) | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | Travon Walker, Edge, Georgia | Daniel Faalele, OT, Minnesota |
| 4/25 | Sun-Sentinel (Kelly) | Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame | Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State | |
| 4/25 | NBC (King) | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame | |
| 4/25 | PFF (Gayle) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Derek Stingley, CB, LSU | |
| 4/23 | PFN (Cummings) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | TRADE!! Giants swap w/NO, take CB Derek Stingly at 16 and WR Chris Olave at 19 | |
| 4/22 | Sporting News (Iyer) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/22 | Touchdown Wire (Schofield) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/22 | CBS (Fornelli) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Travon Walker, Edge, Georgia | |
| 4/22 | PFN (Fragoza) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge, Oregon | |
| 4/22 | NFL.com (Reuter) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge, Oregon | Quay Walker, LB, Georgia |
| 4/22 | Draft Network (Eisner) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Travon Walker, Edge, Georgia | |
| 4/21 | CBS (Edwards) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/21 | NFL.com (Jones-Drew) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Jermaine Johnson II, Edge, Florida State | |
| 4/21 | CBS (Jones) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge, Oregon | |
| 4/21 | PFN (Kaye) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Travon Walker, Edge, Georgia | Tyler Linderbaum, C, Iowa |
| 4/21 | Walter Football | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Derek Stingley, CB, LSU | Arnold Ebiketie, Edge, Penn State |
| 4/20 | CBS (Hunt) | Derek Stingley, CB, LSU | Aidan Hutchinson, Edge, Michigan | |
| 4/20 | PFF (Spielberger) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/19 | SI (Orr) | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | TRADE w/NO for 16 (G. Karlaftis, Edge, Purdue) and 19 (Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia) | |
| 4/19 | PFF (Eager) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/18 | Sharp Football (McCrystal) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Travon Walker, Edge, Georgia | |
| 4/18 | PFF (Monson) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah | |
| 4/18 | College Football News | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Jermaine Johnson II, Edge, Florida State | Christian Harris, LB, Alabama |
| 4/17 | Draft Network (Crabbs) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Travon Walker, Edge, Georgia | |
| 4/16 | NY Post (Serby) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/16 | Player Profiler | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State | Travon Walker, Edge, Georgia | |
| 4/16 | PFN (Miller) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Jermaine Johnson, Edge, Florida State | |
| 4/15 | Sporting News (Staff) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/14 | NFL.com (Rank) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Travon Walker, Edge, Georgia | |
| 4/14 | The Athletic (Brugler) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | Arnold Ebiketie, Edge, Penn State |
| 4/14 | Establish The Run (Silva) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/12 | NFL.com (Zierlein) | Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge, Oregon | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, NC State | |
| 4/11 | PFF (Linsey) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/8 | SB Nation (Dator) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | |
| 4/6 | PFN (Wilson) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Aidan Hutchinson, Edge, Michigan | |
| 4/5 | San Diego Union-Tribune (Brown) | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame | |
| 4/4 | PFF (Treash) | Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati | Nakobe Dean, ILB, Georgia | Zion Johnson, G, Boston College |
| 4/4 | NFL Mocks | Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State | Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame | David Ojabo, Edge, Michigan |
| 4/2 | Touchdown Wire (Farrar) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Derek Stingley, CB, LSU | |
| 4/1 | Bleacher Report (Knox) | Evan Neal, OT, Alabama | Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge, Oregon | |
| 4/1 | Bleacher Report (Staff) | Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge, Oregon | Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State |
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