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Mock drafts continue to be focused on the wide receiver position for the New York Giants with their pick at No. 25 in the 2023 NFL Draft. In version 3.0 of our our weekly mock draft tracker, 17 of 39 mock drafters (43.6 percent) chose a wide receiver with that pick.
For the second consecutive week, Ohio State’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba was the player mocked to the Giants most often. He was the choice in nine mock drafts (23.1 pecent). USC wide receiver Jordan Addison was selected four times (10.3 percent).
SB Nation’s Mark Schofield is one of those mock drafters currently giving Smith-Njigba to the Giants. His reasoning doesn’t exactly come off as a ringing endorsement:
Jaxon Smith-Njigba is one of the more puzzling prospects this draft cycle. Entering 2022 he looked like a lock for the first round, but injuries have seen his stock crater in the media space. But opinions are varied. For example, ESPN’s Todd McShay has made the case that Smith-Njigba is not a first-round pick, while his colleague Mel Kiper Jr. has him inside the top 15 in his first mock draft.
Here, we split the difference somewhat. Smith-Njigba can carve out a role in the slot for the Giants, giving Brian Daboll and Daniel Jones another option in the passing game.
Trevor Sikkema of Pro Football Focus is also giving Smith-Njigba to the Giants, and also offering a lukewarm endorsement of his own selection:
Though the Giants would love to get their hands on a go-to outside wide receiver, they simply need better all-around receiving talent. Smith-Njigba didn’t play much this past season due to a hamstring injury, but as a sophomore in 2021, he recorded an 91.2 elite receiving grade with more than 1,600 yards receiving. And that’s with Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave also on the team. He feels like a slot exclusive player, as more than 85% of his snaps came from the slot over the past two years, but he’s one of the savviest receivers and best route runners in the class.
The non-wide receiver selected most often was Clemson linebacker Trenton Simpson. He was chosen in six mock drafts (15.4 percent).
Those thinking the Giants should invest the 25th pick on an interior offensive lineman focused on Florida guard O’Cyrus Torrence, who was the choice in four mocks.
2023 NFL Mock Draft Tracker
Date | Mock | Round 1 (No. 25) |
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Date | Mock | Round 1 (No. 25) |
4/27 | ESPN (Kiper) | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
4/27 | ESPN (McShay) | Michael Mayer, TE, Notre Dame |
4/27 | NFL.com (Schrager) | Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Alabama |
4/27 | San Diego Union Tribune (Brown) | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
4/26 | NFL.com (Jeremiah) | Brian Branch, S, Alabama |
4/26 | Pro Football Focus (Collinsworth) | Luke Wypler, C, Ohio State |
4/26 | 33rd Team (Meirov) | Joe Tippmann, C, Wisconsin |
4/26 | NFL.com (Davis) | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
4/26 | The Athletic (Staff) | Kelee Ringo, CB, Georgia |
4/26 | Yahoo Sports (McDonald) | Brian Branch, S, Alabama |
4/26 | Heavy (Lombardo) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
4/26 | Draft Network (Melo) | Joe Tippmann, C, Wisconsin |
4/26 | Draft Network (Parson) | Cam Smith, CB, South Carolina |
4/26 | Draft Network (Fowler) | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
4/25 | Walter Football | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
4/25 | Tankathon | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
4/25 | FOX Sports (Klatt) | Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee |
4/25 | CBS (Schneier) | Deonte Banks, CB, Maryland |
4/25 | CBS (Prisco) | Jakorian Bennett, CB, Maryland |
4/25 | Outkick (Salguero) | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
4/25 | Pro Football Network (Hasan) | Brian Branch, S, Alabama |
4/25 | NBC Sports (Florio) | Isaiah Foskey, EDGE, Notre Dame |
4/25 | LA Times (Farmer) | O'Cyrus Torrence, G, Florida |
4/25 | Touchdown Wire (Farrar) | Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi St. |
4/25 | NFL.com (Brooks) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
4/25 | Walter Football | Jack Campbell, LB, Iowa |
4/25 | NFL Trade Rumors (Ulrich) | Joey Porter, Jr., CB, Penn State |
4/24 | 33rd Team (Tannenbaum/Spielman) | Deonte Banks, CB, Maryland |
4/24 | Draftwire (Risdon) | Jack Campbell, LB, Iowa |
4/24 | Pro Football Focus (Staff) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
4/24 | FOX Sports (McIntyre) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
4/24 | Big Blue View (Falato) | Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi St. |
4/24 | NFL.com (Edholm) | Jordan Addison, WR, USC (Trade up to No. 20 with Seahawks) |
4/24 | NY Daily News (Leonard) | John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota |
4/24 | NBC Sports (King) | Michael Mayer, TE, Notre Dame |
4/24 | USA Today (Davis) | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
4/24 | NBC Sports (Dvorchak) | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
4/24 | Sun Sentinel (Perkins) | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
4/24 | Pro Football Network (Miller) | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
4/24 | SB Nation (Staff) | Bryan Bresee, DT, Clemson |
4/24 | 33rd Team (Staff) | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
4/23 | Draft Network (Eisner) | Brian Branch, S, Alabama |
4/23 | CBS (Benjamin) | Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State (Trade up to No. 18 with Detroit Lions) |
4/23 | Touchdown Wire (Barbieri) | Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi St. |
4/23 | CBS (Hunt) | John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota |
4/23 | AL.com | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
4/23 | Houston Chronicle | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
4/22 | NY Post (Serby) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
4/22 | Pro Football Network (Valentino) | John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota |
4/21 | CBS (Fornelli) | Steve Avila, iOL, TCU |
4/21 | Draftwire (Miller) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
4/21 | NFL.com (Reuter) | Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee |
4/20 | CBS (Edwards) | Steve Avila, iOL, TCU |
4/20 | CBS (Brinson) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
4/20 | NFL.com (Jones-Drew) | John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota |
4/20 | The Huddle (Hickey) | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
4/20 | Pro Football Focus (Sikkema/Rogers) | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
4/19 | CBS (Jones) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College (Trade up to No. 20 with Seattle) |
4/19 | CBS (Trapasso) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
4/19 | Sporting News (Iyer) | Trenton Simpson, LB, Clemson |
4/19 | FOX Sports (Staff) | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
4/19 | Pro Football Network (Caplan | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
4/19 | Draftwire (Popejoy) | Bijan Robinson, RB, Texas |
4/19 | Dallas Morning News (Watkins) | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
4/19 | Pro Football Focus (Renner) | Joe Tippmann, C, Wisconsin |
4/19 | DraftTek | Deonte Banks, CB, Maryland |
4/19 | NFL Trade Rumors (Bouda) | Brian Branch, S, Alabama |
4/18 | Pro Football Network (Hodgkinson) | Tyrique Stevenson, CB, Miami |
4/17 | Draft Countdown (Hallam) | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
4/17 | USA Today (Middlehurst-Schwartz) | Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi St. |
4/17 | The Athletic (Brugler) | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
4/16 | CBS (Dubin) | Brian Branch, S, Alabama |
4/16 | Chicago Tribune (Biggs) | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
4/15 | Pro Football Network (Mellor) | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
4/14 | CBS (Stackpole) | O'Cyrus Torrence, G, Florida |
4/14 | The Huddle Report (Johannes) | Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi St. |
4/14 | Huddle Report (Long) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
4/13 | The Huddle (Gallo) | Joe Tippmann, C, Wisconsin |
4/13 | Pro Football Focus (Brown) | Will McDonald IV, Edge, Iowa State |
4/13 | Bleacher Report (Staff) | Steve Avila, iOL, TCU |
4/12 | The Athletic (Lee) | Michael Mayer, TE, Notre Dame |
4/11 | Stacking The Board (Marino) | John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota |
4/11 | NFL.com (Lewis) | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
4/11 | Pro Football Network (Pauline) | John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota |
4/11 | Football Outsiders (Robinson) | Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee |
4/10 | Draft Countdown (Menendez) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
4/10 | NBC Sports (Rogers) | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
4/10 | Pro Football Focus (Monson) | John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota |
4/9 | Draft Network (McKessy) | Cam Smith, CB, South Carolina |
4/8 | Pro Football Network (Cummings) | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
4/7 | The Athletic (Baumgartner) | O'Cyrus Torrence, G, Florida |
4/6 | Draft Kings (Gresham) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
4/6 | NFL.com (Rank) | Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee |
4/6 | Pro Football Network (Broback) | Cedric Tillman, WR, Tennessee |
4/2 | With the First Pick (Matthews) | John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota |
4/1 | NFL Spin Zone (Bedinger) | Josh Downs, WR, North Carolina |
4/1 | Chicago Sun-Times (Lieser) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
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