:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72033172/1362284716.0.jpg)
New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen might protest, but mock drafters remain focused on the wide receiver position with pick No. 25 in Round 1 for the Giants.
In this mock draft tracker, our sixth of this draft cycle, 24 of 47 mock drafts (51.1 percent) have the Giants selecting a wide receiver.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba of Ohio State was the selection in nine mock drafts (19.1 percent). Jalin Hyatt of Tennessee and Zay Flowers of Boston College were each chosen in five mocks (10.6 percent).
Schoen was insistent on Tuesday that the Giants have a lot more to do than add a wide receiver.
“I know receiver keeps coming up,” Schoen said. “We still have a lot of needs. I’m still taking the best player available wherever we are and we’ll continue to look, we’ll continue to build.
“We’ll be patient. When the value matches up to where we think the player is we’ll try to make the sound decisions and continue to build.”
The GM did offer a hint about what coach Brian Daboll is looking for at wide receiver.
“Dabs is great about that. Again, he wants guys who can separate. If you can separate, no matter how tall, short, wide, if you can separate, we’ll find a way to use them within the offense whether it’s outside, inside or slot,” Schoen said. “That’s one of the unique skills that Daboll has is taking the players and the skill set that he has and developing the offense around their skill set.”
2023 NFL Mock Draft Tracker
| Date | Mock | Round 1 (No. 25) |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Mock | Round 1 (No. 25) |
| 3/31 | CBS (Stackpole) | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
| 3/31 | The Athletic (Feldman) | Christian Gonzalez, CB, Oregon (Trade up to No. 12 with Houston Texans) |
| 3/31 | Bleacher Report (Staff) | Joe Tippmann, C, Wisconsin |
| 3/30 | CBS (Trapasso) | Joey Porter Jr., CB, Penn State (Trade down to No. 31 with Kansas City Chiefs) |
| 3/30 | CBS (Edwards) | Brian Branch, S, Alabama |
| 3/30 | NFL.com (Frelund) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
| 3/29 | FOX Sports (McIntyre) | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
| 3/29 | DraftTek | Deonte Banks, CB, Maryland |
| 3/29 | NFL Trade Rumors (Ulrich) | Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State |
| 3/28 | CBS (Brinson) | Joey Porter Jr., CB, Penn State |
| 3/28 | The Athletic (Staff) | Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State |
| 3/28 | ESPN (Tannenbaum) | Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee |
| 3/28 | NFL.com (Brooks | John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota |
| 3/28 | Walter Football (Campbell) | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
| 3/27 | NFL.com (Edholm) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
| 3/27 | Dallas Morning News (Watkins) | Brian Branch, S, Alabama |
| 3/27 | Draft Countdown (Bosarge) | John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota |
| 3/27 | Draft Network (Sanchez) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
| 3/27 | Pro Football Focus (Spielberger) | Joe Tippmann, C, Wisconsin (Trade down to No. 29 w/Saints) |
| 3/27 | Walter Football (Campbell) | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
| 3/26 | CBS (Wilson) | Deonte Banks, CB, Maryland |
| 3/26 | Chicago Tribune (Biggs) | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
| 3/26 | Tankathon | Calijah Kancey, DT, Pittsburgh |
| 3/25 | NY Post (Serby) | John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota |
| 3/25 | Pro Football Network (Fragoza) | Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State |
| 3/24 | Yahoo Sports (McDonald) | Devon Witherspoon, CB, Illinois |
| 3/24 | Draft Countdown (Staff) | John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota |
| 3/24 | NFL.com (Reuter) | Trenton Simpson, LB, Clemson |
| 3/24 | CBS (Fornelli) | Brian Branch, S, Alabama |
| 3/24 | Pro Football Network (Garrett) | Bryan Bresee, DT, Clemson |
| 3/23 | FOX Sports (Auman) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
| 3/23 | NFL.com (Davis) | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
| 3/23 | DraftPlex (Pruett) | John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota |
| 3/22 | Las Vegas Review Journal (Hill) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
| 3/22 | Sporting News (Iyer) | Brian Branch, S, Alabama |
| 3/22 | USA Today (Davis) | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
| 3/22 | Pro Football Network (Rudell) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
| 3/21 | Pro Football Network (Mellor) | Clark Phillips III, CB, Utah |
| 3/21 | CBS (Prisco) | Deonte Banks, CB, Maryland |
| 3/21 | (ESPN) Kiper | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
| 3/21 | NFL.com (Jeremiah) | Joe Tippmann, C, Wisconsin |
| 3/20 | Touchdown Wire (Farrar) | Trenton Simpson, LB, Clemson |
| 3/20 | 33rd Team (Staff) | Joe Tippmann, C, Wisconsin |
| 3/20 | Draft Countdown (Hallam) | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
| 3/20 | DraftKings (Simon) | Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee |
| 3/20 | Draft Network (Weissman) | Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU |
| 3/20 | NFL Mocks (Haas) | Jordan Addison, WR, USC |
| 3/20 | Draftwire (Risdon) | John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota (Trade to No. 31 w/KC) |
| 3/18 | Pro Football Network (Cummings) | Joe Tippmann, C, Wisconsin |
| 3/17 | Draftwire (Popejoy) | Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State |
| 3/16 | Pro Football Network (Hodgkinson) | O'Cyrus Torrence, G, Florida |
| 3/16 | Pro Football Focus (Sikkema) | Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College |
Loading comments...