The Giants traded their fifth- and seventh-round picks to the Jaguars to swap pick No. 25 for No. 24, which they used to nab Maryland’s Deonte Banks.
The NFL draft board for most of Thursday night looked like it was cooperating beautifully with the Giants’ needs.
If the move up one slot didn’t come across as a big deal to the casual fan, the look on Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale’s face told the story: The Giants got their man, landed a player they coveted. Giants head coach Brian Daboll, whose beloved Rangers were smoked by the Devils in Game 5 on Thursday night at the Prudential Center, had a much better night in the draft room.
Catch up with the entire list of Giants picks from the 2023 NFL Draft, including round-by-round analysis. We’re in Year 2 of the Schoen Giants Build right now, and Thursday night’s first round was a big part of the process for the second-year general manager. Both players, though not without growing pains, showed enough to lead you to believe they’ll be long-term contributors.
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