The Giants had the No. 6 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers celebrates with fans after being chosen by the New York Giants with the sixth overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Detroit. APon Thursday night, and given all the buzz about what the team might do with the No. 6 pick, he was forgiven if he feared the worst about what that message might say.Instead, the text was from general manager Joe Schoen, confirming that the Giants were giving Jones both a No.
The night could have gone another way. The Giants reportedly tried to trade up to the third pick to grab Drake Maye, but the Patriots were set on keeping the North Carolina quarterback for themselves. Given how much time and effort Schoen spent evaluating the quarterbacks in this class, it is clear that Jones will not exactly have the longest leash when the 2024 season begins.
Jones was pounded in a 40-0 season-opening loss to the Cowboys, then suffered a concerning neck injury before an ACL tear finally ended his season in early November. He has played onlysince the team handed him that nine-figure deal, and still, all signs pointed toward the Giants being ready to mash the reset but and bring in his replacement.not stolen a couple of Ws during a lost season last fall. The fall from No.
Jones was an easy target without an easy target. That changes next season with Nabers, who comes from the same school as former Giants star Odell Beckham Jr. with a different skill set that includes more pure speed and power. The quarterback still has plenty to prove. He has to show that his middling stats — he has 62 touchdown passes in 60 career games — are the product of terrible blocking, multiple offensive coordinators and other circumstances beyond his control. He needs to make Schoen forget about his wanderlust, and that starts with him staying healthy.
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