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Darius Slayton on how Giants QB Daniel Jones can earn fans’ and league’s respect: ‘Win’
NEW YORK — Darius Slayton is Daniel Jones’ biggest advocate, and he said the New York Giants quarterback’s path back to earning league-wide respect is simple. “Win,” Slayton, 27, said after Thursday’s fifth OTA practice. “I think we all need to win if you want to be seen as a good player in this league. If you lose, the general consensus is ‘they all must be bad players.’ “Two years ago we’re ...
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New York Draft Picks
Malik
Nabers
1
Rnd
6
Pk
WR
Position
- Draft Grade: B+
- Pre-Draft Rank: 8
- School: LSU
- Height: 6' 0"
- Weight: 200
Expert Commentary
The Giants really needed to go quarterback here, but they weren't in love with the options on the board. Still, the Giants had a massive need at wide receiver as well and got the biggest playmaker at that spot in the draft. Malik Nabers can grow in to a true No. 1 wideout with blazing speed while they play out this season with Daniel Jones at quarterback.
Tyler
Nubin
2
Rnd
15
Pk
DB
Position
- Draft Grade: B
- Pre-Draft Rank: 55
- School: Minnesota
- Height: 6' 2"
- Weight: 199
Expert Commentary
This is probably about the right range for Nubin. He's the first safety drafted and he's a quality replacement for Xavier McKinney right away. This is the exact type of player that the Giants needed to add to their back seven.
Andru
Phillips
3
Rnd
6
Pk
DB
Position
- Draft Grade: C+
- School: Kentucky
- Height: 5' 11"
- Weight: 190
Expert Commentary
Good depth here for the Giants at cornerback. It’s never a bad idea to add cornerbacks and now the Giants have two defensive backs added at this point in the draft.
Theo
Johnson
4
Rnd
7
Pk
TE
Position
- Pre-Draft Rank: 51
- School: Penn St.
- Height: 6' 6"
- Weight: 259
Tyrone
Tracy Jr.
5
Rnd
31
Pk
RB
Position
- School: Purdue
- Height: 5' 11"
- Weight: 209
Darius
Muasau
6
Rnd
7
Pk
LB
Position
- School: UCLA
- Height: 6' 0"
- Weight: 225
NFC East Standings
| W | L | T | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
| 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
| 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
- x
- - Clinched Playoff Spot
- y
- - Clinched Division
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