Pro Football Focus Projects Day 2 and Day 3 Options for Giants

Spoiler alert: Both picks come from the defensive side of the ball.

While much is being made of what the New York Giants will or won't do in the first round of this year's draft, let's not forget that this team will be looking to make five other picks to fill some of its roster holes as of now.

And just like there are questions about who the Giants will draft in the first round, the same questions can be asked of subsequent rounds.

Pro Football Focus has a few ideas for the Giants on Day 2 and Day 3 that seem logical enough. On Day 2, the popular analytics site has the Giants selecting USC safety Calen Bullock, of whom analyst Dalton Wasserman wrote:

"The Giants lost their outstanding free safety Xavier McKinney in free agency to replace him with USC safety Calen Bullock. Bullock doesn’t provide much help in the run game, but he is the best single-high safety in the draft. His play style very much resembles McKinney, and he would have a chance to start immediately in the Giants’ secondary."

Before we get to the Day 3 pick, let's dissect the Day 2 choice. We agree that the Giants could use depth at safety, but let's not forget about Dane Belton, who last year, in limited snaps, showed an ability to get around the ball. Belton, who is entering his third season, is expected to be in the mix for a starting role.  

For Day 3, Gordon McGuiness has the Giants matched with Northern Iowa interior defensive lineman Khristian Boyd, of whom he wrote: 

Saving his best season for last at Northern Iowa, Boyd flashed serious pass-rushing potential to go along with the run-defending prowess he showed throughout his college career. He finished 2023 with 24 tackles, resulting in a defensive stop and 40 quarterback pressures from 365 pass-rushing snaps.

There's little doubt the Giants can use additional depth on the defensive line, particularly depth capable of getting after the quarterback. The Giants lost some of that firepower when they traded away Leonard Williams.

If they can replace even part of that production up front, not only would it help the pass rush, but it might be a better fit if defensive coordinator Shane Bowen looks to get after the quarterback with the front seven versus the exotic blitzes that the team ran the last two seasons under Wink Martindale.

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