The 2026 Draft Thread - 1st Round - 7th overall

[Dlts20]

lol. Just having some weird fun with the concept of if a WR isn't the #1 on their team in college, drop the mic, it means it ain't happening for them in the NFL as a #1. Obviously that's nonsense.

But bottom line for me is I think it would be tough to piss me off as to who they can take at 7. Maybe Bain or Faulk would.

But I think its going to be Love, or Downs or Tate. All of whom I dig.

Got it and I pretty much agree with all of that

 

[0rder 0f 0ut]

All the Blue Chip are gone and Caleb has a bum knee!!

 

[Dlts20]

I was just commenting on this. Yeah its nonstop about the Giants including in FA.

Idk. Imo it feels like it may be intentional or meaningless. It would be one thing if we heard one name over and over but they have pretty much been connected to Love, Downs, Styles, and Tate. That's not exactly showing your hand or anything

 

[Dlts20]

Fun fact:



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[method man]

Hopefully this takes him off our board at #7. I'm open to taking a guy at a non premium position at #7 but the guy can't have any meaningful red flags. Love and Styles don't but Downs already lacks ideal size/testing and now has a degenerative knee.

I'm also with you on Bain. The short arms, the small hands, the unclear fit in an odd front scheme at his size and the questionable tape cited by Logan as it relates to his hand usage and lack of elite strength to compensate for the short arms takes him off the board for me too at #7.

Given the lack of draft picks, this has kind of got to be a can't miss situation for AP.

 

[bifflog]

I found a picture of the doctor who diagnosed Caleb Downs:

 

[bifflog]

I do think it is funny to go from hoping for the unlikely event that Bain somehow manages to fall to us to being out on the braintrust if they actually end up picking him in the span of a few weeks, which didn't feature any games . (not disputing the arguments against, just sayin'...)

 

[skinsinparadise]

Idk. Imo it feels like it may be intentional or meaningless. It would be one thing if we heard one name over and over but they have pretty much been connected to Love, Downs, Styles, and Tate. That's not exactly showing your hand or anything

Those are links to mocks, if we go by that every team is being talked about with different ties to players

We have heard one name over and over again and that is Styles. We have heard one name over and over again in FA and that is Walker. I am not talking about mocks.

Specifically as leaks about supposedly what THEY like, not Kiper, PFF or name that mock drafter -- they really really want a LB, they would take Styles in a second if he's there. We got Harbaugh commented on Downs but I don't take that too seriously. they really really want a top RB in FA, preferably Walker but if they don't get him then Love is on the table.

True or not? I don't know but mock drafters aren't what am talking about. I am talking specifically about stories about how the Giants brass supposedly feels about a number of players.

Along woth other things such as their current regime isn't as high on Skattebo as the previous one. What FAs they expect them to let go. On and on.

 

[Canuck]

The Athletic did a NFL Exec Mock, found it interesting, here is the top 10 FWIW;

OAK-Mendoza
NYJ-Reese
ARI-Bailey
TEN-Tate
NYG-Mauigoa
CLE-Fano
WAS-Bain (Tate and Styles were also mentioned)
NO-Lemon
KC-Love
CIN-Woods

Other portion of the article basically read that after the top 3, there is no real consensus.

 

[skinsinparadise]

The Athletic did a NFL Exec Mock, found it interesting, here is the top 10 FWIW;

OAK-Mendoza
NYJ-Reese
ARI-Bailey
TEN-Tate
NYG-Mauigoa
CLE-Fano
WAS-Bain (Tate and Styles were also mentioned)
NO-Lemon
KC-Love
CIN-Woods

Other portion of the article basically read that after the top 3, there is no real consensus.

I saw one precombine. Did they do one post?

 

[skinsinparadise]

I do think it is funny to go from hoping for the unlikely event that Bain somehow manages to fall to us to being out on the braintrust if they actually end up picking him in the span of a few weeks, which didn't feature any games . (not disputing the arguments against, just sayin'...)

At least on this thread, there wasn't a lot of clamoring for the "unlikely" event that Bain somehow manages to fall to us. I'd say at best this thread was divided on it. Twitter probaby at least close to be divided.

It's not weird either as supposedly what the NFL thinks. Both McShay and Brugler said many weeks ago that Bain is a polarizing prospect within the NFL scouting community.

I among others thought there was a good chance Bain would be there at 7 before the combine. The combine simply confirmed the sub 31 inch arms that were previously measured as sub 31 inch arms.

Your point seems to be we were all excited by Bain, would love to have him but darn he is too good to fall to 7, got shocked by the measurement and then all turned on him and now are sour on something we were once excited by. If so, I get the point. But its not so.

If they take him, I'd feel the same about other picks this team has made over the years that I didn't like at the time -- Haskins (RIP), Forbes, Payne over Derwin James -- if they are doing something both unconventional to consensus and also something I don't like -- I'll still give them the benefit of the doubt but they better be right because lol I will trash it to no end if it goes wrong.

I have the good or bad habit depending in perspective of talking myself into picks after they are made because I want to enjoy the Christmas present like anyone else does. Ryan Anderson probably the best example of another short armed edge where I trashed him on the draft thread before the draft but once they took him I bought into hey I get it he's a bad ass, etc.

I am certainly not always right about prospects. But I've (so have others on the draft thread) been fairly good at diagnosing bad picks or reaches. I am not sure where Bain would fall on that front. He's an odd one for me where he confuses me. In that, I don't have a strong opinion positive or negative on the player. But I don't like betting on outliers with mulitple variables that work against said outlier.

 

[Canuck]

I saw one precombine. Did they do one post?

Yup, March 3

 

[skinsinparadise]

Yup, March 3

Cool, I'll check it out. Them taking Bain over Styles would put my TV's health in danger. I felt like breaking my TV when they took Forbes over Gonzalez -- lol I recall on ES saying as the pick approached I'll have a stroke if they take Forbes especially with Gonzalez on the board.

 

[skinsinparadise]

Hopefully this takes him off our board at #7. I'm open to taking a guy at a non premium position at #7 but the guy can't have any meaningful red flags. Love and Styles don't but Downs already lacks ideal size/testing and now has a degenerative knee.

I'm also with you on Bain. The short arms, the small hands, the unclear fit in an odd front scheme at his size and the questionable tape cited by Logan as it relates to his hand usage and lack of elite strength to compensate for the short arms takes him off the board for me too at #7.

Given the lack of draft picks, this has kind of got to be a can't miss situation for AP.

Yeah if Downs is truly damaged good, I don't want him at 7. If he's 100% I like him a lot but he's still not my top pick.

Bain just feels too much like a wildcard. I can't figure him out. And while there are some people I respect who like him. There are also multiple people who I respect who don't. So that's a wash for me.

 

[Riggo44]

Cool, I'll check it out. Them taking Bain over Styles would put my TV's health in danger. I felt like breaking my TV when they took Forbes over Gonzalez -- lol I recall on ES saying as the pick approached I'll have a stroke if they take Forbes especially with Gonzalez on the board.

I saw a mock where we took Bain over Love and Downs. I've never been angrier at a mock before.

 

[DWinzit]

Those are links to mocks, if we go by that every team is being talked about with different ties to players

We have heard one name over and over again and that is Styles. We have heard one name over and over again in FA and that is Walker. I am not talking about mocks.

Specifically as leaks about supposedly what THEY like, not Kiper, PFF or name that mock drafter -- they really really want a LB, they would take Styles in a second if he's there. We got Harbaugh commented on Downs but I don't take that too seriously. they really really want a top RB in FA, preferably Walker but if they don't get him then Love is on the table.

True or not? I don't know but mock drafters aren't what am talking about. I am talking specifically about stories about how the Giants brass supposedly feels about a number of players.

Along woth other things such as their current regime isn't as high on Skattebo as the previous one. What FAs they expect them to let go. On and on.

I am surprised they aren't really liking Skattebo. Seems like his style fits right in with Harbaugh. Perhaps there are concerns over the injury or just that they want a high end RB. I have seen many rumors that they covet Walker. But this time of the year, you never can be sure you are getting good Intel....unless dealing with Tugboat Ron of course.

 

[DWinzit]

I saw a mock where we took Bain over Love and Downs. I've never been angrier at a mock before.

Yeah I don't see a world where they take Bain at 7 regardless of who is or is not available barring a drone attack after pick 6 at the draft taking out all of other top players

 

[Always Commander Never Captain]

The Athletic did a NFL Exec Mock, found it interesting, here is the top 10 FWIW;

OAK-Mendoza
NYJ-Reese
ARI-Bailey
TEN-Tate
NYG-Mauigoa
CLE-Fano
WAS-Bain (Tate and Styles were also mentioned)
NO-Lemon
KC-Love
CIN-Woods

Other portion of the article basically read that after the top 3, there is no real consensus.

What an awful mock. Woods at #10? Really?

 

[skinsinparadise]

I saw a mock where we took Bain over Love and Downs. I've never been angrier at a mock before.

lol, mocks can get me a little riled. But nothing beats the real thing.

I was probably the most angry with the Payne pick over Derwin James. I just couldn't believe James kept falling. And granted Payne has been fine. I didn't hate the player I just thought his ceiling was good, not great.

If I had to summarize why this team hasn't hit the top of the mountain -- QB obviously the number one reason. The other is this team seems to be allergic to great players. Payne is soooooo Washington. Decent player. In our world, he's a great player because relatively speaking he is in the context for the talent of this team. But on other teams, he's a decent player but nothing special. Derwin James on the other hand is mentioned as one of the greatest safeties who have played the game -- a legit star.

the other to me is the Forbes over Gonzalez drill. Why pick the obvious star -- the freakish talent? Lets be cute, and go "outside the box"

The runner up is Dotson over someone like Hamilton. I liked Dotson (was wrong about him) but graded him in the 2nd round. I loved Hamilton though. It wasn't hard to love him. Teams like the Ravens and Eagles for example, just take guys who are universally seen as studs, they don't try to be cute.

 

[skinsinparadise]

I am surprised they aren't really liking Skattebo. Seems like his style fits right in with Harbaugh. Perhaps there are concerns over the injury or just that they want a high end RB. I have seen many rumors that they covet Walker. But this time of the year, you never can be sure you are getting good Intel....unless dealing with Tugboat Ron of course.

Yeah if its true. Will see.

I've seen a few reporters say they see him as a rotational guy with durabilty concerns and want a different top back. I've seen Kenneth Walker linked to them over and over again.

A lot of stories coming out about who they like and who they don't.