New York Giants make trade up for QB in Kiper-Yates 3-round mock draft

The New York Giants have three selections in the top 100 in the upcoming 2024 NFL draft, but how will they use them?

ESPN draft analysts Mel Kiper Jr and Field Yates have a few ideas what course of action Giants general manager Joe Schoen should take.

The Giants have three picks in the top 100: Nos. 6, 47 and 70.

With the 6th pick in the first round, they go for the low-hanging fruit and grab LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers, a dynamic player who should add some much-needed big-play ability to their receiving corps.

A trade up was contemplated, but a prohibitive price made such a move less appealing, and Nabers’ explosive traits would be such a welcome addition to the Giants’ offense,” says Yates. “His ability to stress defenses both vertically and after the catch makes him one of the best players in the class.

In Round 2, the Giants “see an opportunity” and trade up with Tennessee to try and snare a quarterback.

Yates: “All right, Mel, my turn to propose a deal. One of the top six QBs is falling here, and the Giants might have to get ahead of other teams to get him. Here’s what I have:”

Giants get: Nos. 38 and 146
Titans get: Nos. 47 and 70

Kiper: “Yeah, Daniel Jones had a tough season, and now he is recovering from a serious knee injury. I think this makes a lot of sense.”

At No. 38, Yates picks Bo Nix, quarterback, Oregon.

Nix’s accuracy and processing speed should translate well to the NFL, and he would give New York yet another option under center.

The trade only gives the Giants two picks in the top 100, but they’d still have four selections remaining: Nos. 107, 146, 166 and 183.

Nix isn’t likely to challenge for the starting job right away, especially if Jones is healthy enough to start the season and Drew Lock picks up the offensive schemes.

The trade still allows the Giants to make six selections and does not dip into the 2025 stable of picks, which is a concern for a team that needs all the young, healthy bodies it can get.

Between head coach Brian Daboll, coordinator Mike Kafka and quarterbacks coach Shea Tierney, they have a young player they can develop from the ground up.

The sudden swell around Nix is puzzling, though. Keep in mind that not one NFL general manager was in attendance at Oregon’s Pro Day, and only one head coach, Chicago’s Matt Eberflus, bothered to show up to see Nix work out last month.