Posted March 11, 2018 at 05:12 AM | Updated March 11, 2018 at 05:13 AM
By Matt Lombardo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
NFL free agency and the new league year begin on Wednesday, and the 2018 NFL Draft is right around the corner, beginning on April 26 in Dallas when the Giants will go on the clock for the first time with the No. 2 overall pick.
Some of the premier prospects in this year's draft class including Penn State running back Saquon Barkley, UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen, Notre Dame offensive guard Quenton Nelson and others have been linked to the Giants in various mock drafts from top analysts such as ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr., and Todd McShay, as well as Bleacher Report's Matt Miller.
Here is a roundup of projections for the Giants' first-round selection:
Saquon Barkley
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The Pick: Saquon Barkley - RB, Penn State
Do the Giants take a quarterback or the best prospect available? They don't have quite as many needs as the Browns, and they won 11 games two seasons ago. New York has some talent. I went with Josh Rosen in Mock Draft 1.0, but Barkley is the top-ranked player on my Big Board. If the Giants can add Barkley to a group that includes Odell Beckham Jr., Sterling Shepard and Evan Engram, that would be rare skill-position talent. Barkley is more than a great runner -- he is a stellar receiver (he caught 54 passes in 2017) and pass-blocker. Eli Manning should be more efficient with these weapons around him, and the Giants can use another year of evaluation to figure out whether 2017 third-round pick Davis Webb is the heir apparent.
The Pick: Saquon Barkley - RB, Penn State
"I could easily see the Giants addressing the quarterback spot here, but instead they opt for the best player in the draft."
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