5 Giants thoughts after NFL Draft: Dave Gettleman’s growth, players in danger of getting cut, more
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The NFL Draft is over, and so the two major offseason events that and free agency have come and gone, and the Giants roster looks wildly different.
This, clearly, is a team dead-set on getting over the hump, improving on their 6-10 record and making it back to the playoffs for the second time in a decade. There are still some major question marks, certainly, starting with Daniel Jones and the offensive line.
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Ranking which Giants rookies will make biggest impact in 2021 and why Kadarius Toney isn’t No. 1 just yet
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Florida wide receiver Kadarius Toney could play a role as a gadget player on offense in his first year. AP
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Even in a good draft year, it’s rare for an NFL team to play all of its rookies. Mathematically speaking, most draft picks don’t play a significant role in their first year.
The Giants drafted 10 players last year. Remarkably, nine of them made the 53-man roster after training camp, and eight of them played either significant or important snaps at some point in the season.