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Giants mock draft tracker: Malik Nabers, Rome Odunze tied as players most often selected

With basically one month to go before the 2024 NFL Draft, wide receivers Malik Nabers of LSU and Rome Odunze of Washington are in a dead heat as players most often selected at No. 6 for the New York Giants in our weekly mock draft tracker.

There are 65 mock drafts in this week’s tracker, with Nabers and Odunze each being chosen 26 times (40%). Marvin Harrison Jr. of Ohio State was selected once, meaning 81.5% of mock drafts in the table below selected a wide receiver for the Giants in Round 1.

There is, of course, a lot of chatter that the Giants will opt for a quarterback as an eventual successor to Daniel Jones in Round 1. That could be a big reason why J.J. McCarthy of Michigan, often connected to the Giants, is the selection in only seven of the 65 mock drafts (10.8%).

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Other Giant observations

The 7 Most Plausible 2024 NFL Draft-Day Trades | Bleacher Report

Giants Get: 2024 Round 1 Pick (No. 3)

Patriots Get: 2024 Round 1 Pick (No. 6), 2024 Round 2 Pick (No. 47), 2025 Round 2 Pick

If the Patriots don’t view Daniels and Maye—or possibly Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy—as equals, Washington’s pick could make a New England trade entirely plausible. The New York Giants could provide the Pats with the perfect trade-down opportunity. In this scenario, the Giants are more willing to trust QB3 and make a move to get Daniel Jones’ long-term replacement. The Patriots, meanwhile, add value while still staying in position to land an elite prospect.

The offseason workout schedule is in

J.J. McCarthy landing spots: Ranking the 5 best fits for the Michigan QB, including 3 teams outside the top 10 | CBSSports.com

3. New York Giants. Are the Giants in the market for a new quarterback? There are a couple of different factors when it comes to that question. The franchise still has confidence in Daniel Jones, but owner John Mara also said he wouldn’t stop GM Joe Schoen from taking a quarterback. If the Giants have fallen in love with McCarthy, it’s very possible he ends up in New York. There are definitely questions about the quarterback position in New York, and McCarthy could be the answer.

Sportsbooks expecting brutal 2024 Giants season | New York Post

Somewhere between average and mediocre; that’s where the sportsbooks are projecting the 2024 New York Giants. BetRivers Sportsbook has set the Giants’ win total at 6.5 wins, with bettors smashing the under down to -162.

Including the absurd juice towards the under, the Giants have the fifth-lowest win total expectation in the NFL, according to BetRivers, ahead of only the Panthers, Patriots, Titans and Broncos.

Around the league

Howie Roseman: James Bradberry didn’t play how we expected, he’s driven to improve | Pro Football Talk

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie wants Jalen Hurts to make this one change | CBSSports.com

Brandon Aiyuk on contract talks with 49ers: ‘I’m trying to get what I deserve’ | NFL.com

Saints sign Gaelic football player Charlie Smyth as a kicker | Pro Football Talk

Jaguars LB Foye Oluokun signs new four-year, $45 million contract | NFL.com

Saints moving training camp to renovate F-graded cafeteria | ESPN.com

Andrew Berry: Browns keeping ‘conservative’ approach with Nick Chubb’s recovery | NFL.com

Houston Texans to face Chicago Bears in 2024 NFL Hall of Fame game | Battle Red Blog

Fox rules analyst Mike Pereira ready to return after back surgery | Pro Football Talk

Why more NFL players are self-reporting concussion symptoms | ESPN.com

Bill Belichick planning to write book, nature of which still unknown: Sources | The Athletic

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