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Throughout the pre-draft process, four players have been mocked to the Giants: Miami quarterback Cam Ward, Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders, wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter, and Penn State edge defender Abdul Carter.
As long as they don't trade down, New York is bound to select one of them. But in CBS Sports' Chris Trapasso's latest projections, he has the Giants going a different direction and making a shocking pick at No. 3 overall with Missouri offensive tackle Armand Membou.
"Whoever is eventually the starter for the Giants in 2025 will need to be better protected than past quarterbacks in the Brian Daboll era. Membou is a powerful blocker with elite testing numbers," Trapasso wrote.
Ward and Hunter are gone in this scenario, so Carter and Sanders are still available. Carter ends up going to the Patriots at No. 4 and Sanders goes three picks later to the Jets.
After the additions of Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston, it wouldn't be a surprise if they pass on Sanders. But it would be very shocking if they skipped out on Carter, as they could have the opportunity to have one of the best edge defender rooms in the league, adding him alongside Kayvon Thibodeaux and Brian Burns.
Membou would be a solid addition to the offensive line room. However, it's hard to envision the Giants selecting him after retaining guards Greg Van Roten and Aaron Stinnie, and signing tackles James Hudson and Stone Forsythe.
