At least two draft picks will become regular starters this season.
John Schmeelk: Fact - I guess it depends on the definition of "regular starter." I'm not sure more than one rookie is starting the first week of the season since the Giants filled so many of their holes in free agency. It also depends on what positions and in which rounds rookies are selected. The best chances of a player breaking in right away are at linebacker (both at edge and inside) and guard. A wide receiver, offensive tackle, or cornerback could work their way into the starting lineup over the course of the season. By this definition, I would qualify at least two as "regular starters," but it will be tougher to break in because the roster is better.
Dan Salomone: Fact - The grind of a football season can thin out the deepest positions, so opportunities always arise that way. Additionally, even though the team addressed some key needs in free agency, the lineup is far from set.
Lance Medow: Fact - Even though this statement says "regular starters," in the NFL, it's more about how many snaps you play versus whether you're on the field for the very first play of the game. That's why I'm going to use the second criteria for my response instead of the first. Look at the last three drafts: In 2018, Saquon Barkley and Will Hernandez each played 83 percent of the offensive snaps; in 2019, Daniel Jones, Dexter Lawrence, Deandre Baker and Darius Slayton each logged at least 63 percent of the snaps for their respective sides of the ball; and in 2020, Andrew Thomas played 96 percent of the snaps on the offensive line. No other rookie played over 50 percent of the snaps but Xavier McKinney was injured for the bulk of the season and Shane Lemieux didn't start until the second half of the schedule.
Second-round picks are just as valuable as first-round selections.
John Schmeelk: Fiction - These picks are important but certainly not as valuable. The chance of getting Pro Bowl caliber players in the first round is much greater than getting one in the second round of the draft. There is bust potential in both rounds, but the upside for a Top-15 pick is higher than picks between 30-45. Hitting second round picks is very important, however, because players who should be long-term starters are still on the board. There's also a chance a team can grab one of the last players on their board with a first-round grade with an early second-round pick.
Dan Salomone: Fact - My first year with the Giants was 2010, the year they drafted Linval Joseph. I don't know if it's all because of him, but the second round of the draft has always intrigued me just as much as the first round. By this time, everyone has heard everything about the first-rounders. Where teams can really separate themselves, though, is with striking gold on Days 2 and 3. Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora were pretty, pretty good.
Lance Medow: Fiction - Some would argue it depends on what slots you're comparing. For example, the No. 3 overall pick is much more valuable than No. 45. However, if we're comparing the 27th overall selection to the 37th pick, which is the fifth spot in Round 2 is there that much of a difference in value? My answer would be "yes" because of the structure of the contract - and that's why first-round picks will always be more valuable than second-rounders, regardless of the distance between those selections. With first-round picks, teams have those players under their control for four years plus a fifth-year team option. For the second round, it's just a four-year contract with no option and that's a huge difference when it comes to free agency and the salary cap.
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