"This year's draft is wonky, to make matters difficult. Some of the best and cleanest players are at traditionally non-premium positions... It makes figuring the top 10 and first round borderline impossible."
"Maybe it's not the surplus positions or the higher-paying positions when you get into free agency [at the top of this year's draft]. We're going to take the best player available and we're not going to rule any of those [positions] out."
"How rare would it be if the Giants took Downs with the fifth pick? Only two safeties in the 21st century (Sean Taylor and Eric Berry) have been selected in the top five."
"Guard is almost as uncommon in the top 10. Only four guards (Quenton Nelson, Brandon Scherff, Jonathan Cooper and Chance Warmack) have cracked the top 10 this century."
The Giants face an unusual draft with top prospects at non-premium positions, making it difficult to predict their first-round picks. General manager Joe Schoen emphasized the team's strategy to select the best player available, regardless of position. A safety or guard could be viable options for their top picks, despite the rarity of such selections in the top five or ten. Historically, few players at these positions have been chosen so high, complicating the Giants' decision-making process.
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