{"id":872531,"date":"2026-04-23T07:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/872531\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:03:17","slug":"giants-final-mock-draft-lands-2-playmakers-for-jaxson-dart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/872531\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants Final Mock Draft Lands 2 Playmakers for Jaxson Dart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2254761552-e1776925607361.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jaxson Dart, New York Giants\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Jaxson Dart #6 of the New York Giants celebrates a fourth quarter touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys during their game at MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>With just hours to go until the 2026 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/\" title=\"NFL\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"234980\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> Draft, <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"New York Giants\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"234975\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Giants<\/a> fans can be excited about the fact that they hold two selections within the top-10 picks.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Saturday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/dexter-lawrence-never-had-bengals-trade\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dexter Lawrence<\/a> trade, the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/\" title=\"Giants\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"234979\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giants<\/a> now have two prime opportunities to add two blue-chip prospects at the top of the draft order.<\/p>\n<p>Draft experts and analysts are beginning to turn in their final mock drafts, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/daniel-jeremiah-final-2026-nfl-mock-draft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">NFL Network\u2019s Daniel Jeremiah<\/a> is no different.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most plugged-in, accurate draft pundits has a fairly good track record of getting his mocks right, thanks to his sources within front offices.<\/p>\n<p>Who does Jeremiah think the Giants are going to select with their two first-round picks?<\/p>\n<p>Giants Land RB Jeremiyah Love at No. 5 Overall<\/p>\n<p>With the fifth overall pick, Jeremiah has the New York Giants selecting Notre Dame running back <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/bad-news-pursuit-of-jeremiyah-love\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremiyah Love,<\/a> adding a dangerous threat in the backfield to take some pressure off of second-year quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/trade-idea-draft-pick-jaxson-dart\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaxson Dart.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this scenario, Love falls into the Giants\u2019 lap and they can\u2019t turn down the opportunity to pair <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/jaxson-dart\/\" title=\"Jaxson Dart\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"234978\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaxson Dart<\/a> with a home run hitter in the backfield,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/daniel-jeremiah-final-2026-nfl-mock-draft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">wrote<\/a> Jeremiah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Love is off the board at No. 5, I think WR Jordyn Tyson would be the pick here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the other leading favorite to be the Giants\u2019 pick, linebacker <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/giants-sonny-styles-dexter-lawrence-trade\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sonny Styles,<\/a> off the board to the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Tennessee Titans\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/tennessee-titans\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"234976\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessee Titans<\/a> at No. 4, New York grabs their running back of the future<\/p>\n<p>To some experts, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/news\/2026-nfl-draft-big-board-connor-rogers-top-335-prospect-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">NBC Sports\u2019 Connor Rogers,<\/a> Love is the best overall player in the entire incoming class. The only reason he isn\u2019t projected to go any higher is due to his position.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being a Heisman Finalist and scoring 35 touchdowns over the last two seasons, there are some legitimate reasons not to want the Giants to draft Love.<\/p>\n<p>For starters, New York already has a decent duo of running backs in <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/cam-skattebo-ominous-update-team-plans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cam Skattebo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/tyrone-tracy-tanking-message\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyrone Tracy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To be fair, though, neither was as highly touted a prospect as Love coming out of Notre Dame.<\/p>\n<p>It would be an exciting draft pick for sure, but should the Giants make sure they build out the roster first before adding a superstar running back into the mix, like Love?<\/p>\n<p>There would definitely be shades of the <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/report-saquon-barkley-mistake-again\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saquon Barkley<\/a> draft pick here if this ends up becoming reality.<\/p>\n<p>Giants Select WR Carnell Tate at No. 10<\/p>\n<p>At No. 10 overall, Jeremiah has the New York Giants selecting Ohio State wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/mock-draft-elite-ohio-state-prospect\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carnell Tate,<\/a> adding another pass-catching option in the mix with <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/malik-nabers-concerning-update-repaired-knee\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Malik Nabers,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/darnell-mooney-snubbed-nfc-east-rival\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Darnell Mooney,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\/tight-end-isaiah-likely-breakout-star\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isaiah Likely.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Jordyn Tyson off the board, Tate comes into play for the Giants,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/daniel-jeremiah-final-2026-nfl-mock-draft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">continued<\/a> Jeremiah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rookie joins <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/malik-nabers\/\" title=\"Malik Nabers\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"234977\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Malik Nabers<\/a> to give Jaxson Dart two outstanding wide receivers heading into a critical year in his development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wide receiver is a fairly big need for the Giants. When it comes to Nabers\u2019 knee injury, it\u2019s unclear when exactly he\u2019ll be ready to return.<\/p>\n<p>Not only could Tate help fill if his rehab continues late into the summer, but he would provide the perfect No. 2 option across from the Pro Bowler.<\/p>\n<p>At Ohio State, Tate was the WR2 in an offense featuring Buckeye standout <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/college-football\/ohio-state-buckeyes\/wide-receiver-jeremiah-smith-transfer-rumors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremiah Smith.<\/a> He would fit right into the Giants\u2019 offense across from Nabers.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this is a pretty great haul for New York. If this ends up becoming reality in the 2026 NFL Draft\u2019s first round, Giants fans would be satisfied.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Giants\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Jaxson Dart #6 of the New York Giants celebrates a fourth quarter touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":872532,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[7,519,1917,56,2321,2469,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-872531","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-giants","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-giants","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-giants","12":"tag-newyork","13":"tag-newyorkgiants","14":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116452747817103354","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=872531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872531\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/872532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}