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2019 NFL Mock Draft: Odell Beckham trade throws first round into chaos

By John Mitchell

PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 25:Wide receiver Odell Beckham #13 of the New York Giants leaves the field after losing 22-25 to the Philadelphia Eagles during the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on November 25, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 25:Wide receiver Odell Beckham #13 of the New York Giants leaves the field after losing 22-25 to the Philadelphia Eagles during the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on November 25, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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player. 31. . QB. Ohio State . Dwayne Haskins. 6

The Giants are now armed with two first round picks in this draft after surprisingly trading Odell Beckham Jr. to the Browns last week. What the Giants choose to do with those picks is anybody’s guess at this point as the direction of the franchise doesn’t appear to be all that well known with curious decision after curious decision.

Along with dealing Beckham, the Giants chose to not franchise-tag Landon Collins, a three-time Pro Bowl safety and a defensive team captain, instead letting him walk to the division-rival Redskins for nothing. Not wanting to pay a ton of money to Collins is understandable, but New York refuted trade offers for him at the deadline last season; why not apply the franchise tag this offseason and then look at trading him to get something in return? They could have definitely done better than the third-round compensatory pick that will come back to them in 2020.

I’m less certain now than I’ve been in every mock I’ve done that the Giants are going to select Dwayne Haskins with their first pick. It wouldn’t surprise me at this point, if they aren’t in love with the Ohio State quarterback, if they decided to pass on him and tank the 2019 season in hopes of landing a quarterback in the 2020 class that they like better, like Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa or Oregon’s Justin Herbert.

The Giants are going to be bad next season regardless of where they go with this pick. Haskins probably needs a “redshirt” season in the NFL anyway, so regardless of the direction they go, Eli Manning is likely to be the team’s starter for at least a good chunk of next season.

If New York passes on Haskins, things get a bit messy because there isn’t a perfect landing spot for him. Maybe Denver grabs him at No. 10? The Bengals at 11? Maybe a team down the board would orchestrate a trade up the draft board to land him if he starts to slide a bit.

The Giants have a lot of holes, and could look at drafting an edge rusher after trading away Olivier Vernon, or an offensive lineman to solidify their unit up front. For now, I’ll stick with Haskins, but it doesn’t appear to be the foregone conclusion that it has long thought to be.

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