2021 NFL Mock Draft: Mac Jones explodes into top 5 in final edition

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JANUARY 11: Mac Jones #10 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in action during the third quarter of the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Hard Rock Stadium on January 11, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

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Oct 20, 2018; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan Wolverines defensive lineman Kwity Paye (19) prepares for the snap of the ball during the second half of a game against the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports /

Scouting Report. EDGE. Michigan. 31. Pick Analysis. Kwity Paye. 11. player

The Giants could follow suit with their NFC East rivals and take a cornerback, but I think they’d be better off drafting an edge rusher to help that defensive front.

Kwity Paye will be the best edge rusher available after dominating for the past few seasons at Michigan. Even when the defense was disappointing in 2020, Paye was a star, recording 16 total tackles, four tackles for loss, and two sacks in just four games. That followed up his breakout season in 2019.

In fact, in 2019, he finished with a career-best 50 tackles with 12.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks as he was a menace off the edge.

With the way the draft is ordered, I could see Paye ending up somewhere in the NFC East as the Giants make a lot of sense here.

A 6-foot-4, 260-pound athletic end is going to wreak some havoc at the next level and Paye has barely even scratched the surface.

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