We’re roughly halfway through the 2025 NFL season, and the New York Giants have a familiar 2-7 record.

So while the Giants aren’t technically out of the hunt for the playoffs, it’s much closer to Draft Season than Playoff Season for Big Blue. The Giants would own the 5th overall pick if the season ended today, which which could make a variety of interesting prospects available to them.

Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates of ESPN alternated picks in their Mock Draft 1.0 on Wednesday afternoon, with Yates getting the Giants pick. He decided to get some help for rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart and reinforce a woefully thin receiving corps.

Yates says:

He [Tate] is exceptional, he looks so pro ready to me. His route running, his strength, his hands, the contested catch ability, all of it is so go

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