Media personalities who create mock drafts all through offseasons have been break up on how the New York Giants will spend the fifth general choose of the 2026 NFL Draft, with lately employed head coach John Harbaugh likely making the ultimate name relating to that choice.
Some have linked the Giants with defensive gamers, whereas others assume Harbaugh will tackle his offense relating to that asset. It is also potential that the Giants might commerce down to amass extra picks as a part of Harbaugh’s roster restructuring.
Is that this the right draft choose for John Harbaugh, 2026 Giants?
For a chunk printed on Friday, NFL insider Jason La Canfora of SportsBoom US spoke with one unnamed common supervisor who believes the previous Baltimore Ravens head coach would like to work with Ohio State Buckeyes security Caleb Downs.
“John simply spent, what, 18 years in Baltimore,” that GM stated about Harbaugh. “No workforce invests extra within the again finish. That’s in his blood… He was with (Giants defensive coordinator) Dennard Wilson for one yr, and so they had the most effective protection within the league, and (security) Kyle Hamilton performed his finest soccer. He wants a Kyle Hamilton.”
Wilson served because the Ravens’ defensive backs coach beneath Harbaugh in the course of the 2023 marketing campaign, for which Hamilton earned an All-Professional nod. Baltimore accomplished a visit to the AFC Championship Sport that season, however the Ravens then fell to the Kansas City Chiefs with a visit to the Tremendous Bowl on the road.
How do others really feel about Giants, Caleb Downs rumors?
For his newest mock draft printed this week, ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. predicted that the Giants will seize Downs at choose No. 5. Nevertheless, The Athletic’s Dan Duggan later linked Large Blue with Ohio State linebacker Sonny Kinds.
In the meantime, some appear to think there’s an actual probability that Harbaugh will need to seize Notre Dame Fighting Irish star operating again Jeremiyah Love with the draft’s fifth selection.
“It’s seemingly that the groups selecting in entrance of the Giants deal with quarterback, pass-rusher and possibly an offensive lineman,” La Canfora added.
That ought to imply Downs shall be on the board when the Giants are referred to as to make use of their first choose of the 2026 draft, except they commerce down.
