Giants Draft: Power Receivers

As I mentioned in the WR discussion a week or two ago, there are a couple of different groups of WR's in this draft.   Basically there are groups of big, strong outside receivers, stellar slot guys, and outside speed guys.

History shows us the Giants should do their shopping in the big, strong outside guys.  Firstly, they already have the best slot guy in the game in Cruz, and another possible slot playmaker in Jernigan.   So the depth at slot is fine and that kind of player should not be a BPA for the Giants at any point.  As fort outside power guys -- like pass rushers --  you can't have enough if you're the Giants.   Amani Toomer, Plaxico Burress and Hakeem Nicks were all great Giants (well Plax was till he went against everything the Giants are about).   Randle is currently the only strong outside guy we have, and he's been pretty unimpressive.  Could be a late bloomer, like Toomer, but you can't bet that way.

So somewhere in the draft the Giants should try to get a power guy for that other outside spot.   There are several to choose from including Mike Evans, Allen Robinson, Davante Adams,  Donte Moncrief,    Jordan Matthews, Cody Latimer and others.   There are; however, two who should be avoided and they are Kelvin Benjamin and Martavis Bryant.  Both are big and talented, but both are also primitive and with Randle's lack of development, we would run the risk of having our two outside guys running into each other downfield if we took either of those guys.

Some of the big power guys might have slightly limited route trees they can execute, but it's supposed to be a simpler offense, so it shouldn't be too challenging for one of them to get on the field and produce, then if Randle finally steps up, we'll have two power outside guys for the first time, and that should work spectacularly.