Giants Draft: Inside Guys

Okay, we've looked at the edge guy and 3-4 DE's.  Now let's take a look at some inside backers and Snacksy thick guys to stop the run.  By the way, as we look at this draft pool, it realy does represent a sort of unstackable buy vast area of red chip values. There are a few different pockets of OT's and Edge guys, a suspicious group of QB's, a pocket of Big Receivers,  TE's were thought to be a strenght, but they're not.  There's one.  Anyway, onto these inside guys.

The ILB group is  really a Tale of 2 Devins. LSU's Devin White (6' 237, 4.41 at the Combine) is a heat seeking missile. He hasn't been used as a passrusher, but he'd be a natural for blitzes and zone blitzes. He's also got surprising coverage skills, a la  Lorenzo Carter.  The Giants would probably have to get him at 6.  That said, the other Devin, Michigan's Devine White (5'11" 234, 4.43) could be there at 17, but I even like him a little more than White. Here's why while White is slightly bigger and fast than Bush, Bush is quicker and skillisier.  To wit, White posted a just okay 7.07 while Bush got it done in 6.93.  Sub 7 is one of the significant separators in football.  It favors Bush and so do I.  They both have the ability to cover the whole ability, but Bush gets interceptions and makes big plays.  They both - and really all college players these days - neet to learn how to shed and tackle, but that's teachable. Bush might be available at 17 or with a trade up. I'd rather take him at 6 than White, but we'll see what happens.

Other inside LB's can be had later, like Clemson's Tre Lamar, Notre Dame's Te'von Coney, and Alabama's Mack Wilson as well as a host of others, but it's really all about the 2 Devins with either pick 6 or 17.


After the Giants traded Snacks Harrison, their run defense declined.  There are some Nose Tackles availabe this week that could plug that back up for the Giants.  First is probably, Clemson's Christian Wilkins (6'3" 315) is a dancining elephant, who led a national championship defense. The Giants might have to pop him at 6 and he'd be a great piece for their rotaion. Notre Dame's Jerry Tillery (6'6" 295) is another beast, but there have been reports of character concerns, and thus, he may not be on the Giants' Draft Board.

Wilkin's might be the only guy worth a Giant first, round pick, but other guys, available later like Western Illinois' Khalen Saunders and Chris Slayton from the Cuse - as well as some others , like Arizona's massive P.J. Johnson, could add to the Giants DL rotation.