The New York Giants don’t necessarily need to select a quarterback first overall in the 2024 NFL draft unless head coach Brian Daboll feels that Drake Maye has too much Josh Allen about him.
There is a strong belief among some in the league that Maye is the Giants’ guy, according to Jordan Raanan of ESPN. Maybe it’s because he resembles Daboll’s former student Allen the most.
In large part because of his efforts in molding Allen into one of the best quarterbacks in the league, Daboll was hired by the Giants. The seventh player selected in the 2018 NFL Draft, Allen was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2020 while Dan Quinn was still the Buffalo Bills’ offensive coordinator.
As Raanan stated, “Mortgaging part of its future in order to address the most important position on the roster might force New York to work with another Allen.”
Giants Would Pay Heavy Price to Draft Drake Maye
The Giants would probably need to trade up from the sixth spot in the first round in order to be in a position to select Maye. Thankfully, there are possible trading partners; most notably, the third-overall pick, the New England Patriots, have indicated that they are willing to negotiate.
It’s not uncommon to see the Giants and Patriots work out a trade for Maye. Ralph Vacchiano of Fox Sports reported on Friday, April 5, that “one league source said he believes that the Giants would consider making an aggressive offer to the New England Patriots to move up from No. 6 to No. 3 in order to draft him if Maye somehow gets past the Washington Commanders at No. 2 — which is far from a certainty.” The other two elite quarterbacks who are probably available at that position, Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy and LSU’s Jayden Daniels, may or may not be willing to receive the same treatment from New York.
It’s a plausible scenario for the Giants, but a costly one. Raanan revealed how “something in line with pick No. 6 in this year’s draft and either a first- or second-round pick next year to enter the conversation at picks Nos. 3 or 4. Even that is not believed to be enough for the New England Patriots’ pick at No. 3.”
There’s even a “so-called ‘QB tax’ that the Arizona Cardinals would get for trading the No. 4 pick to a quarterback-hungry team,” according to Raanan.
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