New York Giants: Projecting the starting defense post-NFL Draft

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The New York Giants used seven of the 10 draft picks on the defensive side of the ball, but how many of them will crack the starting lineup.

New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman had two primary focuses during the 2020 NFL Draft. The first was to build a solid offensive line to protect Daniel Jones and create holes for Saquon Barkley. The other was to revamp a defense that finished 25th last season and allowed 28 points per game.

He addressed the offensive line by taking All-American offensive tackle Andrew Thomas with the fourth overall pick before adding UConn tackle Matt Peart and Oregon guard Shane Lemieux.

But Gettleman made sure that he would provide new defensive…