For months, the assumption of mock drafters and NFL draft analysts was that the New York Giants would likely use their first-round pick, No. 11 overall, on the best receiver available to help jump-start their 31st-ranked offense.
Then Kenny Golladay happened. The Giants showered the best wide receiver on the free agent market with a four-year, $72 million contract ($28 million fully guaranteed), making absolutely certain they would enter the 2021 season with the No. 1 receiver they acknowledged they need to find for quarterback Daniel Jones and offensive coordinator Jason Garrett.
Golladay’s signing also opened up the draft board for the Giants, something that co-owner John Mara openly acknowledged during a Zoom call with New York media on Wednesday.