Following the consensus among NFL Draft experts, including Yahoo Sports' Nate Tice and Charles McDonald, the New York Giants went for the best player available with the No. 3 overall pick and selected Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter.
Carter was in the running to be the No. 1 overall selection during the draft process and very well could have been the first player picked if the Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns didn't have the opening two selections, respectively. There were also rumblings that the Giants might try to trade out of this spot.