Draft Outlook

We stop there to look back at five years of drafting.

- David Syvertsen

When did the downfall begin?

When looking at this historically-awful run of New York Giants football, there are countless areas to investigate. This sinking ship has too many holes to patch in one article, but the base of every long-term successful team centers around the draft. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the shortcomings this franchise has come up with via the draft and provide some advice as to where to head in the future.

2012

We can begin in 2012, the season before the Giants’ downfall really began. The Giants were in need of new, fresh offensive playmakers as their franchise quarterback was in his prime. Running back David Wilson flashed early but fumble issues and a neck injury kept his career to just 21 games and 544 total yards. The second-rounder, Rueben Randle, did see plenty of time and had a career-high 71 receptions in 2014 but his career was over after 2015 as his rookie deal ended and nobody in the NFL wanted him. The remaining five players in the rookie class were all out of the NFL within five years, two of which started one game each respectively.

2013