Call him Trader Dave.

Make that Trader Down Dave.

Giants general manager Dave Gettleman flipped the script in the first two days of the 2021 NFL Draft. He traded down in Round 1 to take wide receiver Kadarius Toney. He did it again Friday night, trading out of the No. 42 overall spot in the second round, dropping down to No. 50 in a deal with the Dolphins. The Giants received a 2022 third-round pick in return.

This is a fascinating turn of events for the Giants and Gettleman, who never traded down in eight previous drafts running the show for the Panthers and Giants. Gettleman is treating 2022 draft picks like gold, believing he will have far more information about the players in that class than he did this year, with COVID-19 restrictions making it difficult to gather the same quantity and quality of information normally accumulated during the lead-up to the draft.

Clearly, the Giants were not eying one particular player at No. 42, or else they would not have moved down eight spots. The early portion of the second round went to their liking, with players at positions they were not interested in taking — receiver, running back, safety — coming off the board in the first eight picks of the round.

The Giants have now gained three extra draft picks in 2022: a first rounder, a third rounder and a fourth rounder.