Here’s what up next for the Giants and Jets in Rounds 4-7 of the NFL draft on Friday:
Giants
Fourth round: 108
Fifth round: 143
Fifth round: 171
Sixth round: 180
Seventh round: 232
Seventh round: 245
The Giants have six picks set up for them Saturday. At some point, they have to take an offensive lineman, right? The first three rounds came and went, the Giants added four players and Chad Wheeler remains their best option at right tackle.
General manager Dave Gettleman declared this draft “thick’’ when it comes to offensive tackles, meaning he sees it as one of the deepest positions. The goal of finding a tackle capable of competing for a starting job starts up again in the fourth round. “There still are tackles on the board that we like,’’ Gettleman said.
There is a comfort level with starting receivers Sterling Shepard and Golden Tate, but both are under six-foot tall. There is a need for a tall receiver and that could be an option on Day 3, as could a safety.
Jets
Fourth round: 105
Fifth round: None
Sixth round: 196
Seventh round: None
The Jets only enter the third day of the draft with two picks after trading their seventh-round pick to the Vikings to move up a spot in the third round on Friday. That could lead to Mike Maccagnan trading back to acquire more picks on Saturday.
The Jets still have a need at cornerback and center, but it is hard to find many impact players this late in the draft. Georgia’s Lamont Gaillard is the best center available. Notre Dame’s Julian Love is the best cornerback.
