A running back in the first round has been a consideration for the New York Giants since Rashad Jennings was released. For most of the draft process most considered Florida State running back Dalvin Cook out of reach for the Giants.
Since the NFL Scouting Combine, however, Cook has become an interesting case study on the effect of the combine on draft stock. While his disappointing workout hasn’t torpedoed his draft stock, it has created some doubt and potentially put that stock in flux. Where it was once unthinkable that Cook could fall to the bottom third of the first around, it could now happen.