The New York Giants selected Ereck Flowers ninth overall in the 2015 NFL Draft fully aware that he wasn’t a finished product. That there would be a learning curve. He was young, unpolished, technically-flawed. Yet, he was a massive, powerful, athletic player with the potential to be something difficult, yet incredibly important, to find.
A franchise left tackle.
The Giants, in desperate need of young, talented offensive linemen, thought Flowers worth the risk. Here is Giants Vice President of Player Evaluation Marc Ross after the pick was announced:
"He is a man-child physically.