The New York Giants have two top 10 selections in the 2022 NFL Draft, and a serious candidate for the Giants is Cincinnati cornerback Ahmad ‘Sauce’ Gardner. The Giants hired Don ‘Wink’ Martindale to employ his defensive philosophy which is predicated on press-man coverage and aggressive blitzing packages. In order for that to succeed, the Giants need coverage cornerbacks who can jam and disrupt the release of opposing wide receivers. Gardner has the length, experience, and mentality to have success as a press-man coverage cornerback in the NFL.
Gardner was under-recruited out of high school as a 160-pound cornerback.