As we have continued rolling through our player-by-player profiles of the New York Giants 90-man roster, we recently what fair expectations would be for rookie edge rusher Azeez Ojulari, selected in Round 2 of the NFL Draft.
Let’s ask the same question about Elerson Smith, another promising edge rusher the Giants selected in Round 4.
The basics
Height: 6-foot-6
Weight: 255
Age: 22
Position: Edge
Experience: Rookie
Contract: Year 1 of four-year, $4.238 million contract | Guaranteed: $758,288 | 2021 cap hit: $849,572
Career to date
Smith arrived at Northern Iowa as what coach Mark Farley called a “really frail, skinny” 6-foot-6, 190-pound athlete.