Giants draft middle linebacker of the future

Former Clemson linebacker B.J. Goodson at the NFL CombineThe Giants did not get the linebacker they were looking for in the first round of the NFL Draft, as Leonard Floyd of Georgia was scooped up with the ninth-overall pick by the Bears, who traded one spot ahead of the Giants to snatch him from their clutches.

It took until the fourth round for the Giants to add a linebacker. They drafted B.J. Goodson from Clemson with the 109th pick — a middle linebacker who will join a crowded group vying for playing time on a revamped defense.

Goodson, 6-foot-1 and 240 pounds, was a full-time starter for only his senior season for the Tigers. He had 146 total tackles and 5.5 sacks. His five fumble…