The Giants drafted two defensive starters in the first round, using the picks they had accumulated from the trades of Odell Beckham Jr., Eli Apple and Damon Harrison to get them. Hardly anyone noticed.
That’s what happens when a team drafts a quarterback sixth overall.
But when the season begins in September, defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence and cornerback Deandre Baker will have much more impact on the Giants’ immediate fate than Daniel Jones. They could even become young cornerstones of the defense by the time Jones takes the field for the first time in a regular season game.