Offensive tackle Jumbo Elliott of the New York Giants during Super Bowl XXV at Tampa Stadium on January 27, 1991. Credit: Getty Images/George Rose
You have to go back to 1988 to find the last time the Giants selected an offensive tackle they thought would be a Day One starter and who delivered on the long-term promise that such lofty expectations bring. That was the year they selected Jumbo Elliott from Michigan, who stepped right in and controlled the blind side for eight seasons and one Super Bowl run.
Since then they have certainly picked a number of other players at the position who have delivered or disappointed at various levels.