Giants GM Dave Gettleman during the pregame against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 23, 2018. Credit: Getty Images/Joe Robbins
This could be the draft in which the Giants select their first player born in the 2000s.
There were several such options for them in Thursday night’s first round who fit that mind-blowing category of youth. Tight end Kyle Pitts, offensive lineman Penei Sewell and edge rusher Azeez Ojulari all will enter the NFL this weekend prior to celebrating their 21st birthday. The guy who won MVP of the most recent Super Bowl? He was drafted by the Patriots before those players even gasped their first breath on the planet.