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Owa Odighizuwa to New York Giants: Full Draft-Pick Breakdown

Whether he meant to tip the team's hand or not, New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin made no secret of his desire to see the team add talent to both sides of the pit.

His wish was granted, as a day after adding offensive tackle Ereck Flowers with the ninth overall pick, the Giants added defensive end Owa Odighizuwa out of UCLA.

Odighizuwa, who missed the 2013 season after having two separate hip surgeries, rebounded in 2014 as the Bruins' weak-side pass-rusher, recording 61 tackles (41 solo), including 11.5 tackles for loss, five pass breakups and 6.