ORLANDO, FL - SEPTEMBER 01: Xavier McKinney #15 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in action during a game against the Louisville Cardinals at Camping World Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. Alabama won 51-14. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
Safety Xavier McKinny ‘enjoyed’ one of the steepest draft drops of any potential first-round draft pick in 2020. The NY Giants took full advantage of this by staying patient and landing the consensus best safety in the draft in round two. Does he have a shot to win defensive rookie of the year? Vegas thinks so.
NY Giants GM, Dave Gettleman, may have made his single most prudent move in the 2020 NFL Draft by reading what was going on in the draft and staying the course while hoping Xavier McKinney would fall in his lap at pick #36.