The Giants knew who they wanted to select with the second pick, but they had to sweat it out through one pick to get him. Any team could have traded up and grabbed their prize, or the Browns could have used their pick ahead of the Giants to snag him.
Eventually, they were on the clock and ready to make the pick they thought would help change the tenor of the franchise for the next decade.
Saquon Barkley? No, the Giants had taken him a day before. This was the second round of the 2018 draft, the second day of picks, and the Giants used their first choice of that frame to acquire guard Will Hernandez.