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CFP Title Game: 11 potential New York Giants draft prospects

By Henry Buggy

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 07: University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban (left) and University of Georgia head coach Kirby Smart stand with the College Football Playoff National Championship trophy after a Coaches Press Conference on January 7, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 07: University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban (left) and University of Georgia head coach Kirby Smart stand with the College Football Playoff National Championship trophy after a Coaches Press Conference on January 7, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images) /
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#7 – Alabama S Minkah Fitzpatrick

NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 01: Minkah Fitzpatrick #29 of the Alabama Crimson Tide breaks up a pass intended for Hunter Renfrow #13 of the Clemson Tigers in the first half of the AllState Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 01: Minkah Fitzpatrick #29 of the Alabama Crimson Tide breaks up a pass intended for Hunter Renfrow #13 of the Clemson Tigers in the first half of the AllState Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

Fitzpatrick could be the first defensive player off the board come April but is unlikely to end up with Big Blue. The Crimson Tide’s star safety will arguably be the best prospect on the field during Monday’s national championship game, but his position is not a major area of concern for New York.

The Giants seem set moving forward with Landon Collins and Darian Thompson at the safety positions, but it is fun to imagine Collins playing alongside Fitzpatrick.

Both Miller and Kiper have Fitzpatrick listed as the top defensive player on their respective Big Boards, and Bleacher Report’s draft analyst lists him as the “most NFL-ready” safety.

The Chuck Bednarik (college football’s best defensive player) and Jim Thorpe (college football’s best defensive back) award winner has amassed 166 tackles, 15.5 tackles for a loss, 24 passes defended, nine interceptions, five sacks, and four defensive touchdowns in three seasons at Alabama.

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