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2018 NFL Draft: Top 10 pass rushers for New York Giants

By Henry Buggy

RALEIGH, NC - NOVEMBER 25: Bradley Chubb #9 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack reacts after a win against the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game at Carter Finley Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Raleigh, North Carolina. North Carolina State won 33-21. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - NOVEMBER 25: Bradley Chubb #9 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack reacts after a win against the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game at Carter Finley Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Raleigh, North Carolina. North Carolina State won 33-21. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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#5 – Boston College EDGE Harold Landry

CHESTNUT HILL, MA – OCTOBER 07: Harold Landry #7 of the Boston College Eagles attempts to tackle Travon McMillian #34 of the Virginia Tech Hokies at Alumni Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)
CHESTNUT HILL, MA – OCTOBER 07: Harold Landry #7 of the Boston College Eagles attempts to tackle Travon McMillian #34 of the Virginia Tech Hokies at Alumni Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images) /

The Eagles 6-foot-3, 250-pound pass rusher led the FBS with 16.5 sacks in 2016 but was limited to just eight games this past season due to an ankle injury. Through four seasons at Boston College, Harold Landry amassed a whopping 48 tackles for a loss, 25 sacks, and 10 forced fumbles.

He has the talent and size to succeed as an edge rusher in both a 3-4 and 4-3 base defense. One NFC pro personnel director compares him with the league’s 2016 sack leader Vic Beasley, via NFL Network.

"“He’s just like Beasley coming out with the way he comes off the snap. You remember how Beasley struggled early because he had to learn to be a pass rusher and not just a sprinter? I think Landry might be the same early on. When he puts it together, he’ll do what Beasley did.”"

Bettcher could surely utilize Landry’s skill-set, but he seems unlikely to end up in New York due to Big Blue’s draft positioning. Three out of four draft analysts for NFL Network have Landry being selected at the end of the first-round.

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