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5 New York Giants that could be traded before deadline

By Charles Vitolo

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 10: Janoris Jenkins #20 of the New York Giants intercepts a ball intended for Julian Edelman #11 of the New England Patriots during the first quarter in the game at Gillette Stadium on October 10, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 10: Janoris Jenkins #20 of the New York Giants intercepts a ball intended for Julian Edelman #11 of the New England Patriots during the first quarter in the game at Gillette Stadium on October 10, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /
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Janoris Jenkins

Unlike a lot of New York Giants fans, the overall play of Janoris Jenkins during his time with Big Blue has not left a sour taste in my mouth. Save for his laughable effort against Mike Evans and the Bucs in week three, Jenkins has stood out as a true shutdown corner in a league that employs few. Sure, his play has tailed off as of late (is it a coincidence that happened as the pass-rush tailed off, as well?), but it’s getting increasingly harder to ask corners to cover receivers one-on-one in this day and age.

I, for one, choose not to forget the good times, like the 2016 season. Despite the fact that the season ended up being a mirage for the future, the play of Jenkins in the team’s two biggest games of the year, against the Cowboys and Dez Bryant, should not be forgotten. Jenkins shut down a still in his prime Bryant to the tune of three catches for 25 yards total in two full games of shadowing him in one on one coverage, including the classic week fourteen game that sprung the Giants into the playoffs. Jenkins finished up his impressive first year with Big Blue with a spectacular 81.9 Pro Football Focus grade.

Hopefully teams around the league will choose to remember that version of Jenkins, as well. ‘Jackrabbit’ is still only 30-years-old, and came into the league late, so he should theoretically have plenty left in the tank. As bad as Jenkins has seemingly played, he’s still only allowed a 54% reception percentage and a QB rating of 77.3 while being targeted in 2019 – more than respectable numbers.

The tricky part will be finding a suitor willing to take on his 14.75M cap hit, although his yearly cash is really only 11.2M this year and next. The trade partner would be able to move on from Jenkins in the off-season for only a 3.5M dead cap charge, so the risk past this year would be minimal. There are plenty of teams that could use a potential lockdown corner in their secondary for the stretch run, and in my opinion Jenkins could thrive in a defense that had a pass-rush, and was in turn able to give him at least a little help over the top.

Best case scenario, I think the Jackrabbit could net us a fourth-round pick, and that would be outstanding.

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