New York Giants Football: 2020 7 round mock draft version 1.0

3rd round selection (compensatory pick): Monte Rice-Linebacker, University of Georgia

The New York Giants get much needed help at the linebacker position with the selection of Monte Rice. Rice is a manchild who is built like a tank. He possesses great athleticism and is above average as both a run defender, as well as in pass coverage. It’s important to remember that Big Blue traded the higher of it’s two third-round picks to the Jets in the Leonard Williams trade, so GM Dave Gettleman will have to make this one count, at about 30 spots lower than he should have been picking his third player.

While Rice is a bit raw still at the linebacker position, his explosiveness, strong tackling skills and great burst, make him an excellent grab in the third round for the Giants. Given the success that Dave Gettleman has had selecting linebackers Lorenzo Carter and Oshane Ximines in the third rounds of the previous two drafts, Giants fans would have to feel confident in what Rice could add to the young, but talented linebacker group.