NY Giants mock draft 2021: Micah Parsons and help for Daniel Jones

NY Giants mock draft 2021: Micah Parsons and help for Daniel Jones in 3-round projection

Oct 26, 2019; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans quarterback Brian Lewerke (14) runs the ball in front of Penn State Nittany Lions linebacker Micah Parsons (11) during the second half of a game at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports /

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Michigan’s Kwity Paye rushes against Indiana’s Peyton Ramsey in the first half Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor.Kwity Paye /

Round 2, pick No. 37: Kwity Paye, Edge rusher – Michigan

The Giants chose four linebackers beginning with Cam Brown in the sixth-round of April’s NFL Draft, but would be wise to prioritize the front-seven in the early rounds next April.

After all, the Giants had just 36 sacks last season and are currently 14th in the NFL with 18 so far this season.

Enter, Michigan’s Kwity Paye.

Paye, 6-foot-4 and 272 pounds has the size to either put his hand in the dirt and play defensive end or stand up and pin his ears back as an outside linebacker at the NFL level, has 11.5 sacks, 90 total tackles, and one forced fumble in 25 games in Ann Arbor.

In addition to being a possibly productive pass-rusher, particularly as a bull-rusher Paye also has the potential to be a plus-run defender, which seems to be a prerequisite to get on Giants general manager Dave Gettleman’s radar.

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