Ranking Dave Gettleman’s 5 worst Giants moves after the Kenny Golladay release
By Zak Musso
4. Trading up to draft CB DeAndre Baker
After selecting Jones and Lawrence in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft, Gettleman traded back into the first round to make a third first-round selection. Gettleman selected DeAndre Baker, a highly touted cornerback out of Georgia.
Gettleman traded away a second-rounder, fourth-rounder, and fifth-rounder to move up to get the corner, who had significant character concerns. Baker had a horrible rookie season in which teammates ripped him for bad work ethic, and he received a 48.4 grade by PFF. In the following offseason, Baker was arrested for an alleged role in a Florida armed robbery.
The charges against Baker were dropped, but the Giants released him. Baker and Kadarius Toney were two first-round draft choices made by Gettleman, but neither made it through 20 months with the Giants. That is unfathomably bad.