Making the Case for a Defensive End as the New York Giants’ 1st-Round Draft Pick

April 6, 2016   ·   Patricia Traina   ·   Jump to comments

Continuing my look at the various positions the New York Giants are no doubt going to consider for the 10th overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft (assuming they don’t trade the pick away), this analysis looks at defensive end, a core position on the team and one that general manager Jerry Reese has typically placed an emphasis on.
Would the Giants—who have 17.12 percent of their 2016 salary-cap space tied up in the position, per Spotrac—add a first-round pick whose salary would theoretically push them past the Miami Dolphins (17.85 percent) for the most spent on the position this year?
Let’s break it all down.
 
Why It Should Be a Defensive End
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