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2017 NFL Mock Draft: New York Giants Select OT Cam Robinson at No. 23

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With the 23rd pick in the 2017 DBN Community NFL Mock Draft, the New York Giants select...

Cam Robinson, OT, Alabama

The selection and write-up were made by impulseCTRLissues:

This comes down to need for the Giants. Some have discussed them taking a flyer at a QB, here. The thought being the time is about right for them to start thinking about succession planning for Eli, making this is a possible landing spot for Patrick Mahomes II, or Deshaun Watson. I can only think those rumors were being helped by the future rookies' respective agents. The Giants have a rapidly closing window of opportunity with the QB that is on the roster, someone they feel is a future HOF'er. They spent a ton on their defense in free agency last year. They seem to be interested in winning now.

In order to be immediately more competitive, the Giants need:

A Left Tackle
A Tight End
A Running Back
An Outside Line Backer

More or less in that order. The draft is deep in several of those positions, but is considered thin at OT. The Giants did not address the position in free agency, and with no other picks until 55, OT has to be one of Blue's top priority in round one. I feel that the top two offensive tackles in this draft have separated themselves from the pack. While Ramcyzk would have been my preference, Cam is a close second, and many have him rated higher. Rather than argue the minutia, I'll just leave it as this is a position of need with a hugely talented prospect available. The future will wait. The Giants are taking Cam Robinson in this spot, and their fans should be excited about that.

Pokorny: About 53% of mock drafts have the Giants taking an offensive lineman with their first-round pick. They don’t need one for pass protection so much as they do someone who can upgrade the team’s run blocking significantly, and that fits what Robinson does well.

The Oakland Raiders are up next, led by Ghenry518.

2017 DBN Community Mock Draft Results

Pick Team Username Selection
Pick Team Username Selection
1 Cleveland Browns Menocu DE Myles Garrett
2 San Francisco 49ers unoservix S Malik Hooker
3 Chicago Bears CTBuckeye DE Solomon Thomas
4 Jacksonville Jaguars UberTater RB Leonard Fournette
5 Tennessee Titans npchristman CB Marshon Lattimore
6 New York Jets jdreyfuss S Jamal Adams
7 Los Angeles Chargers unoservix S Jabrill Peppers
8 Carolina Panthers MConley17 TE O.J. Howard
9 Cincinnati Bengals Mudville DE Derek Barnett
10 Buffalo Bills The Bottom! WR Mike Williams
11 New Orleans Saints makeaplay59 DT Jonathan Allen
12 Cleveland Browns mrwhitman QB Mitch Trubisky
13 Arizona Cardinals Crawford_T WR Corey Davis
14 Philadelphia Eagles Gin_and_Tonic CB Gareon Conley
15 Indianapolis Colts fjblessi ILB Reuben Foster
16 Baltimore Ravens Suppa Bob DE Taco Charlton
17 Washington Redskins OhioCityBrownsBeliever LB Haason Reddick
18 Tennessee Titans Legoman0721 WR John Ross
19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ezweav S Obi Melifonwu
20 Denver Broncos poultman OT Ryan Ramczyk
21 Detroit Lions Mean Ol' Pete LB Zach Cunningham
22 Miami Dolphins anthszabo DE Charles Harris
23 New York Giants impulseCTRLissues OT Cam Robinson
24 Oakland Raiders Ghenry518 ILB Raekwon McMillan
25 Houston Texans Darth_Batman QB Deshaun Watson
26 Seattle Seahawks michael.hamper OT Garett Bolles
27 Kansas City Chiefs The Beast Mode QB Pat Mahomes
28 Dallas Cowboys Matt Wood CB Tre'Davious White
29 Green Bay Packers Robo Dawg RB Christian McCaffrey
30 Pittsburgh Steelers fj holden CB Kevin King
31 Atlanta Falcons BrianB77 OL Forrest Lamp
32 New Orleans Saints troy145 RB Dalvin Cook
33 Cleveland Browns Ike5 S Budda Baker