Giants' Draft: Love or Linebacker?

0:00On April 5th, the New York Giants head into the 2026 NFL Draft, which is two picks in the top 100 after trading there. Third round or last year to grab quarterback, Jackson Dart, ESPN Analysts, Mel Kuiper Jr., field yates and Jordan Reed, dropped a fresh mock draft, and Kuiper has the Giants snagging Notre Dame running back. Jeremiah Love, at number 5 overall, then Georgia Linebacker, CJ Allen early in the second round. Three agency moves give them flexibility to build around Dart, without forced trades, targeting roster holes like the run game and defense. Love's a dynamic playmaker who could spark the offense, much like when they took Sequan Barkley high back in 2018. Fans and analysts are split on dropping a top 5 pick on a running back, since only six have gone that high in the last decade. Some push for an offensive lineman to fix the shaky interior, or a linebacker like Ohio State's sunny styles to plug defensive gaps from last season.

1:00Kuiper ranks Allen 23rd overall, calling him a versatile tackler with over 200 career stops, eight tackles for loss, and three point. Five sacks last year, a steal at that spot, still mock show a bunch of interior linemen available there too. With new coach John Harbaugh, loving stout linebackers, these picks could mesh well, but the Giants might pivot to trenches for real protection up. Want as the draft nears? From around the league, powered by AI, this is NFL News Today.