Giants Draft Steals: Reese & Mauigoa

0:00It's April 24th. You're listening to NFL News today, AI-powered football coverage. I'm Cory with the story. Giant Spans, the John Harball era, kicked off with two first-round steals in last night's NFL draft. At 5th overall, they grabbed Ohio State Limebacker and edged Russia R.V. Reese, a top three talent on most boards. Then at 10th, via a trade-sending defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence to Cincinnati, they added Miami offensive tackle Frances Mauigoa, arguably the class's best lineman. That trade netted Big Blue extra picks while filling key gaps up front. Reese joins a loaded-edge group with Brian Burns, Abdul Carter, and Cave Antivato, giving new defensive coordinator, Denard Wilson, Madd, Flexibility. Mauigoa, a 329-pound beast from college-right tackle, slides inside to right guard, perfect for Harbaugh's run-heavy attack. Reactions poured in hot from experts, and most are loving it, mostly A's across the board.

1:00Nell Kuiper and others called Reese a complete player with Micah Parsons upside, just 20 years old, with a 4.4640 time. Fans like Malik Neighbors, grived about passing on receivers, but the consensus is, this builds a scary defense and stable line. Deeper looks Highlight Reese's 6.5-sacks and All-American honors last year at 6 foot 4, 241 pounds. Mauigoa started 42 games, malls in the run game, though his back injury raised flags. Teams like the Giants say it's no big deal, potential. Steel, if he stays healthy. Bottom line, Joe Shown and Harbaugh played the board smart, grabbing elite value to flip the Giants script. Defense looks ferocious, line gets beefed up. Watch the squad ground come fall.