Giants' Toney Draft Bomb: Worst First-Rounder Since 2011

0:00It's April 21st. From kickoff to the final whistle, this is NFL News today. Powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. The nearer giants have bombed plenty of first-round picks this century, like William Joseph in 2003, Eric Flowers in 2015, and Eli Abel in 2016. But hands down, the absolute worst was wide receiver Caderius Tony from 2021. They traded down from number 11 to number 20 to grab him, and it was a total whiff, only 12 games, 41 catches for 400, 20 yards, zero touchdowns, Tony dealt with non-stop injuries and locker room drama that didn't help his case. His career value ranked super low, one of the worst for giants first-rounders since 2011. They finally shipped him to the Kansas City Chiefs in his second year, which ended up being the one smart move from that pick. Fans and analysts still roast it because the giants passed on studs like Micah Parsons, who went right before their original spot.

1:01Or they could have stayed put for offensive tackle, Rashan Slater, a two-time pro-buller, who's anchored the charges line since number 13. Trading down did land an extra top 10 pick next year for Cave Antivato and Evan Neal, but those haven't panned out huge either. At number 20, Quaidy pay for Michigan was sitting there for Edge Depth, yet they reached for Tony instead. In the end, that draft swap left the giants with four wins and 13 losses that season, and just one decent year since, nine wins, seven losses, one tie in 2022. Tough lesson on reaching in the first round.