CBS Sports activities’ new 3-round mock draft

Projecting Hunter to the Giants is hardly new, as many draft analysts have completed the identical over the previous couple of weeks. Nevertheless, Wilson’s picks for the Giants on Day 2 is after we start to see some new names floated on the market.

At decide No. 34, Wilson has the Giants deciding on Ohio State offensive lineman Donovan Jackson.

Jackson had a wildly profitable collegiate profession with the Buckeyes. The 6-foot-4, 315-pound lineman lined up at left guard for his first three seasons in Columbus. Throughout the 2022 and 2023 campaigns, Jackson allowed a complete of simply three sacks on his strategy to back-to-back first-team All-Large Ten choices.

However his most spectacular efficiency got here this previous season. Following the season-ending harm to Josh Simmons, Jackson kicked exterior to left sort out for Ohio State’s closing 9 video games. The 22-year-old allowed simply two sacks on the season and performed a pivotal function within the Buckeyes’ run to a nationwide championship. He earned his third consecutive first-team All-Large Ten choice for this efficiency, together with being named first-team All-American.

With the primary decide of the third spherical (No. 65), Wilson predicts the Giants deal with the opposite aspect of the road of scrimmage with the choice of Florida State defensive sort out Joshua Farmer.

Farmer’s greatest season got here in 2023, his first yr as a starter for the Seminoles. Throughout 13 video games, the 6-foot-3, 305-pound sort out registered 5 sacks and 7 tackles for loss to go together with his 32 whole tackles. He was named second-team All-ACC together with the Florida State Protection’s Most Improved Participant.

He then began all 12 video games this previous season and recorded a team-high 4 sacks together with 32 whole tackles, together with eight tackles for loss. He earned All-ACC honorable point out honors along with being named the recipient of the Bobby Bowden Management Award.

Wilson then initiatives the Giants so as to add a quarterback with their closing decide on Day 2 (No. 99 total) with the choice of Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough.

Shough performed seven seasons of collegiate ball with three completely different faculties – Oregon (2018-20), Texas Tech (2021-23) and Louisville (2024).

Nevertheless, accidents derailed a number of of Shough’s early seasons. It wasn’t till his closing yr at Louisville that the 6-foot-5, 219-pound quarterback was capable of play each sport for his workforce earlier than opting to not play in Louisville’s bowl sport.

Shough went 8-4 as a starter in 2024 and completed the yr with 3,195 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, and simply six interceptions, which earned him a range as All-ACC honorable point out. He was additionally named as one of many three winners of school soccer’s Comeback Participant of the 12 months Award.