After addressing the most important position on the field in the first round, Reuter has the Giants beefing up the trenches with their next few picks, starting with Oregon defensive tackle Derrick Harmon at No. 34.
Harmon spent his first three seasons at Michigan State before transferring to Oregon for the 2024 campaign. In 14 games for the Ducks, the 6-foot-4, 313-pound tackle set new highs with five sacks, 45 tackles (27 solo), 11 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and four passes defensed.
The 21-year-old was named second-team All-Big Ten for his dominant 2024 season.
Moving to the third round, Reuter has the Giants attacking the other side of the line of scrimmage with the selection of Purdue offensive lineman Marcus Mbow at No. 65.
Mbow played in 36 games with time at both right guard and right tackle for the Boilermakers. Over his final three seasons, the 6-foot-4, 303-pound lineman started all 32 games he played in, 14 at right guard and 18 at right tackle, and allowed a total of just four sacks across 1,078 pass block snaps.
He was selected as second-team Freshman All-American (2022) while also being named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention three times (2022-24).
With the Giants’ second pick in the third round (No. 99), the mock draft has the Giants taking South Carolina edge rusher Kyle Kennard.
After playing in 42 games across four seasons at Georgia Tech, Kennard transferred to South Carolina and broke out in a big way in 2024.
The 6-foot-4, 254-pound edge rusher racked up several new career-highs with his 11.5 sacks, 16 tackles for loss, and three forced fumbles.
Kennard earned numerous accolades for his dominant performance, including second-team All-American by the Associated Press, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and first-team All-SEC. He also took home the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, awarded by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to the nation’s top defensive player.
With the fifth and final pick in the mock draft, Reuter projects Stanford wide receiver Elic Ayomanor to the Giants at No. 105.
Ayomanor played in 24 games across two seasons at Stanford and finished with 125 receptions for 1,844 yards and 12 touchdowns.
The 6-foot-2, 206-pound receiver totaled 62 receptions for 1,013 yards and six touchdowns as a sophomore in 2023, which led to him receiving the Jon Cornish Trophy, an award given annually to the top Canadian…
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