Reuben Foster
There are some Giants fans who would love to see BJ Goodson get his shot middle linebacker. There are others, who would love the Giants to draft Zach Cunningham from Vanderbilt or Jarrad Davis for Florida. The one linebacker in the draft who looks like a sure fire day-one starter is Reuben Foster from Alabama. He's a play-making, sideline-to-sideline linebacker who can cover backs and tight ends. There is some character concerns that come with Foster, but his talents may be worth the risk. He would provide the Giants with another young cornerstone to build the defense around.
OJ Howard
Another position that seems to be popular during this draft is tight end. OJ Howard is arguably the best tight end in the draft and would provide pass-catching and athletic ability the Giants haven't seen since the Jeremy Shockey days. In a draft deep with tight ends, is it really worth trading up? Trading up, usually involves giving away picks. You want to be sure that the player you are trading up for is going to be worth it. Howard was underused at Alabama. A lot of people have an idea what type of player he projects to be. If he can live up to those projections than it's worth moving up.
Christian McCaffrey
The Giants running game was beyond terrible last season. Having a running game is important, but make no mistake about it the Giants are a passing team. Christian McCaffrey is the best all-purpose back in the draft. He is a mismatch for linebackers in the passing game and would add another weapon to the Giants offense. Although he is viewed as an all-purpose back, he comes from a power-running school, and should be able to translate that part of his game to the NFL. A lot of recent mocks have him going to his hometown Broncos. The Giants would likely have to move up for slots in order to steal him away. An all Pac-10 combo of McCaffrey and Paul Perkins wouldn't be too bad.
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