Giants’ NFL Draft trade gives them QB ammunition if Daniel Jones implodes

It seemed almost impossible the Giants could come out of the first round of the NFL Draft without their top two targets at wide receiver – Jaylen Waddle and DeVonta Smith – or without their top two targets at cornerback – Patrick Surtain II and Jaycee Horn.

But that is what went down, so the Giants traded down. This was supposed to be the year of the quarterback, with at least four of them, and possibly five, coming off the board in the first 10 picks. If that happened, the Giants were assured of one of their wish-list receivers or corners. The first three selections were quarterbacks, but that is where the run ended and, one by one, the top targets on the Giants’ board got picked off. Plan B needed to materialize and, thanks to the Bears seeing Justin Fields drop, an on-the-clock trade transpired, the Giants moved down from No. 11 to No. 20 and eventually picked receiver Kadarius Toney, a player they adored from the start of this process.