The New York Giants selected Daniel Jones at No. 6 overall as Dave Gettleman fell in love with the Duke quarterback.
Gettleman wanted to control the draft process and limit knowledge of his draft plans internally as the franchise has been known for leaks. The Giants instead leaked to multiple media members that they liked Dwayne Haskins, but also wanted to draft defensive players with their first two picks.
There\'s a belief the Giants panicked and selected Jones at No. 6 because they feared he wouldn\'t be available at No. 17.
\"There is no way he was going anywhere else in the top 17 picks,\" said one plugged-in executive for an AFC team. \"We run mock drafts and run through the scenarios and I hadn\'t heard of one team that wanted Jones other than them.\"
The Giants missed out on one of the premier defensive players that would available at No. 6 and instead selected Dexter Lawrence at No. 17.
\"The smart move is draft a pass-rusher [at No. 6] and then try to trade back up for the quarterback if you have to, but I still don\'t think they would have had to,\" said the same executive.
