NFL Mock Draft 2016: Pre-Scouting Combine edition

RB. Ohio State. Ezekiel Elliott. 10. player. 31. <p>Let me make this <em>very</em> clear.</p> <p>I would not take Ezekiel Elliott in the first round, much less with the 10th overall pick.</p> <p>With that as the backdrop, there is a lot of smoke surrounding the Giants and a potential reach for a player like Elliott, even if they moved back to do it. Trading down would, of course, be the right move if New York really valued Elliott, as no running back worth this type of investment. However, the Giants could certainly use an impact player in the backfield to help Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. in establishing an elite offense again, and Elliott is easily the best player in the draft at the position.</p> <p>The Giants would be a very nice landing spot for Shaq Lawson, as New York is in need of a true 4-3 defensive end that he appears to be. Lawson is gone here, though, and no player rushes to mind that would both fit in the scheme that the Giants deploy and act as a worthy talent as a top-10 pick.</p> <p>Taking Ezekiel Elliott at number ten overall would be a disaster from a value standpoint, but he also profiles as a Pro Bowl-type talent immediately and the fan base would probably rejoice in the same way that Rams fans did with Todd Gurley just one year ago.</p>