NFL Draft 2019: 5 worst picks of the first round
1. Daniel Jones to the Giants at No. 6
There was a lot of smoke heading into the draft that the Giants were going to take Jones at No. 6 but it’s still hard to believe it actually happened. There was a very real chance that the former Duke star would have been available for New York at No. 17 if they went in a different direction at No. 6.
Teams that spend such a high pick on a quarterback are looking for guys with Pro Bowl potential. Even if everything goes right with Jones’ career it is hard to picture him ascending to such heights. He’s got good mobility but he’s not an electric athlete. His lack of arm strength may well be the biggest concern about successfully transitioning to the pro game.
Simply put, Dave Gettleman should have gotten much better value at No. 6. Drafting either Josh Allen or Ed Oliver would have been a far better use of resources for New York. Instead, he did exactly what he said he wasn’t going to do. He reached high in the draft to select Eli Manning’s successor.
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It will be difficult to gauge just how bad this pick is until Jones takes the field in 2020, but it’s the type of selection that could set the Giants franchise back by multiple years. Taking Jones at No. 6 was the worst pick of the first round by a considerable margin.