GIANTS DRAFT / Day 2
Minnesota offensive lineman John Michael Schmitz looks for someone to block against Penn State in the second half of an NCAA football game on Oct. 22, 2022, in State College, Pa. Credit: Barry Reeger
John Michael Schmitz
Second round, 57th overall
OL Minnesota, Sr.
6-3, 301
A six-year college player and a three-year starter who could be a Day One starter at center for the Giants … A first-team All-American in 2022 … Tough, physical interior brawler who has a wrestling background but also has the athleticism to pull and kick … A true blue-collar background; his father is a carpenter and his mother worked as an electrician in Illinois.
Jalin Hyatt
Third round, 73rd overall
WR Tennessee, Jr.
6-0, 176
A unanimous All-American in 2022 and the winner of the Biletnikoff Award as the top receiver in college … Led the Vols with a school-record 15 TD receptions as a junior, including 5 against Alabama … Had 19 TD catches in his college career … Speed is his top asset, he ran a 4.40 40 at the Combine … Was a High School All-American in track (sprints and relays) as a junior in South Carolina.
Tom Rock began covering sports for Newsday in 1996 and became its NFL columnist in 2022. He previously was Newsday's Giants beat writer beginning in 2008.
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