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Theo Johnson Shares How He Hopes to Help Giants Win
© Dan Rainville / USA TODAY NETWORK Theo Johnson Shares How He Hopes to Help Giants Win The Canadian-born Johnson believes he has what it takes to do this for the New York Giants. Author: Andrew Parsaud Publish date: May 05, 2024 In this story: Theo Johnson New York Giants NFL Draft The New York Giants reinforced their tight end room in the draft by selecting Penn State's Theo Johnson in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Johnson, who stands 6-6 and 260 pounds, is a reliable pass catcher and moves well for his size. He also shows flashes of being a good blocker in the NFL and plays with a certain type of aggressiveness. Adding him to a room that includes Daniel Bellinger, Chris Manhertz,
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NY Giants Draft Picks
Malik
Nabers
1
Rnd
6
Pk
WR
Position
- Draft Grade: B+
- Pre-Draft Rank: 8
- School: LSU
- Height: 6' 0"
- Weight: 200
Expert Commentary
The Giants really needed to go quarterback here, but they weren't in love with the options on the board. Still, the Giants had a massive need at wide receiver as well and got the biggest playmaker at that spot in the draft. Malik Nabers can grow in to a true No. 1 wideout with blazing speed while they play out this season with Daniel Jones at quarterback.
Tyler
Nubin
2
Rnd
15
Pk
DB
Position
- Draft Grade: B
- Pre-Draft Rank: 55
- School: Minnesota
- Height: 6' 2"
- Weight: 199
Expert Commentary
This is probably about the right range for Nubin. He's the first safety drafted and he's a quality replacement for Xavier McKinney right away. This is the exact type of player that the Giants needed to add to their back seven.
Andru
Phillips
3
Rnd
6
Pk
DB
Position
- Draft Grade: C+
- School: Kentucky
- Height: 5' 11"
- Weight: 190
Expert Commentary
Good depth here for the Giants at cornerback. It’s never a bad idea to add cornerbacks and now the Giants have two defensive backs added at this point in the draft.
Theo
Johnson
4
Rnd
7
Pk
TE
Position
- Pre-Draft Rank: 51
- School: Penn St.
- Height: 6' 6"
- Weight: 259
Tyrone
Tracy Jr.
5
Rnd
31
Pk
RB
Position
- School: Purdue
- Height: 5' 11"
- Weight: 209
Darius
Muasau
6
Rnd
7
Pk
LB
Position
- School: UCLA
- Height: 6' 0"
- Weight: 225
NFC East Standings
| W | L | T | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
| 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
| 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
- x
- - Clinched Playoff Spot
- y
- - Clinched Division
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