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Giants ‘Pounce’ on Day 2’s Biggest Draft Surprise to Secure New Starting Corner
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Giants ‘Pounce’ on Day 2’s Biggest Draft Surprise to Secure New Starting Corner

New York Giants On SI·Stephen Lebitsch·about 1 month ago
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Entering the second day of the 2026 NFL Draft, the New York Giants had already made defense an early emphasis by adding one of the class's most versatile athletes and their highest-rated non-quarterback prospect in linebacker Arvell Reese to bolster the middle of their unit. What they didn't get to address was the back end of their defense, which is set to be taken over by new defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson this season. Among their list of active needs, finding a new member for the secondary was high on the Giants' radar, and they certainly delivered. That was by selecting Tennessee cornerback Colton Hood with their No. 37 pick, a choice that marked one of the bigger surprises around the league on night two as both rival analysts, and admittedly Hood himself, didn't foresee the SEC-raised ballhawk surviving until the start of the second round.…

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