Giants 'ecstatic' with Malik Nabers as No. 6 pick of NFL draft - ESPN

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants declined an invite to the quarterback party at the top of the 2024 NFL draft when they passed on Michigan's J.J. McCarthy, among others, before selecting LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers with the sixth overall pick.

Quarterbacks Michael Penix Jr., McCarthy and Bo Nix were available when the Giants were on the clock Thursday night in the first round of the draft. They were all eventually taken within the first 12 picks — Penix at No. 8 to the Atlanta Falcons, McCarthy at No. 10 to the Minnesota Vikings and Nix at No. 12 to the Denver Broncos.

Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye were selected Nos. 1-3 to the Chicago Bears, Washington Commanders and New England Patriots,, respectively, tying a record for the most first-round quarterbacks since the legendary 1983 draft.

Giants general manager Joe Schoen confirmed there were conversations with teams in front of them after spending a lot of time with the draft's top quarterbacks. But once Maye was the third quarterback off the board, New York turned its attention elsewhere.

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New York seems set to move forward with Daniel Jones, Drew Lock and Tommy DeVito in the quarterback room.

«I'm comfortable where we are,» Schoen said. «I'm ecstatic about [drafting] Malik.»

Nabers, the all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards at LSU, was a unanimous first-team All-American this past season. He led FBS with 120.7 receiving yards per game.

There really wasn't much of a decision once the pick got to the Giants. Schoen talked about having six players they would be happy to land at pick