While the New York Giants’ 2024 season has started 1-3, mock drafts for the 2025 draft have already begun, and most early mocks have the Giants drafting their next quarterback.
For example, this mock draft by NFL Draft On SI’s Cory Kinnan predicts that Georgia quarterback Carson Beck will be chosen No. 11 overall by the Giants.
“The Giants have their quarterback of the future here in Georgia gunslinger Carson Beck,” Kinnan wrote. “While Beck doesn’t have overwhelming tools, he is considered a high-level passer who will provide consistent play every week. He’s the second quarterback on the board here after Shedeur Sanders joined the Browns.
We’re not big fans of mock drafts this time of year, regardless of the Giants’ record. Yet after the Giants openly tried to move up in last year’s class only to have a quarterback pushed back, the Giants decided to put as many weapons and protection around incumbent Daniel Jones in the hope that he would rise above his struggles and put an end to them. to any future flirtations with other quarterbacks.
In four games, this has not been the case. While Jones hasn’t played as poorly as some of his contemporaries over those four weeks, the problem is he still can’t make big plays when needed.
This was evident in the Giants’ 20-15 loss to the Cowboys in Week 4. Jones played an efficient game, completing over 72% of his passes for 281 yards. However, the Giants were unable to score a touchdown due to numerous factors. The wide receivers had some key drops, but Jones couldn’t complete several deep passes that would have completely blown the game open.
That’s just one of the issues the Giants have faced over the past six seasons with Jones. They can win with him, but not because of him. There’s a big difference between having a regular quarterback and a franchise guy.
As for Beck, he is considered one of the top quarterback prospects heading into next year’s draft. Beck, 6-foot-4 and 220 pounds, threw for 1,119 yards and ten touchdowns to three interceptions. Last weekend’s loss to Alabama was probably his worst, throwing for 439 yards and three touchdowns to match the same number of interceptions.
To Beck’s credit, he helped Georgia stage a second-half comeback that ultimately failed, but he looked completely shaken in the first half. This was the only match where Beck didn’t look like his usual calm and collected self.
He has shown good arm strength and has the “prototypical” size to succeed as an NFL quarterback. Project analyst Daniel Jeremiah even compared Beck to Eli Manning when he was coming out of Ole Miss.
“Given his size, talent and style of play, he reminds me of Eli Manning coming out of Ole Miss,” Jeremiah said. “Like Manning, Beck excels from the pocket and plays within his size.”
There’s still plenty of time between now and the draft, so the quarterback discussions around the Giants will continue strongly over the next six months. With each loss added to the Giants’ growing total, the draft talk will likely continue to intensify.
