Giants Sign $999 Million WR SuperStar Player Due To…

After spending his first five seasons in the AFC North, Miles Boykin will be looking to continue his career in the NFC. The Giants announced today that they’ve signed the veteran wide receiver.

The former third-round pick showed some promise through his first two years in the NFL. In 32 games with the Ravens between 2019 and 2020, Boykin hauled in 32 receptions for 464 yards and seven touchdowns.

hings haven’t gone nearly as well over the past three seasons. Between 2021 and 2023, the receiver has only caught six passes in 41 games with the Ravens and Steelers. His offensive role has basically dried up; after averaging 485 offensive snaps per season through his first two years in the NFL, he’s only averaged 96 offensive snaps per season over the past three campaigns. Still, he’s managed to contribute on special teams, culminating in a 2023 season where he got in a career-high 316 ST snaps.

The Giants haven’t done a whole lot to address their WR situation this offseason. Prior to today’s move, the team added Isaiah McKenzie to a group of holdovers that includes Darius Slayton, Wan’Dale Robinson, Jalin Hyatt, and Isaiah Hodgins.

The New York Giants signed former Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Miles Boykin to their roster on Tuesday. The 28-year-old was the Ravens’ third-round pick out of Notre Dame in 2019. In his career, he has caught 44 of 74 passes for 544 yards and seven touchdowns. He hasn’t had more than three catches in a season since 2020 and hasn’t caught a touchdown pass since 2020.

Boykin had a phenomenal combine in 2019, with exceptional length and size. He only had one year of production as a Golden Domer (2018, 59 catches on 98 targets for 867 yards and 8 TDs), but was still a day two selection.

Although his tantalizing athletic traits haven’t yielded professional production, he still provides value on special teams and as a blocker. Boykin played 972 total special teams snaps throughout his career. He’s not a returner, but he earned a role on kick and punt coverage while being a physical blocker at the second level of the kick return team.

Boykin spent three seasons with Baltimore before signing with the Steelers. His big body and physical blocking style fit well with John Harbaugh and the Ravens. Despite infrequent use as a target, Boykin still played over 130 snaps each season with Pittsburgh. Boykin must carve a role out on special teams to earn a final 53-man roster spot with the Giants

The New York Giants announced the signing of wide receiver Miles Boykin on Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed. He was a third-round pick by Baltimore in 2019 and spent the past two seasons with Pittsburgh. Boykin, 27, caught three passes for 17 yards in 17 games in 2023. He played 121 snaps on offense and 316 on special teams

Boykin has 38 receptions for 498 yards and seven touchdowns in 73 career games (25 starts) with the Ravens and Steelers.

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Giants seven-round NFL mock draft 2.0: J.J. McCarthy selected to replace Daniel Jones

Forcing a pick based strictly on need can work out, but often it does not. A team must be true to its player-evaluation board and cognizant of what it needs — not only today but also into the near future and beyond.

Any year, if a team concerned with the state of its quarterback position can find a new one, without moving heaven and earth and draft picks, it must take that plunge, even if it is a decision based more on tomorrow than today.

That is why this particular draft is so fascinating for the Giants. At No. 6 overall, they can go in several different directions.

Coming to the aid of Daniel Jones and a needy offense by adding a top playmaker is a logical pathway to follow. Or they can look to find Jones’ successor, cognizant that adding a rookie quarterback might do little to enhance the chances for success in 2024 after a regressive 2023 season.

We used the Pro Football Focus simulator for this journey into the unknown.

With no further ado, here is Giants Mock 2.0:

In this simulation, three quarterbacks — Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye — are off the board, along with one edge rusher (Dallas Turner) and one wide receiver (Marvin Harrison Jr.). So the Giants have their choice of mega-prospect receivers Malik Nabers or Rome Odunze or left tackle Joe Alt. The Giants already have a franchise left tackle (Andrew Thomas), and they pass up adding a legit WR1 because they are concerned about Jones as an increasing medical risk.

McCarthy, at 21, is the youngest of the top quarterbacks in this draft, and there is no need for him to play right away. He was a big winner (27-1) in a run-oriented offense in college, and the Giants believe his skillset and temperament are natural fits at the next level.

Help is needed for the wide receiver corps, and this guy adds size (6-foot-2, 176), speed (4.41) and production (school-record 25 career touchdown receptions). Franklin is similar to 2023 third-round pick Jalin Hyatt in terms of deep-threat ability — perhaps not quite as explosive coming out of college but considered slightly more polished as a route-runner. Franklin caught 81 passes this past season for the Ducks and averaged 17.1 yards per catch. With Wan’Dale Robinson and Hyatt, this gives the Giants three young weapons to grow with a young quarterback.

Previous pick: Kris Jenkins, DT, Michigan

Finding a starter cornerback to pair with second-year Deonte Banks is one of the most important fact-finding missions for the Giants this summer, with Adoree’ Jackson, the erstwhile starter, unsigned. Cor’Dale Flott and Darnay Holmes are better-suited to the slot, and Tre Hawkins as a rookie could not hold onto the starting job and was benched. Melton, a New Jersey native, is a skilled ball-hawk, with eight interceptions for the Scarlet Knights, and he has the versatility to play on the perimeter or inside. His brother, Bo, is a wide receiver for the Packers.

There are some impressive intangibles here. Carter is the first three-year team captain in school history, and he was named the ACC’s top scholar-athlete. This 6-2, 302-pound interior defensive linemen should develop into a capable pass rusher (he had 12 career sacks for the Blue Devils), and that could complement do-everything Dexter Lawrence and provide depth in a rotation that is without A’Shawn Robinson, who started 13 games in 2023 and is now with the Panthers

After three years at Mississippi State, Johnson flourished with the Huskies, rushing for 1,195 yards and showing a nose for the end zone with 16 touchdowns. At 6-0 and 217 pounds, he is a thumper and tackle-breaker without anything special as far as speed. With Saquon Barkley gone, rushing attempts are there to be had behind free-agent signing Devin Singletary. Johnson should provide a physical presence that is lacking in Eric Gray, Gary Brightwell and Jashaun Corbin.

Watts has great size (6-3, 208) but probably does not possess the coverage ability to line up at corner in the NFL. OK, then, move him to safety, where his length and aggressiveness as a tackler make him a good fit. There is a need for more bodies on the back end of the defense, with Xavier McKinney departed for the Packers. As he learns a new spot, Watts could be a fixture on special teams as a rookie.