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Giants Take Wide Reciever Manningham

by Anthony De Rosa on April 27th, 2008 at 11:39 am

The Giants took a WR with their 3rd Round pick (95th overall), the 6’0 182lb Mario Manningham of Michigan.

Mario Manningham fell because of a drug test and slower than expected combine time, but he’s a tremendous talent and I see this as a high risk, high reward type pick at a position the Giants may look to upgrade in the next few years with Toomer (who incidentally is a Michigan alum as well) in the twilight of his career.

Mario ran a 4.6 at the Combine but improved with a 4.38 at the Pro Day. He lied about the fact he failed a drug test (marijuana) which made some teams question his character.

…added by Jared Blank…

Mario Manningham’s NFL.com Draft info:

Positives: “Excellent burst off the line. … Can accelerate past the corner down the sideline. … Uses nice body control and leaping ability to get up to catch the ball at its highest point, even in traffic. … Adjusts to back-shoulder ball. … Sells the head fake. … Uses his hands to create separation. … Returned from mid-2006 surgery to repair torn meniscus/MCL in less than a month. … Good bloodlines. One of his cousins is former Wolverine and NFL starting offensive lineman Bubba Paris.”

Negatives: “Only average size and build. … Really needs to work on his run blocking, whiffs when cutting and doesn’t sustain well. … Does lose concentration when trying to run before the catch or hearing footsteps. … Needs to show he can run all of the routes and be tough over the middle at his size. … Even coach Lloyd Carr called him out on his inconsistent play earlier in 2007.”
  • Jared Blank

    Love this pick. Manningham can be a game changer. Here are some excerpts from his NFL.com Draft info:

    Positives: “Excellent burst off the line. … Can accelerate past the corner down the sideline. … Uses nice body control and leaping ability to get up to catch the ball at its highest point, even in traffic. … Adjusts to back-shoulder ball. … Sells the head fake. … Uses his hands to create separation. … Returned from mid-2006 surgery to repair torn meniscus/MCL in less than a month. … Good bloodlines. One of his cousins is former Wolverine and NFL starting offensive lineman Bubba Paris.”

    Negatives: “Negatives: Only average size and build. … Really needs to work on his run blocking, whiffs when cutting and doesn’t sustain well. … Does lose concentration when trying to run before the catch or hearing footsteps. … Needs to show he can run all of the routes and be tough over the middle at his size. … Even coach Lloyd Carr called him out on his inconsistent play earlier in 2007.”