Here is what Giants general manager Jerry Reese had to say about Giants first round pick Hakeem Nicks.

“He is almost 6-2. He has a very long wing span, big hands, plays big. He is one of those guys that absorbs contact, hangs on to the ball, runs after the catch. So, yeah, he plays bigger than probably his size. But this guy is not a little guy. This is a big, thick receiver. … His body type, he is more similar to (Anquan) Boldin than he would be (Darrius) Heyward-Bey or (Jeremy) Maclin.”

“Any time you pick a guy in the first round, you expect him to be able to come in and be able to contribute for you. Hopefully he will be able to do that. Again, throw him in the mix with the rest of the receivers that we have. And we will see how quickly he can come along.”

“Everything is overexaggerated during the draft and so much of what I call chatter and a lot of false chatter. But he did gain some weight after the combine. He tweaked his hamstring so he really was down and he really couldn’t do a lot of work with the hamstring. When you do those hamstrings you have to rest. And then he gained some weight, got his weight back down and I don’t think that is an issue at all for us.”

Giants head coach Tom Coughlin weighs in on Nicks.

“He’s got outstanding hands, big hands, long arms. Goes over the middle, catches the ball. If you saw the West Virginia (bowl) game, there are two spectacular plays in that game that he makes. Long touchdowns, 217 yards of receptions that day. He’s a big strong receiver, a little more that 6 foot, 210-212. We’re excited to have the opportunity to have this quality receiver in.”

(asked if Nicks will have an immediate impact) “Well you certainly have to hope that he can. He is certainly going to have the opportunity. We’ve got some guys here that we’re looking forward to as well, so I don’t think he has to do anything except be a very good solid football player, learn as fast as he can. Certainly we are going to expect him to learn the offense and play the game at the high level that he’s played it throughout his collegiate career. I think the real idea is that he comes in, he learns the offense, he gets an opportunity to compete with the good players that we have here. Through that experience we’re going to get the best out of that position.”