Overview
- NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah projects the Giants to select Carnell Tate fifth overall in his Mock Draft 2.0, making the Buckeye the first receiver off his board.
- Jeremiah describes Tate as a vertical outside target to complement quarterback Jaxson Dart and line up opposite a hopefully healthy Malik Nabers.
- Tate enters the draft at 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds after posting 51 catches for 875 yards and nine touchdowns in 2025, earning First-team All-Big Ten and Second-team All-American honors despite missing three games.
- Receiver remains a pressing need for New York with Nabers rehabbing a torn ACL and meniscus and Wan’Dale Robinson expected to reach free agency.
- ESPN’s Matt Miller and Mel Kiper Jr., along with a USA TODAY mock highlighted by Yahoo Sports, also link Tate to the Giants, though evaluations could change after free agency and the NFL Scouting Combine.