Kiper isn’t the only person who’s predicted the Giants to pick the 22-year-old Colorado product. His own father, Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, said he knew “for a fact” that New York would be picking his son in the 2025 Draft in an interview on “The Pac Man Jones Show” in December — at the time, Deion thought the Giants would have the No. 1 pick.

The New York Giants are projected to receive a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft as compensation for losing safety Xavier McKinney in free agency. Per Over The Cap, the Giants lost four qualifying free agents -- Saquon Barkley,

The New York Giants can certainly use all the draft picks they can get this year, and the good news is they are on track to receive an extra fourth-round pick to help fill some of their many roster needs.

The New York Giants could have controlled the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft if they had simply lost to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 17. Alas, they did not. So, they sit at No. 3 in the draft order.