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Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

Caleb Downs is THE General This Giants Defense Needs

Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

Blue Wire

Sports News, Football, Sports, News

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Nick and Dan discuss the potential of #CalebDowns and why the New York Giants should -- or shouldn't -- make him the selection at pick No. 5. Downs was an immediate star as a true freshman at Alabama before transferring to Ohio State, where he helped the #Buckeyes win a National Championship. He is one of the few Blue Chip talents in the #2026NFLDraft, and the two discuss his overall profile here! 0:00 Buy me a Coffee 0:35 Intro 1:20 Caleb Downs’ elevator pitches 3:40 The value of Caleb Downs 19:55 Ads 21:15 Downs ACL issues? 24:40 Giants’ safety room 28:00 Caleb Downs = Harrison Smith? 31:00 Caleb Downs elite grades 34:00 Downs, Jeremiyah Love, or the offensive tackles? 48:32 2021 NFL Draft reflections Buy me a coffee, please! ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ buymeacoffee.com/bigbluebanter Join our group chat and talk with us!🗣 🔥 Chat BCC Type: BigBlueBanter.chat (into your url) #nfldraft #2026nfldraft #draft #NYG #Giantsnation #freeagents #freeagency #combine #2026NFLcombine #Newyorkgiantsfootball #nfl #football #nygiants #newyorkcity #newyork #newjersey #giantsfootball #giantsnation #briandaboll #jaxsondart #maliknabers #dexterlawrence #brianburns #russellwilson #JimHarbaugh #bluewirevideo #JohnHarbaugh #LamarJackson #BAL #NFL #football #Ravensfootball #Baltimoreravens #Ravens #ToddMonken #coaching #coach #nfldraft #WisconsinBadgers #Badgers #JimLeonhard #Broncos #AnthonyWeaver #DennardWilson #TennesseeTitans #Titans Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0

Hey, what do you say, ladies and gentlemen? Dan and I are excited to introduce our Buy Me a Coffee page.

0:06.4

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0:12.3

Well, here's one way to do that without big corporations taking, I don't know, 30% of the cut of your generosity.

0:18.6

Just head over to www.bimea coffee.com slash big blue banter and chip in if you'd like to support us directly. Every contribution means a lot and it helps keep the show going strong. We appreciate each and every one of you. Thanks for listening. And have a lovely day. Welcome back. It's the big blue banter New York Giants football

0:38.7

podcast. I'm Dan Schneier. joined as always my goals. Nick Falado. It's draft season, baby.

0:43.3

It's golf season two, but my 120 tea time, Nick, has been rained out. So instead, we're here

0:49.0

to talk college football players, the draft, and a player who could be in the Giants range at five overall.

0:56.4

It's Caleb Downs, Ohio State safety.

0:59.3

So I'll start by asking you this, Nick.

1:01.9

There's a lot of talk.

1:03.4

Do you take downs in the top five?

1:05.0

Do you take a safety?

1:05.9

Do you not?

1:07.1

Kyle Hamilton was kind of that tools up safety a few years ago.

1:10.7

He falls all the way to 14 to Baltimore.

1:13.2

Is this even a consideration for you?

1:15.7

And if it is a consideration, what does the role or idea of the fact that he plays the

1:21.1

safety position play in your process for deciding if you're willing to make this move?

1:26.3

He is in consideration for me.

1:27.9

And I know it's an outlier, but as we've stated several times on this podcast, Dan, this is an outlier type of draft, right? But I do think he is a one of the, one of the blue chip players in the draft class. I don't know if he'd be my first choice. I'd probably, you know, I'll just say he's not. but if the Giants were to go in this direction,

1:44.9

select Caleb Downs,

1:45.7

I would be okay with that, I'll just say he's not, but if the Giants were to go in this

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