Giants Stun at 10, Jets Raise Expectations After Draft Night Chaos

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 990 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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The first wave of reactions to a wild NFL Draft night delivers instant opinions, surprises, and second guessing across New York. The Giants make a headline grabbing move that sparks debate about what they did versus what they passed on, while the Jets take a clear direction that raises expectations immediately. Evan and Tiki break down the Giants landing a top defensive talent before pivoting to the offensive line, and whether passing on a potential star like Caleb Downs will come back to haunt them. They also dive into the Jets’ offensive heavy approach, what it means for their identity moving forward, and why the pressure is now squarely on that unit to produce results.

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0:00.0	Giant fans, Jet fans, Nick fans, last night was nuts.
0:04.6	And I think what I'll never forget about last night was that simultaneously, within 30 seconds,
0:10.3	you had C.J. McCollum hitting what turned out to be the game winning shot.
0:13.7	You had the New York Jets drafting Kenyon Sadiq, the tight end from Oregon.
0:17.7	And then you had the Mets temporarily sending us to the hospital by allowing a
0:22.9	game time grand slam. Sending you to the hospital. Sending me to the hospital and everyone else to the
0:27.0	laugh factory because it was the funniest thing ever. Luckily the Mets would go on to win. More on
0:32.4	them, but more Linder, a little bit later on. But I ask you, Tiki, because this was kind of like a stunning result to the NFL draft.
0:40.8	Honestly, because we sat here for months breaking down all the ways the Jets and Giants could go.
0:45.4	Yeah.
0:45.6	And I don't know if one time I heard Arvel Reese, and I want to get this right, Francis Mauioa, Malagoa.
0:54.2	Maui Noah.
0:54.8	Maui Noah.
0:55.5	There you go.
0:56.6	I don't know if any of us had both of those guys mocked to the Giants.
1:00.3	So I ask you, less than 24 hours after the fact, are you happy?
1:05.1	Of course I'm happy.
1:06.3	Anytime you add to your offensive line group, you build depth.
1:12.0	Maybe you have an instant starter if he slides in to play right guard while
1:15.3	Illuminaur is your right tackle.
1:18.0	And when Illuminaugus ages out, then he slides over to right tackle.
1:20.8	Anytime you build that kind of depth up front, you've got to feel good about an extra
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