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Evan & Tiki

Jets Trade Up Drama, Giants Mind Games, and Draft Strategy

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber dive into a fascinating NFL Draft scenario as the idea of the Jets trading up for Carnell Tate gains traction, sparking a deeper debate about roster building, urgency, and long term planning. The conversation centers on whether it is worth making a bold move now versus protecting future draft capital, especially with the belief that next year could be loaded with franchise quarterbacks. At the same time, the Giants enter the discussion as a potential wildcard, with the possibility they could target Tate themselves or strategically create interest to force a trade. The segment explores best player versus positional need, concerns around Malik Nabers’ health, and how both New York teams could approach the draft from very different timelines and pressures.

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0:00.0

Daniel Jeremiah talking about the Jets trading up for Carnell Tate, which I am intrigued by as long as it doesn't involve the Jets trading picks from next year's draft.

0:10.1

And Sean jumped in with, well, Daniel Jeremiah also said Carnell Tate fits the New York Giants.

0:14.8

So at five, would you guys be interested in drafting the wide receiver out of Ohio State?

0:21.1

I could see it happening.

0:23.1

But again, I could see them drafting Jeremiah Love.

0:26.4

I could see them taking a linebacker, Sonny Stiles.

0:30.0

I could almost even see them taking Delane, the cornerback.

0:33.7

They need players, but they're not desperate for really anybody because of how they've managed some of this roster this offseason. And let's not forget, this is the first year of John Hallball. This is not like year four or year three and all right, you got to do your duty or get off the pot, you know, type of thing.

0:55.3

This is do your duty.

0:57.8

I mean, you got the double entendre, right?

1:02.7

Yeah, no, I love that.

1:03.9

I'm sorry for calling that out, but that's quite.

1:06.3

It's just on purpose.

1:07.6

So I think that the expectation is going to be the Giants are going to be better.

1:12.9

But the expectation is that the Giants need to draft somebody so that they win the NFC.

1:17.4

You know what I mean? And so there's a there's a grace period that's going to happen with this John Harbaugh's led staff and his coaching.

1:25.0

So you almost just take the best player available. And if it's Cornell Tate and it's what you really want, you don't think there's a better option down the line this year or next year, you take Carnal Tate. If you guys draft Carnell Tate, right or wrong, here would be my first reaction. I'll give you that reaction when we're all hanging out at the draft. They're worried about Malik neighbors. I would agree with you. That's how I would take it. Now, it possibly could be he's the best available player, and the Giants may downplay it. But there's a mystery, it seems, around the health status of Malik neighbors. The recovery doesn't feel as fluid or as easy as what's happened with Cam Scataboo. So that'd be my reaction. And don't also, let's not forget, he basically got drafted, injured. Yeah. Like he was hurt. He was managing toe or whatever the heck it was, ankle, something last, the last two seasons. The toe dating back to college. Yeah, back to college. So he's kind of been banged up his entire he's been great when he's

2:20.4

played but he's been banged up a lot yeah that's hard to kind of accept and swallow when

2:25.7

you're a new staff coming in and you want availability and greatness and guys who love football

2:32.0

now he might love football but the availability's part of it is, he hasn't been available.

2:39.0

Yeah, I think you guys both might ultimately be right, and there is a mystery, but the need for

2:43.6

a wide receiver number two is still an enormous one of the Giants, like, without the Malik neighbor's

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