Dave Gettleman retired as the New York Giants’ general manager after the 2021 season. In his four years at the helm, the Giants won just 19 of 65 games.
We won’t take a deep dive into Gettleman’s four drafts while in office. Instead, let’s concentrate on last year’s class.
Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox rates Gettleman’s’ final draft as a C+. I would personally give this effort an incomplete.
The Giants traded down from No. 11 to No. 20 with the Chicago Bears, collecting another 2022 first-round pick which has tuned into No. 7 overall.
With No. 20, Gettleman reached for Florida wide receiver Kadarius Toney, who just couldn’t stay on the field due to a myriad of issues.
Toney had multiple stints on the reserve/COVID-19 list, and he was ejected in Week 5 for throwing a punch at Cowboys defensive back Damontae Kazee.
Toney had one great game (10 catches, 189 yards), but failed to have much of an overall impact. He finished the year with 39 catches 420 yards and no touchdowns. He provided a passer rating of just 82.5 when targeted.
Second-round pick Azzez Ojulari, a pass-rushing linebacker out of Georgia, set a new Giants rookie record for sacks with eight, had 27 QB pressures and was the only one of the six players Gettleman selected that played in all 17 games this season.
The other four players did not make much of an impact either because of injury or lack of opportunity.
Cornerback Aaron Robinson saw only limited action, as did Elerson Smith and Rodarius Williams. Gary Brightwell got only 12 offensive snaps, despite starting running back Saquon Barkley being injured and ineffective for most of the season.
The jury is still out on this class, of course, and it may end up being Gettleman’s best, especially if the new GM can score big with the No. 7 pick the Giants got from Chicago.
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