The New York Giants, when healthy, have a capable stable of wide receivers with veterans Sterling Shepard, Kenny Golladay, Darius Slayton and last year’s top draft pick, Kadarius Toney.
But in this day and age of vertical offenses, there’s always room for more, especially of the player possesses top speed.
This spring, the Giants could draft a wideout with one of their Day 2 or 3 selections and it could be a player who played his high school and college ball right in their backyard.
Rutgers’ speedy wideout, Bo Melton, who ran a 4.34 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine earlier this year, will be visiting the Giants this spring at their local pro day.
“[I’m going] to the local days for the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants and the New York Jets. I had a workout with the [New Orleans] Saints already,” Melton told Rutgers Wire.
Melton (5’11”, 189 pounds) put in a solid performance at Rutgers’ pro day showing NFL scouts that he is for real. Some are predicting he could go as high as their third round, but he’s likely a Day 3 pick.
“Yea, a lot of teams were very happy with seeing that,” Melton said. “And some teams wanted to see that speed; they wanted to see how fast I could run and I was happy to put a good time up and put the shuttles down and show them that I’m versatile.”
Melton is not just a receiver, he can be used in the rushing game and on special teams as a returner. He is determined to forge a career in the NFL.
“I always keep a chip on my shoulder just because I want to be the best. I’ve worked through hard times in college, but at the end of the day, we did a great job the last two seasons and I always keep in the back of my mind that I was going to work every day,” Melton said. “And I was going to prove myself to every team every day, no matter what team I’m on, I’m going to prove it every day I’m worth being there.”
When Melton visits East Rutherford for the Giants’ local pro day, he’ll be joined by Rutgers teammate and long-snapper, Billy Taylor.
