12/23/2023 0 Comments Artose pinner redshirt![]() With nine of the first eighteen picks in the first round being defensive linemen, it was fortunate that the Giants were able to select Joseph. So the Giants stood pat in the first round and managed to select DT William Joseph from the University of Miami, who was figured to go in the draft much higher than the #25 spot. ![]() The speculation is that the Giants were trying to draft a defensive end such as Terrell Suggs (who went at #10), Michael Haynes (who went at #14), and Jerome McDougle (who went at #15). The Giants, who picked 25th in the first round, did try to trade up in the first round with a number of teams, but apparently the teams the Giants talked with wanted too much in return for the Giants’ tastes. Head Coach Jim Fassel said before the draft that defensive line, cornerback, and tight end were the priorities and the Giants came out of the first day of the draft with a defensive tackle, a defensive end, and a tight end. ![]() ![]() New York Giants 2003 NFL Draft Review Round Pick in Round Overall Selection Player Selected 1 25 25 DT William Joseph, Miami 2 24 56 DE Osi Umenyiora, Troy State 3 27 91 TE Visanthe Shiancoe, Morgan State 4 26 123 CB Roderick Babers, Texas 5 25 160 OT/OG Dave Diehl, Illinois 6 26 199 WR Willie Ponder, Southeast Missouri State 6 34 207 CB Frank Walker, Tuskegee 6 38 211 WR David Tyree, Syracuse 7 26 240 S Charles Drake, Michigan 7 35 249 OC Wayne Lucier, Colorado 7 41 255 WR Kevin Walter, Eastern Michigan Draft Summary ![]()
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