Did anything Mario Manningham did on the field ever make you think he lacked the tools to make it in the NFL? All I saw was a guy who could track the ball like a hawk, make tough catches, and jump for the ball when it mattered. Think about it — he made an outstanding adjustment on Chad Henne’s deep ball gamble against App State, and his catch set up what should’ve been the game winning field goal. That’s just one example of Manningham coming through when it counted, even if others let him down. Rumors of off-the-field issues and a poor Wonderlic sent Manningham’s stock tumbling, and WRs in general have been in a massive free-fall the entire draft. But when you’re coming off a Super Bowl win, you can afford to take a few chances, and the Giants have nothing to lose by taking Manningham. I think he’ll be helping the team long after physical but non-instinctive CB Terrell Thomas goes elsewhere.

In the 4th, the Giants grab BYU ‘backer Bryan Kehl, a weak-side defender with adequate athleticism who racks up tackles in space. He’ll help on special teams and possibly more in 2008.