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Giants take Florida WR Kadarius Toney in NFL Draft after trading down

Dave Gettleman’s nine-spot drop in the first round netted the Giants another wide receiver with the No. 20 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Gettleman, who snapped up a 2022 first-rounder and two other...

Dave Gettleman’s nine-spot drop in the first round netted the Giants another wide receiver with the No. 20 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

Gettleman, who snapped up a 2022 first-rounder and two other mid-round picks while trading down from No. 11 with Chicago, added speedy Florida wide receiver Kadarius Toney to provide another outside weapon for third-year quarterback Daniel Jones.

Kadarius Toney is a speedy new weapon for QB Daniel Jones.
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The Eagles had leapfrogged the Giants earlier in the night to grab Heisman Trophy-winning wide receiver DeVonta Smith out of Alabama, following a trade with Dallas for the No. 10 pick.

Toney caught 70 passes for 984 yards (14.1 per reception) and 10 touchdowns in 11 games for the Gators as a senior last season. He joins an offensive core that features $72 million free-agent signing Kenny Golladay, Sterling Shepard and Darius Slayton, along with tight end Evan Engram and expected-to-return running back Saquon Barkley.

This story originally appeared on: NyPost - Author:Peter Botte

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