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The New York Giants selected EDGE Kayvon Thibodeaux in the 2022 NFL draft and here is how Twitter reacted.

In the first pick of the Joe Schoen era, the Giants went with Kayvon Thibodeaux at No. 5 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Who are the best football players in this draft?’’ The three head coaches preceding Daboll - Ben McAdoo, Pat Shurmur and Joe Judge - were fired after two seasons on the sideline. It's easy to love the film on Thibodeaux, especially the splash plays that make up countless highlight reels. And this is one of the greatest moments of my life.” His personality is a blend of cockiness and candor. No team spent more time getting to know him than the Giants, Thibodeaux said.

The NY Giants have officially selected Kayvon Thibodeaux and Evan Neal in Round 1 of the 2022 NFL Draft and they absolutely got it right.

With seven picks at the time of this writing in their arsenal, it will be very interesting to see what new general manager Joe Schoen does on Days 2 and 3. At first, Giants fans all across the globe were a bit worried that they could have potentially missed out on one of the top offensive linemen after they made Thibodeaux official. The picks are in for the NY Giants as in Round 1 of the 2022 NFL Draft, they made two huge selections that will make an immediate impact.

Experts have released their grades for the Giants' selections of EDGE Kayvon Thibodeaux and OT Evan Neal.

Thibodeaux is an excellent tackler with the burst to make plays in the backfield and closing speed to make plays chasing from the backside." He has started at both tackle positions and left guard in college." The Alabama standout is a powerful run-blocker, but not quite as nasty as some of his counterparts in this class." On Neal: "Neal was a starter in all three of his seasons at Alabama, and he played guard as a true freshman in 2019, right tackle in 2020 and moved to the left tackle in 2021. With outstanding instincts and snap-count anticipation enhancing his speed rush attempts, the electric pass rusher could blossom into a destructive force as a pro." On Neal: "A smooth athlete for a massive blocker, Neal bends well in pass protection and continues to rework his feet into position, using controlled hand exchange to keep rushers contained. In pass protection, Neal is long and wide and has explosive power in his punch. He shows a tremendous burst off the snap and excels using his inside arm to stab, create space, close and finish. He had a strip sack, another sack and nine total tackles against UCLA. Against Cal the week before, he had a sack and 10 pressures. On Thibodeaux: "The Oregon product recorded over 30 pressures as a true freshman in 2019, and he's coming off a career-high 91.5 PFF pass-rushing grade last season. He's got the skillset to quickly develop into an effective edge protector, and he should help improve a run offense that ranked 24th in rushing yards per game last year." The 2022 draft could not have played out better for the Giants, who nabbed the best combination of twitch and production of the edge rushers in Thibodeaux and now take the massive Neal two picks later.

With Round 1 of the 2022 NFL Draft officially in the books, it was a great night for Joe Schoen and everyone who loves the NY Giants.

If the first 4 picks would have played out differently it’s likely the Giants would have selected Neal at 5th. The Giants drafted Kayvon Thibodeaux with the 5th overall pick and drafted Evan Neal with the 7th overall pick. Giants general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll have to be thrilled with how it played out.

The Giants have elected to decline the fifth-year option on quarterback Daniel Jones' rookie contract, a source told ESPN's Dianna Russini.

In the meantime, Taylor is signed for $5.5 million next year and could potentially serve as a relatively inexpensive bridge option should Jones not pan out. Darnold is guaranteed $18.9 million this season after the Panthers traded for him and picked up his fifth-year option before he ever played a game for the team. It's not that the Giants don't have confidence and high hopes for Jones; they do. Jones has missed games because of injury each of his first three professional seasons and has thrown just 21 touchdown passes in the past two seasons combined. That made the decision on the young quarterback rather obvious. The 17th overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft is now guaranteed $10.8 million for the 2023 season.