{"id":210438,"date":"2026-04-26T18:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T18:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/210438\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T18:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T18:28:08","slug":"new-york-giants-select-speedy-cb-in-draft-wires-way-too-early-2027-mock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/210438\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Giants select speedy CB in Draft Wire’s way-too-early 2027 mock"},"content":{"rendered":"

April 26, 2026, 1:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

In Draft Wire’s way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft<\/a>, the New York Giants<\/a> address their secondary by selecting Alabama cornerback Zabien Brown with the 10th overall pick.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot, 194-pound Brown, a junior from Santa Ana, California, has emerged as one of college football\u2019s most dynamic defensive backs. A four-star recruit out of Mater Dei High School, he earned immediate playing time as a true freshman in 2024, starting all 13 games and tying for the team lead with three interceptions while making the Freshman All-SEC team.<\/p>\n

Brown\u2019s 2025 campaign elevated his stock. He recorded 39 tackles, six passes defensed, one forced fumble, and two interception returns for touchdowns, including a 99-yard pick-6 against Tennessee. His performance earned multiple weekly honors, including SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week.<\/p>\n

Scouts praise Brown\u2019s speed, fluid hips, and ball skills, traits that make him a projected first-round talent capable of immediate impact in man coverage.<\/p>\n

For a Giants team seeking playmakers in the secondary, Brown represents a high-upside addition with proven big-play ability at the highest level of college football.<\/p>\n

Expert NFL picks: Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a>\"\"\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"April 26, 2026, 1:30 p.m. ET In Draft Wire’s way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft, the New York Giants…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":210439,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[679,9,11,10,1941,1942,948,950,29974,930,932,3712,947,1328,4080,949,682],"class_list":["post-210438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-accessfree","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-sstssportsnflgiants","tag-sstsngiants","tag-tagamerican-football","tag-tagnational-sports","tag-tagncaa-southeastern-conference","tag-tagnew-york-giants","tag-tagnfl","tag-tagnfl-draft","tag-tagnfl-hub","tag-tagoverall-positive","tag-tagsmg-timely","tag-tagsports-news","tag-typestory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}