Kentucky safety Mike Edwards can play a variety of roles

Cody Latimer Jersey , will that help him catch the Giants’ eye?"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015, Week 172019 NFL DraftKentucky safety Mike Edwards has skills that might appeal to GiantsNew,3commentsKentucky safety Mike Edwards can play a variety of roles, will that help him catch the Giants’ eye?EDTShareTweetShareShareKentucky safety Mike Edwards has skills that might appeal to GiantsJohn David Mercer-USA TODAY SportsBetween Antoine Bethea, Jabrill Peppers, Michael Thomas, and Sean Chandler http://www.giantslockerroom.com/authentic-evan-engram-jersey , the New York Giants likely believe that they have their safety position sorted out prior to the 2019 NFL Draft. However, Bethea will be 35 years old when the season starts and Chandler still has much to prove at the NFL level. They could use another player who could improve their depth and potentially grow into a starter after Bethea’s time in the league is up. The 2019 NFL Draft has a strong class of safeties, with players to fit just about any defensive and coverage scheme. It should also have solid depth at the position for teams that might not want to spend a high round draft pick. The Kentucky secondary has been somewhat overlooked thus far in the draft process, but it was one of college football’s best last year. Senior safety Mike Edwards was at the heart of that secondary, and all over the field for Kentucky’s defense. Might the Giants be interested on the third day of the draft?MeasurablesProsExperience playing multiple roles -- free safety, box safety, and slot corner.Flashes the ability to play tight coverage. Reads quarterbacks’ eyes well in zone coverage.Good patience and discipline sifting through route conceptsAggressive coming downhill Patrick Omameh Jersey , good motor in pursuit.Consistently productive. 278 tackles, 19 tackles for a loss, 9 interceptions, 21 passes defensed, in 3 years.ConsLong speed is only average.Short-area quickness is average.Little production as a pass rusher.Generally reliable tackler, but isn’t a fearsome hitter and can occasionally miss a tackle.Prospect VideoWhat They’re Saying - Jon Ledyard (The Draft Network - Scouting Report) Does He Fit The Giants?Edwards does fit with what the Giants seem to want to do with their safety position. He lacks elite athleticism but makes up for it with good mental footwork, so while he might never be a prototypical centerfield safety Womens Dalvin Tomlinson Jersey , he has the ability to play multiple roles in a secondary. And that might be his most valuable ability to the Giants might be Edwards’ ability to play the slot, the tackle box, and as a deep safety, allowing James Bettcher to effectively camouflage his blitz schemes. If he were drafted by the Giants, Edwards would likely begin his career as a depth and special teams player, and the ability to fill a variety of roles in nickel situations is valuable for a defense. Edwards has his faults, mostly related to his unspectacular athleticism Phil McConkey Jersey , and that could cause him to slide to the third day of the draft. If so, the Giants should give him heavy consideration if they haven’t already added another safety. The Giants acquired Jabrill Peppers in the trade that sent Odell Beckham to the Browns, but the idea wasn’t for Peppers to play a role in replacing Beckham on offense.Peppers is set to start at safety and is a leading candidate to serve as a punt returner, but he has some experience on offense from his days at the University of Michigan. The question of whether he’d take a shot at doing so in the NFL came up this week as the Giants deal with several issues at wide receiver.Corey Coleman is out for the year with a torn ACL, Golden Tate is set to serve a four-game suspension to open the year and Sterling Shepard is recovering from a broken thumb. Peppers said he’d be open to the idea and believes he “could do whatever I put my mind to” before discussing why players are usually limited to one side of the ball.“Guys might not have gotten chance, and guys might not want to because now it’s about making your career last as long as possible so you reap the fruits of your labor,” Peppers said http://www.giantslockerroom.com/authentic-andrew-adams-jersey , via NJ.com. “I definitely think there are guys that can do it. But will they do it? Will they want to do it? Will the team make them do it? Especially if they are key guys. It’s all up in the air. It depends on a lot — the type of system and type of franchise.”Patrick Peterson and Adoree' Jackson are other defensive backs who have moonlighted on offense, but it’s been for limited snaps and there haven’t been signs that the Giants are looking to add Peppers to that list so far this summer.