Power Mock 2.0 – Are the Giants’ prospects about to change?

It’s the first week of the month (October, if you hadn’t noticed), which means that it’s once time for our monthly Power Mock.

The New York Giants have risen in the power rankings following their near wins over the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs — which were followed by their upset win over the Los Angeles Chargers. That said, the Giants haven’t risen all that far in the rankings, and their team needs haven’t shifted that much — though the injury to Malik Nabers could either reveal a desperate need at receiver or surprising depth.

As always, the Power Mock is our own unique take on a composite Power Rankings, with the goal of using power rankings and the draft as a lens to examine both the Giants and the prospects currently playing in college football.

In order to determine our “draft” order, I averaged the power rankings from ESPN, ESPN’s Football Power Index, NFL.com, The Athletic, The Ringer, Pro Football Focus, FTN, and NFELO.

I then flipped that composite ranking on its head, with the 32nd ranked team getting the first pick, while the 1st ranked team gets the last pick. In the cases where the average rankings are tied, I used the remaining strength of schedule as a tie-breaker.

Full Draft Order

1. Tennessee Titans – Reuben Bain (EDGE, Miami)
2. New Orleans Saints – Garrett Nussmeier (QB, LSU)
3. Carolina Panthers – Caleb Downs (S, Ohio State)
4. New York Jets – Fernando Mendoza (QB, Indiana)
5. Cleveland Browns – Spencer Fano (OT, Utah)
6. New York Giants – Francis Mauigoa (OT, Miami)
7. Cincinnati Bengals – Kadyn Proctor (OT, Alabama)
8. Las Vegas Raiders – Peter Woods (iDL, Clemson)
9. Maimi Dolphins – Jordyn Tyson (WR, Arizona State)
10. New England Patriots – T.J. Parker (DL/EDGE, Clemson)
11. Chicago Bears – Keldrick Faulk (EDGE, Auburn)
12. Dallas Cowboys – Caleb Banks (iDL, Florida)
13. Arizona Cardinals – Jeremiyah Love (RB, Notre Dame)
14. Atlanta Falcons – Jermod McCoy (CB, Tennessee)
15. Houston Texans – Caleb Lomu (OT, Utah)
16. Minnesota Vikings – Mansoor Delane (CB, LSU)
17. San Francisco 49ers – Makai Lemon (WR, USC)
18. Baltimore Ravens – Denzel Boston (WR, Washington)
19. Jacksonville Jaguars – Kenyon Sadiq (TE, Oregon)
20. Pittsburgh Steelers – Drew Allar (QB, Penn State)
21. Washington Commanders – Avieon Terrell (CB, Clemson)
22. Indianapolis Colts – Gennings Dunker (OT, Iowa)
23. Denver Broncos – Carnell Tate (WR, Ohio State)
24. Seattle Seahawks – Romello Height (EDGE, Texas Tech)
25. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Anthony Hill Jr. (LB, Texas)
26. Los Angeles Chargers – Christen Miller (iDL, Georgia)
27. Green Bay Packers – A.J. Harris (CB, Penn State)
28. Kansas City Chiefs – Dani Dennis-Sutton (EDGE, Penn State)
29. Los Angeles Rams – John Mateer (QB, Oklahoma)
30. Detroit Lions – Cashius Howell (EDGE, Texas A&M)
31. Buffalo Bills – Colton Hood (CB, Tennessee)
32. Philadelphia Eagles – Daylen Everette (CB, Georgia)

The Giants pick – Francis Mauigoa (RT,...