Big Blue trades back from 5

Two picks in the Top 7 could be huge for a team with as many holes as the Giants have. They could end up with two immediate starters and big-impact players.

But those picks could also be valuable assets as the Giants begin to reconstruct their future. And if they trade down this year and come away with an extra first-round pick in the 2023 draft – when they might be looking for a quarterback – that might be the smartest move of all.

In fact, the Giants are interested in doing just that, as SNY has reported. It would be a bold move from new GM Joe Schoen, and one that could pay huge dividends down the road. And there should be an opportunity to do it, especially with several teams interested in moving up before the quarterbacks come off the board.

What would a deal look like? Here’s a guess in my latest Giants 7-Round Mock Draft – my one and only mock where I’ll take a shot at making a trade:

TRADE

Before the Giants even make their first pick of the Schoen Era, they send the fifth overall pick and fifth-rounder to the Seattle Seahawks for the ninth overall pick, a 2023 first-rounder and 2023 third-rounder.

The Seahawks need a quarterback after trading away Russell Wilson, because they surely can’t believe Drew Lock is their long-term answer. To get their choice, they have to get ahead of Atlanta (at No. 8) and Carolina (at No. 6) and make sure no one else (like Washington at No. 11 or the Saints at No. 16) finds a way to jump ahead of them.

The price is high, but many teams have given up a lot more to move up a few spaces at the top of the draft. Prices tend to go up when quarterbacks are involved.

As for the Giants, they’re happy to drop in the first round and dump another pick in this draft for picks in the future, and shave $3.3 million in cap space off what they need for their draft class too. Given their top needs, it shouldn’t even affect their draft strategy too much. The players they wanted at five and 7…