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/>Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteBig Blue Viewa New York Giants communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibraryGiantsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015 Authentic Darius Slayton Jersey , Week 17Filed under:New York Giants NewsGiants Free Agency 2019Giants’ 2019 NFL Draft: CB Julian Love selected 108th overallNew,171commentsNew York grabs second cornerback with its fifth pick of draftEDTShareTweetShareShareGiants’ 2019 NFL Draft: CB Julian Love selected 108th overallJulian Love returns an interception.Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesThe New York Giants selected cornerback Julian Love in Round 4 of the 2019 NFL Draft on Saturday, 108th overall. Love, from Notre Dame, was one of two cornerbacks remaining on our Big Board who had second-round grades.Love, 5-foot-10 3/4, 195 pounds Darius Slayton Jersey Boys , projects best as a slot corner. Per Dane Brugler of The Athletic in his annual draft guide:Love’s reaction to being selected by the Giants:Love was a consensus All-American in his final year at Notre Dame, during which he recorded 63 tackles, 16 passes defensed, three fumble recoveries and one interception. With Love, 30th overall pick Deandre Baker and 2018 Supplemental Draft selection Sam Beal the Giants will have three first-year cornerbacks.SB Nation’s Notre Dame website, One Foot Down, expressed surprise that Love was not selected during the draft’s first two days:In a conference call shortly after the selection was announced Infant Darius Slayton Jersey , Love was asked what he brings to the Giants:“I think I’m a pretty physical player, I don’t shy away from contact at all. If anything, I show a lot of effort, I’m a smart player and I make plays,” Love said. “That’s what I’ve done my whole life and I’m excited to do that going forward. I’m just going to continue to be a playmaker.”The pick is the first of six the Giants are scheduled to have on the final day of the draft. Below, what the Giants have done thus far.Giants draft picks Round 1 (No. 6) -- Daniel Jones, QB Darius Slayton Jersey Draft , Duke Round 1 (No. 17) -- Dexter Lawrence, DL, ClemsonRound 1 (No. 30) — Deandre Baker, CB, GeorgiaRound 3 (No. 95) -- Oshane Ximines, EDGE, Old DominionRound 4 (No. 108) — Julian Love Darius Slayton NFL Jersey , CB, Notre DameRound 5 (No. 143) --Round 5 (No. 171) --Round 6 (No. 180) -- Round 7 (No. 232) -- Round 7 (No. 245) -- Grade the pickHow do you think the Giants did with this selection? Let us know by grading the pick in the poll below. New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur said Wednesday that reinforcements could be on the way — at least for the Giants’ defense — as they prepare for Sunday’s Week 5 game vs. the Carolina Panthers.“Looks like we’re gonna get more guys out there practicing today,” Shurmur said. “I don’t know what that will mean for the game, but we’ll have more guys out there.”Linebacker Olivier Vernon (high ankle sprain) has yet to play this season. Cornerback Eli Apple has missed the last two games. Both practiced on a limited basis. Wide receiver/kickoff returner Cody Latimer (knee) sat out last week’s game. He was also limitedWide receiver Sterling Shepard won’t practice Wednesday because he “had a little thing [cyst]” taken off his back, according to Shurmur. The coach said Shepard will be ready to go later in the week.Damon Harrison (knee) also did not practice. Last week, the run-stuffing nose tackle only practiced on Friday before playing against the Saints.“When you have a fresh body that has talent, skill and ability as a pass rusher it helps your defense Darius Slayton NFL Draft , so certainly adding him back to the mix will help,” Shurmur said of Vernon. “A better player on the field is a good thing.”Week 10 Injury ReportPlayerPositionInjuryThursdayFridaySaturdayGame StatusPlayerPositionInjuryThursdayFridaySaturdayGame Status