Caleb Downs or Sonny Styles? Giants in ‘great position’ in 2026 NFL Draft
ESPN’s Matt Miller explains why he chose Downs over Styles in his most recent mock draft.
Caleb Downs | Getty Images Since the NFL Scouting Combine mock draft momentum for the New York Giants at No. 5 overall has moved heavily away from safety Caleb Downs and toward linebacker Sonny Styles . Yet, in his most recent mock draft, Matt Miller of ESPN bypassed Styles and took Downs for New York .
Styles slid to No. 10 for the Cincinnati Bengals. Why?
I put that question to Miller on Tuesday during a media conference call. “I think New York is fascinating. I do think it is probably a split between Styles and Downs.
What a great position to be in, right? You’ve got to choose between a generational talent at safety and one of the freakiest linebacker prospects we’ve seen in a long time. “I think the Tremaine Edmunds signing, though, probably pushes me more toward Downs because Edmunds and Styles are essentially the same player — long, rangy, middle of the field eraser.