While the NFL playoffs are in full swing, the New York Giants find themselves watching at home. The Giants entered the offseason with an abysmal 3-13 record just one year after competing in the playoffs with a record of 11-5. Gone are head coach Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerry Reese, both of whom were fired in the middle of the season. Dave Gettleman, the former Carolina Panthers GM, has been hired taken Reese’s place. While he and the other higher-ups currently interview head coaching candidates such as Josh McDaniels, Matt Patricia, and Jim Schwartz to lead the team into the next season, further decision must be made regarding the roster itself.

Arguably the biggest question heading forward is: what do the Giants do with the second overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft? There are many positions on the team’s roster that need some help, one of which is at quarterback. With such a high draft pick and current starting quarterback Eli Manning now 37-years-old, this may be the Giants’ best opportunity to draft Manning’s successor. This year’s prospect pool is particularly deep at quarterback, with up to six quarterbacks threatening to be first or second round picks. The most notable are USC’s Sam Darnold, UCLA’s Josh Rosen, Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield, Wyoming’s Josh Allen, Lousiville’s Lamar Jackson and Oklahoma State’s Mason Rudolph, with Darnold, Rosen, and Mayfield receiving the most hype to be true difference makers in the pros. While the Cleveland Browns have the only selection ahead of the Giants this year after completing the second 0-16 season in NFL history and are all but guaranteed to take one of those quarterbacks ahead of New York, the Giants are still left with a huge opportunity to take virtually any quarterback of their choosing.

All that said, the Giants brass may choose not to draft a quarterback with this selection, which is still a possibility. The team has already voiced a commitment to Eli Manning next year, which shows that even if they do draft a quarterback early, he would still sit and learn behind Eli for at least the early potion of next season. If they do go with there are still needs that need to be covered entering the new season. Last year, the offensive line was a train-wreck, and has been for a few years now. If New York chooses to stray away from a quarterback, there are a number of offensive line prospects they can select. Some of the notable names are Oklahoma tackle Orlando Brown, Notre Dame’s Mike McGlinchey and Quenton Nelson, and Texas tackle Connor Williams. All four would be an important piece in solidifying an offensive line that has struggled to keep Eli Manning upright and provide enough formidable blocking for the team’s running backs.

The Giants could also go with the “best player available” strategy, in which the most likely selection would either be Bradley Chubb, an defensive end out of NC State, or Saquan Barkely, a running back out of Penn State. Both players are game-changing, electric players that appear to have the ability to be the best players at their respective positions for years to come. In addition, if the Browns choose the player the Giants ultimately wanted, they could also decide to trade down in the draft and accumulate more draft picks to add more talent to a roster that desperately needs some after a 13 loss season.

Whichever strategy they choose, the number two overall pick in this upcoming draft give the New York Giants a perfect opportunity to obtain a true difference-maker to their team.