Giants Rumors: Zay Flowers to Meet with NY Brass amid Jaxon Smith-Njigba Draft Buzz

Having already added Darren Waller to their group of pass-catchers, the New York Giants could be targeting a wide receiver in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.

Per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, the Giants are going to meet with Boston College star Zay Flowers on Thursday night ahead of his pro day on Friday.

New York's meeting with Flowers comes after Ohio State wideout Jaxon Smith-Njigba told reporters after his pro day on Wednesday he had a "great conversation" with Giants' brass earlier this week.

After the Giants committed to Daniel Jones as their quarterback on a four-year, $160 million contract, providing him with more help at the skill positions seemed like it was going to be a critical next step in their offseason roster building.

The Giants re-signed Darius Slayton and signed Parris Campbell in free agency, but those players aren't moving the needle for their receiving room. They also retained Saquon Barkley by using the franchise tag to keep him from becoming a free agent.

Waller has the ability to be an explosive playmaker as long as he can stay healthy, which has been a problem recently. The 30-year-old has missed 14 games over the past two seasons due to injuries.

Since setting career-highs with 107 receptions, 1,196 yards and nine touchdowns during the 2020 season, Waller has a total of 83 catches for 1,053 yards and five touchdowns since 2021.

The Giants' first pick is at No. 25 overall, which could put them out of the mix for at least one of the top wide receivers in this class. Smith-Njigba is the 12th-ranked prospect by B/R's NFL scouting department.

In his most recent mock draft posted on Tuesday, ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. has a run on receivers starting with the Seattle Seahawks taking Smith-Njigba at No. 20 overall, followed by Flowers to the Baltimore Ravens at No. 22 and Quentin Johnston to the Minnesota Vikings at No. 23.

Kiper has the Giants taking USC star Jordan Addison in the first round.

A three-time All-ACC selection, Flowers led the conference with 12 receiving touchdowns and ranked second with 1,077 receiving yards in 2022. He averaged 15.3 yards per reception on 200 catches in four seasons at Boston College.