A good pick, a top 5 talent at the 19 spot. Even with Ingram and Castonzo available, I can't argue with this one. Good value pick. They should get a solid player with the 2nd rounder and then the scouting staff and GM's really earn their money in the later rounds.
Prince Amukamara to New York Football Giants: 2011 NFL Draft Scouting Profile | Bleacher Report:
"While Patrick Peterson has gotten much of the spotlight, Prince Amukamara has also quietly still been considered an elite corner prospect in his own right. He is expected to have an immediate impact in the NFL.
6'1' and 206 pounds, Amukamara is as physical a corner as you'll see. He loves to press and jam at the line and re-routes very well. He is a very good athlete who has fantastic coverage instincts. He factors equally in zone coverage as well and when the ball is in flight, Amukamara will go get it like he is the receiver.
He's very quick to read and react to the run and will support his front seven by coming off the island and sticking his nose in the box. He will be able to stay in the league for many years as he has the ability to play corner and become a safety down the road in his career.
Prince fell a tad here, but he lands with G-Men who will surely love him in NYC. Jerry Reese, Marc Ross and Tom Coughlin get a big physical corner, which is coveted by the Giants in their scheme, that will cover and play the run in the NFC East.
Pick Grade: A- "
Local reastion from the New York Post:
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/giants/nebraska_prince_slips_to_big_blue_8wRAMW6yrVHbg7ilZMR1AP
The Giants could not believe their luck.
They did not go into the first round of the NFL Draft last night thinking cornerback, but they sure changed their minds when their selection came around at No. 19 and sitting there, shockingly, was Prince Amukamara, the highly-regarded cornerback from Nebraska. It was widely believed Amukamara would be gone well before the Giants’ turn came up and, even though the position was not a glaring need, it was simply too much value to pass up.
And so, with the top running back in the draft, Mark Ingram of Alabama, still on the board, and a quality left tackle, Anthony Castonzo of Boston College, also available, the Giants trusted their draft board and happily took Amukamara.
The top brass is happy.
“[We were] really surprised he was there when we picked,” general manager Jerry Reese said. “We thought he’d get picked a lot higher than that. It happens like that sometimes in the draft, a guy can fall right in your lap.”
Coach Tom Coughlin said Amukamara was “clearly the highest-rated player we could take on the board,” meaning it wasn’t an especially difficult decision.
“Where he was ranked, there wasn’t any question that this player should be on the New York Giants,” Coughlin said.
The fans are happy.
The savvy fans at Radio City Music Hall chanted “We want Prince” when it was time for the Giants to pick, even though there was barely any buzz about him coming to the Giants in the weeks leading up to the draft. Most draft experts had Amukamara (pronounced “ah-moo-kuh-mare-uh”) in the top dozen prospects.
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