Giants add to secondary with Julian Love
The New York Giants have selected cornerback Julian Love out of Notre Dame in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft, 108th overall.
Love is the second cornerback selected by New York this week, having taken Deandre Baker with their third first-round pick, No. 30 overall.
The Notre Dame product adds depth to a secondary that already features Janoris Jenkins, Sam Beal, and Grant Haley.
Prospect profile
School: Notre Dame
Height: 5-11
Weight: 195 lbs
Strengths
- Good ball skills and defended a number of passes over the last two seasons
- Productive in man coverage
- Reads short patterns extremely well
- Quick feet to mirror opponents
- Agile in short spaces and able to flip hips and stick with receivers downfield
- Consistently jumps in front of receivers on in-breaking routes
Weaknesses
- Not many interceptions despite getting his hands on many passes
- Physical in run support but can be caught taking poor paths to the ball
- Likely doesn't have the reaction and explosiveness to thrive in zone coverage
- Has been beaten by double moves
- A bit short and could add to his frame
Bottom line
Love heads into the 2019 NFL Draft as a likely Day 2 selection after an impressive career at Notre Dame. The consensus All-American is a perfect fit for multiple man-coverage schemes due to his quick feet and technical prowess. When he guesses routes correctly, he makes his opponents pay. Overall, Love is a solid boundary cornerback prospect, but he could hit his ceiling as a slot defender.