NFL fans are trying to figure out a mysterious part of the New York Giants’ 2024 color-coded draft board shown on the last episode of “Hard Knocks.”
Brian Daboll and the New York Giants were featured on the 2024 offseason edition of the popular HBO program. Caleb Williams’ Chicago Bears will be documented through training camp and preseason.
The Giants’ color-coded 2024 NFL draft board was shown during the last offseason episode of “Hard Knocks”. In the image below, you can see that Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joe Milton was the only prospect the Giants highlighted in yellow:
so the Giants let their prospect color-coding for the 2024 draft class leak in the final episode of Hard Knocks
interesting who they tagged w the codes 👀
blue, red, purple, pink, grey & yellow pic.twitter.com/3RD8NVBYJT
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) July 31, 2024
According to the Doug Analytics X/Twitter account, the blue color indicates a prospect that they view as “all-around good leader, teammate, person.” Red highlights “medical concerns”, and purple marks “character concerns.”
The yellow on Milton…I must know
— Jon (@JRough8) July 31, 2024
Yellow is going to haunt us forever until we figure it out, I’m guessing it means best replacement for Daniel Jones without having to trade up
— Dom (@NYGstooge) July 31, 2024
Milton the only draft pick in yellow. Dying to know what that means https://t.co/DxoUh6H5dy
— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) July 31, 2024
Milton w the “yellow” tag 🤔
— Foxborough Fellas Podcast (@FoxFellasPod) July 31, 2024
Yellow/gold for late round sleeper guys? Or people they were hoping to get UDFAs
— GhostofPittsburghPast (@GhostOfBurgh) July 31, 2024
During the final episode of Hard Knocks: Offseason the Giants color-coded post-draft board was displayed.
The Giants had Drake Maye coded in blue – presumably signaling they thought he was a well rounded leader, teammate and person.
They wanted him so bad. pic.twitter.com/JOxuHUic7y
— Boorish (@Boorish_Sports) July 31, 2024
At any rate, the New York Giants did not end up using a draft pick on the Tennesee quarterback. Milton went in the sixth round (193rd overall) to the New England Patriots, so the Giants had every opportunity to land him.
New York Giants Decided Not To Draft A QB This Year
Many wondered if the Giants would try and find a replacement for struggling quarterback Daniel Jones, who will likely be released next offseason if he doesn’t enjoy a bounce-back year.
The Giants were linked to North Carolina’s Drake Maye and Michigan’s JJ McCarthy, with rumors stating they were looking to trade up. But GM Joe Schoen decided to give Jones one last chance, with free agent pickup Drew Lock backing him up.
Instead, Schoen mostly focused on skill positions and used his first-round pick (sixth overall) on LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers. His second and third-round picks were used on Minnesota safety Tyler Nubin and Kentucky corner Andru Phillips, respectively.
