In the 2014 NFL Draft, the New York Giants hit the jackpot when they selected LSU wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. at No. 12 overall.
Beckham would almost immediately establish himself as one of the most elite receivers in football, and he appeared destined for great things in East Rutherford.
However, that did not come to fruition as the relationship between the Giants and Beckham deteriorated, leading to a trade that sent him to the Cleveland Browns in 2019.
In a 2014 NFL re-draft courtesy of Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report, the Giants avoid that future pitfall with Beckham as he goes off the board to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at No. 7 overall.
At No. 12 overall, the Giants stick with a wide receiver, this time selecting Fresno State’s Davante Adams.
The New York Giants bailed on Beckham after five seasons there, so this would be their chance to go in the same direction positionally and address a need while potentially avoiding the off-field tumult that they encountered with OBJ.
Like Evans and Beckham, Davante Adams is a three-time Pro Bowler. Among receivers in this class, only those two have caught more touchdown passes than his 44, and he’s one of just five qualified NFL players who have averaged more than 85.0 receiving yards per game since the start of 2018.
He would team up with Golden Tate, Darius Slayton and Sterling Shepard to give young quarterback Daniel Jones a superb chance to excel.
Adams would have been an ideal fit for the current Giants roster, but that’s simply not how the cookie crumbled in 2014.
