subpackages"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015 Ryan Connelly NFL Jersey , Week 17New York Giants News2019 NFL DraftWhat does Oshane Ximines bring to the Giants’ defense?New,33commentsOshane Ximines should be an early contributor in the Giants’ subpackagesEDTShareTweetShareShareWhat does Oshane Ximines bring to the Giants’ defense?Ray Carlin-USA TODAY SportsThe New York Giants desperately needed help at the defensive EDGE position, and that was before they traded away Olivier Vernon. Early in the 2018 season, while Vernon was still recovering from a freak ankle injury suffered in practice during the preseason, the Giants fielded one of the very worst pass rushes in the NFL. With Vernon now gone for good, the Giants are hoping for Lorenzo Carter to develop and unleash his formidable athletic ability and that Markus Golden will be able to fully recover from his torn ACL and show that his 2016 production wasn’t a fluke. But even if both of those work out in the Giants’ favor, they still need more pass rushers and more depth aat the defensive EDGE position. The Giants passed up elite EDGE prospects at the top of the draft, but after a four-hour wait on Day 2 they selected Oshane Ximines out of Old Dominion. Let’s take a closer look at the Queens native and see what the first player ever drafted out of ODU can bring to the Giants’ defense.MeasurablesProsShows very good hand usage. Consistently uses his hands to keep blockers from locking in. Has a variety of pass rush moves. Good pop for a modestly sized EDGE.Experience rushing from a two or three-point stance. Rushed from the interior or as stand-up interior blitzer on nickel downs. Sets a firm edge in the run game. High motor player who gives maximum effort on every play. Multiple time team captain and reportedly a high-character young man.ConsFirst step isn’t sudden and shows some wasted motion. Shows some lower-body stiffness that limits him as a speed rusher. Has a strong tendency to lose track of the football on play-action and option plays. Doesn’t have great length, and his size limits him in certain situations.Frame appears close to maxed out. Numbers of note(Per Sports Info Solutions Rookie Handbook)Ximines started 48 of 49 games for Old Dominion. The lone game he didn’t start was Senior Day in 2016. Ximines’ broken tackle rate dropped from 10.4 percent in 2016 to 4.8 percent by 2018 Ryan Connelly NFL Draft , while his tackle share and pressure share rose each year.Rushed on 91.9 percent of his snaps, and played 78.6 percent of his snaps in a 3-point stance. Had a pressure rate of 14.4 percent in 2018, with 11.5 sacks, 18 QB hits, 8 knockdowns, 31 hurries, and 46 pressures. Prospect VideoWhat They’re Saying - Joe Marino (The Draft Network - Scouting Report) Does He Fit The Giants?Ximines (or X-Man, as Pat Shurmur called him), should be a solid fit as a rotational piece in James Bettcher’s multiple defense. He has the versatility to rush as a defensive end or as a linebacker Ryan Connelly Buffalo Bills Jersey , from both inside and outside alignments, depending on down, distance, and subpackage. Ximines is an average athlete, but compensates for it with good, active hands and a variety of pass rush moves to keep blockers from being able to lock in on his chest plate and gain leverage. His first step could probably be best described as “okay” at the moment — it isn’t bad, but it also isn’t a strength. He shows some wasted motion off the snap, particularly out of a three-point stance. He will be a more effective rusher at the NFL level if he is able to generate more explosive power and push off without losing energy along the way.As a 6-foot-3, 253-pound EDGE rusher Youth Phil Simms Jerseys , Ximines would typically expected to be a speed rusher, but between his first step and some lower body (hips and ankle) stiffness, he is forced to be more of a power rusher. Ximines has built his game around that, favoring both a straight bull-rush and a long-arm move to take advantage of his upper body strength and natural leverage. He does have an effective arm-over move as a speed counter for when tackles are expecting his power moves. All told, Ximines is a high-floor player who should be a good locker room presence and slot in fairly early as a rotational piece and a regular feature in third down packages. His athletic limitations might keep him from being a high-ceiling player, but even a steady contributor is still useful. The Giants had to make a decision about whether or not to pick up their 2019 option on veteran running back Jonathan Stewart‘s option by Wednesday and the expectation was that they would decide to move on without him.Stewart had not heard anything from the team about their plans last week, but, according to multiple reports, the Giants have now declined the option. Stewart stood to make $2.35 million in 2019 if the Giants picked up the option.Stewart made little impression in his lone season with the Giants. He was signed before the team drafted Saquon Barkley with the second overall pick and there wasn’t much for him to do once the highly touted rookie proved to be as good as advertised.Stewart ran six times for 17 yards in three games before landing on injured reserve with a foot injury Phil Simms Jerseys Stitched , but told NJ.com that he believes he can still play.“I think I still have gas,” Stewart said. “It was disappointing. I’m not going to lie about that. But it was a season where God put me in a position to offer my experience and my assistance in different ways.”The Giants have Wayne Gallman and Paul Perkins, who missed last season with a pectoral injury, on the roster behind Barkley.