Should Giants Avoid One Particular School in the NFL Draft?

The New York Giants may have a some nice young talent, but they still have a plethora of needs up and down their roster with the offseason looming.

One of the most glaring issues is at wide receiver, and that's even with Malik Nabers returning from a torn ACL next year.

Wan'Dale Robinson is a free agent, and even if the Giants bring him back, the depth behind Nabers and Robinson is absolutely pitiful.

I won't go as far to say that New York should select a receiver in the first round of the NFL Draft (I think defense should be the pick there), but the Giants definitely need to find someone.

Fortunately, this draft class is very deep at the wide receiver position, so even if New York goes in a different direction in Round 1, it should still have its pick of the litter on Day 2.

One potential option for the Giants is Tennessee Volunteers star Chris Brazzell, the 6-foot-5 burner who is one of the most tantalizing prospects in this year's class.

But should New York avoid selecting a receiver from Tennessee altogether?

Let's face it: Volunteers receivers have not exactly experienced a great deal of success in the NFL in recent years, and the Giants know that first hand with Jalin Hyatt. Just ask former NFL player and current analyst Brian Baldinger, who shredded Hyatt for a bad route that led to a Jaxson Dart interception last week.

It's not just Hyatt, either.

Velus Jones Jr. was a complete bust in Chicago. Joshua Palmer has been nothing more than a decent ancillary option (I'd probably prefer Darius Slayton). Dont'e Thornton Jr. has been a non-factor in his rookie campaign with the Raiders.

Then there is Cedric Tillman, who has shown flashes, but has been ravaged by injuries and has been dealt a rather poor hand in Cleveland.

But clearly, wide receivers hailing from Knoxville have not experienced a great deal of success on the NFL level. At least not in recent years.

Tennessee receivers have largely been criticized for the lack of complexity in their route trees, which leads to shoddy overall route running on the pro circuit (as seen with Hyatt).

Is this always going to be the case? Does it mean that the Giants should avoid Brazzell?

I actually like Brazzell as a prospect a lot. His physical gifts are obvious, and he led the SEC in both receiving yards and receiving touchdowns this season.

He is huge, he is explosive and he may very well be the most talented receiver to emerge from Tennessee in recent memory. But history tends to repeat itself.

Would I be entirely opposed to the idea of drafting Brazzell? Certainly not, but there is no doubt that the Giants should approach this situation with extreme caution.