When the ' quest to trade up and land their preferred quarterback in the 2024 Draft fell short, they had a pretty clear backup plan.In the final episode of "Hard Knocks: Offseason With the New York Giants," general manager Joe Schoen, head coach Brian Daboll and the rest of the Giants' front office showed they wanted with the No. 6 overall pick, presuming that , , and would be selected with the first four picks.After sweating out the ' selection of offensive tackle with the fifth pick, though, the Giants received a pair of trade offers for the sixth pick. First, general manager Chris Ballard called Schoen, offering the 15th overall pick, the 46th and a 2025 second-round selection."That's too far, I'm not going back," Schoen told Giants staffers of the Mike Matheny Jersey Colts' offer.ADVERTISEMENT It wasn't clear who the Colts wanted to select, but there that they were interested in tight end . The wound up drafting Bowers with the 13th pick, while the Colts added edge rusher with the 15th pick.Schoen received another call right before he was about to select Nabers, as general manager Joe Douglas made an offer for the sixth pick, though the exact offer wasn't made clear."Yeah, I think we Andrew Miller Jersey 're going to pick," Schoen told Douglas. "What are you thinking? Yeah, I think we're going to stay."Similar to the situation with the Colts, it wasn't indicated on "Hard Knocks" who the Jets wanted to pick at No. 6. There had been rumors in wide receiver ahead of the draft. The took Odunze with the No. 9 pick, while the Jets selected offensive tackle at No. 11 after trading down one spot with the .The episode also showed the Giants' approach to Day 2 of the draft. New York entered the second round prioritizing a cornerback, ranking 's as its top target, with Georgia's second on their board. However, the Giants held the 47th overall pick and watched those two come off the board before they were on the clock. The drafted McKinstry with the 41st overall pick and the snagged La siter with the next selection."It didn't make sense to move up this year and give up picks when we needed to utilize all six of your picks," Schoen said on why the Giants didn't trade up to pick McKinstry or La siter. "In order for us to move up in the second round, we probably would've had to give up a fourth-round pick. As much as some of those players that we Jedd Gyorko Jersey liked and would've helped us that were there before we picked, the plan was to be patient, and we knew we were going to get a good football player based on your numbers and how our board was set."The Giants wound up selecting safety with the 47th overall pick. They got a corner with their third-round selection, drafting 's 70th overall."Andru Phillips would be a starting nickel," Schoen told Giants owner John Mara ahead of the draft. "He can play inside, outside, so he'd be the last corner that we would be fired up about getting before we get into the developmental guys."When the draft concluded, the camera panned toward a board in the Giants' facilities that showed every selection from the 2024 NFL Draft. Most of the players had a white marker with their number, but several others had Orlando Cepeda Jersey different colored markers behind their names, causing a bit of a frenzy on social media. For instance, Maye, Harrison and Alt had a blue marker with their names. Wide receivers and were among the group that had a red marker next to their names.Additionally, there were grey, purple, pink and yellow markers for different prospects. Offensive tackle was the highest-drafted player with a gray marker. Cornerback was the highest-selected player with a purple marker, while cornerback was the first player selected with a pink marker. Quarterback was the only player that had a yellow marker with his name.Many on social media tried to gue Junior Fernandez Jersey s the meaning of each marker color. But as the Giants detailed much of their offseason proce s on "Hard Knocks," it appears some things will remain a mystery. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily.