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2019 NFL Draft Week - Tuesday Rumors

Updated April 23, 2019
By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell.

The 2019 NFL Draft is just two days away! Here are some rumors I have heard from sources with the draft just hours away.

In speaking to sources, the Giants are keeping things close to the vest, but if they draft a defensive player in the top 10, it might be an expected name who has rarely been linked to them. I'm hearing that two defensive prospects in play for the Giants are LSU linebacker Devin White and Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver. General manger Dave Gettleman wants legit values for each pick, with both White and Oliver possessing some special rare traits to make them appropriate values for the sixth-overall pick in the eyes of many evaluators.

A non-pass rushing linebacker and an interior defensive lineman are not the biggest needs for the Giants' defense, but Gettleman wants game-changers. Oliver could help New York's pass rush from the inside, while White would improve the team's defense in the middle of the field in both phases. If the Giants don't take a quarterback with the sixth-overall pick, Oliver and White are top candidates for that pick if they are available.

NFL Network, among other outlets, has reported that Mississippi State edge rusher Montez Sweat was removed from some draft boards because of concern over a heart condition. WalterFootball.com has spoken with two teams that have flunked Sweat medically and pulled him from their board. One NFC general manager of a team that is in the market for an edge rusher in the first round said they didn't drop Sweat, but they put him down with a "high-risk grade."

On Tuesday night, sources from another team that liked Sweat as a player and were okay with him medically said they were going to pass on him because of character concerns. Sweat's character issues have been described as relatively minor throughout the draft process, and they were a known factor that played into his transfer from Michigan State to Mississippi State. Between the medical and character issues, Sweat looks like he is in store for a significant slide in the 2019 NFL Draft.

A lot of attention has been paid to Florida edge rusher Jachai Polite and his disastrous leadup to the 2019 NFL Draft, which has removed Polite from being a high first-round candidate to being a second-day prospect, at best. Polite should have returned to school for another season, and he is not the only Gators defender who teams holds in that regard. Linebacker Vosean Joseph entered the draft, but that sounds like a mistake as some teams dropped him from their draft boards because of character issues. Joseph needs development as a player, and adding in makeup concerns could cause him to slide deep in the 2019 NFL Draft. Don't be surprised if Joseph slips to Day 3.

The Steelers have had a tumultuous year-and-a-half with the loss of star wide receiver Antonio Brown and running back Le'Veon Bell. Many have assumed that Pittsburgh was in good hands replacing Bell with James Connor and Jaylen Samuels, but the Steelers are still looking hard at adding more talent talent to the backfield. In speaking with team sources, one running back in play for the Steelers is Texas A&M's Trayveon Williams. It sounds like Williams could be in play for their third-round pick, and they have other backs who are in contention for other slots after the first round. The Steelers may not use a premium pick at those positions, but they are interested in more skill position depth and competition.