The Giants acquired this pick in the deal for Leonard Williams, and they use it to procure help in the secondary. Nubin (6’1/205) comes from a family of athletes, with his parents both lettering at Eastern Michigan and his brother, Jordan, walking on to the Minnesota football team and leading the Gophers in rushes this year. A three-star cornerback from the 2019 class, he spent most of his freshman season on special teams and as an apprentice to Tampa Bay star S Antoine Winfield before taking his starting spot when Winfield left for the NFL in 2020. He lined up in the slot at a 2-to-1 ratio over the course of his Minnesota career as a four-year starter and all-time interceptions leader in Gophers history. His Minnesota career culminated with the defender leading all FBS safeties in PFF cover grade and completion rate (30%) en route to Second Team All-American honors. Nubin had meniscus surgery after the season which contributed to him skipping the Combine and posting a decent 4.59s 40-yard dash (70th%) to go with a brutal 4.51s shuttle (18th%) and 31.5” vertical (24th%). His raptor-like 32” arms are ideal for the safety position, but Nubin’s 10 bench reps and 3.72 RAS isn’t a particularly encouraging score from an athleticism standpoint. Nubin is a well-schooled playmaker with the range of a converted cornerback and aggression of a second-line enforcer. He didn’t commit a single coverage penalty last season and is flexible enough to line up all over the formation. Wildly productive on both defense and special teams, Nubin isn’t a heat seeker in blitz packages but projects as a reliable free safety starter who brings his lunch pail to work everyday.