{"id":240041,"date":"2026-04-24T05:04:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/giants-wr-malik-nabers-reaction-to-cowboys-drafting-ohio-state-star-caleb-downs-should-thrill-dallas-fans\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T05:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:04:47","slug":"giants-wr-malik-nabers-reaction-to-cowboys-drafting-ohio-state-star-caleb-downs-should-thrill-dallas-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/giants-wr-malik-nabers-reaction-to-cowboys-drafting-ohio-state-star-caleb-downs-should-thrill-dallas-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants WR Malik Nabers&#8217; reaction to Cowboys drafting Ohio State star Caleb Downs should thrill Dallas fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/new_york_giants\/56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Giants<\/a> wide receiver Malik Nabers wanted to play with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/colleges\/ohio_state_buckeyes\/48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohio State Buckeyes<\/a> safety Caleb Downs. Instead, he&#8217;ll be facing him twice a year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Giants passed on Downs (6-foot, 206 pounds) with the 10th pick of the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/topics\/nfl_draft\/16991\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL Draft,<\/a> selecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/colleges\/miami_hurricanes\/35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami Hurricanes<\/a> offensive tackle Francis Mauigoa (6-foot-5, 329 pounds). That was a surprise, as many mocks had New York taking him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/dallas_cowboys\/51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> subsequently traded pick No. 12 and two fifth-rounders (No. 177 and No. 180) to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/miami_dolphins\/40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami Dolphins\u00a0<\/a>to move up to pick No. 11 and grab Downs. Nabers wishes they hadn&#8217;t.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Malik Nabers was upset Cowboys took Caleb Downs instead of Giants\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Nabers was livestreaming with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/green_bay_packers\/53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Bay Packers\u00a0<\/a>defensive end Micah Parsons during the draft on Thursday night. He hopped off the couch and sighed after the Cowboys turned in their card.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d rather get him than play against him,&#8221; Nabers said. &#8220;I gotta play against this thing again. Bro, he&#8217;s good. He&#8217;s very good. We all got him No. 1.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/articles\/giants_wr_malik_nabers_reaction_to_cowboys_drafting_ohio_state_star_caleb_downs_should_thrill_dallas_fans\/s1_13132_43763617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers wanted to play with Ohio State Buckeyes safety Caleb Downs. Instead, he&#8217;ll be facing him twice a year.\u00a0 The Giants passed on Downs (6-foot, 206 pounds) with the 10th pick of the 2026 NFL Draft, selecting Miami Hurricanes offensive tackle Francis Mauigoa (6-foot-5, 329 pounds). 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