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Murray-USA TODAY SportsThe New York Giants sacrificed a pair of selections in the 2019 NFL Draft, a fourth-round pick (132nd) and a fifth-round pick (142nd) to move from No. 37 to No. 30 and select Georgia cornerback DeAndre Baker.They did it because cornerback was a position where the Giants obviously needed help, and per GM Dave Gettleman the Giants felt Baker was “the best cover corner in the draft.”The Giants went all-in to upgrade the cornerback spot, also selecting Julian Love (Round 4) and Corey Ballentine (Round 6) to add to new safeties Jabrill Peppers and Antoine Bethea. At corner, it will be Baker who carries the biggest expectations. He isn’t worrying about that.“I just come in and play my game and just show them they haven’t made a mistake by coming to get me,” Baker said during rookie mini-camp. “Just want to come in and help the team.”Let’s learn more about him as we continue profiling the 90 players the Giants will bring to training camp this summer.The basicsHeight: 5-foot-11Weight: 193Age: 22Position: CornerbackExperience: 0How he got here In a way, Baker is already a success story.He became a shutdown cornerback at Georgia, and didn’t surrender a touchdown in his final two seasons. He only gave up one touchdown pass, in fact, in his four seasons with the Bulldogs.Pro Football Focus had Baker as its 16th-ranked prospect in the 2019 draft class, making him great value at No. 30:Baker skipped Georgia’s appearance in the Sugar Bowl and turned down an invitation to the Senior Bowl. There were questions raised about him during the pre-draft process.The Giants ignored all of that in moving up to No. 30 and making the 2018 Jim Thorpe Award winner, given to the nation’s best defensive back, the first cornerback selected in the draft.2019 outlook Baker is the favorite to be the starting cornerback opposite Janoris Jenkins.“He is a really talented guy,” defensive backs coach Everett Withers said. “When you watch his tape, he is a guy with a lot of competitive experience. To have another guy over there next to Janoris B.J. Hill Color Rush Jersey , he is talented enough to go over there and be a factor over there opposite Janoris.”Defensive coordinator James Bettcher pointed out that Baker’s collegiate success came against some of the best teams in the country.“The thing I would say about Baker is that he played in a very, very tough league,” Bettcher said. “We all know how long it was before he gave up a touchdown pass. He competed and covered some of the best players that have come out of that league on offense. His tape speaks for itself. One of the best, if not the best, tackling corner in the draft, period.”The Giants are obviously counting on Baker to quickly establish himself as a starting-caliber NFL cornerback and, down the line, perhaps more than that. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Nate Solder knows the Giants haven’t played up to expectations this year, and it’s on him to be part of the solution.The left tackle signed a four-year, $62 million contract in March with $35 million guaranteed, making him the league’s highest-paid offensive lineman. His assignment was to anchor the left side of New York’s beleaguered offensive line and protect Eli Manning’s blind side.But the line has struggled so far for the Giants (1-5), and the 37-year-old Manning has been criticized for his performance. Solder said the entire offense shares the blame for the quarterback’s struggles.“I think a lot of that is almost expected,” Solder said Saturday of the criticism. “I think we’ve done some good things and some bad ones. I think the expectations of me were extremely high. But I think the higher expectations work for everyone. I think we still have a chance to do some good things here. It’s not my position to say anything about my teammates. I think we all get frustrated. We just have to move on and go forward.”Manning has completed 68.7 percent of his throws, but the lack of protection has made it difficult for the Giants to push the ball downfield. He’s averaging only 7.23 yards per completion, with six touchdown passes and four interceptions.Solder had been listed as questionable for Monday night’s game against the Atlanta Falcons (2-4) with a neck injury Kyle Lauletta Color Rush Jersey , but he said he never looks at the injury report and will play.“We just have to start stringing a few together,” Solder said. “We have to take it one day at a time, one game at a time. I think every game is important, but we know we’re in a tough spot. We just have to keep working and keep improving.”There could be problems elsewhere on the offensive line. Right guard Patrick Omameh is questionable with a knee injury.Coach Pat Shurmur said if Omameh can’t play, he will shift some people around, perhaps moving recent free-agent acquisition Spencer Pulley into the starting lineup at either guard or center and moving center John Greco to guard.Wide receiver Russell Shepard (neck) is also listed as questionable, and with fellow receiver Jawill Davis already ruled out with a concussion, the Giants will have to make a roster move to activate a third receiver. Bennie Fowler, brought in as a free agent last week, has been moved to the 53-man active roster and may see time with both the offense and special teams.Outside linebacker Olivier Vernon, who missed the first four games with a high ankle sprain, believes he’s ready for an increased role after he played limited snaps against the Philadelphia Eagles last Thursday.“I feel good,” Vernon said. “I’m just trying to do what I know I can do. I just have to stay solid. I’m going to try to contain and be disruptive to a very good team. I just have to keep after it. If I can get a few pressures, then everything else will fall into place.”Said Shurmur: “I think Olivier played some really good snaps last week and we’re ready to build on that.”