NCAA Football: Senior Bowl-South Practice

South squad tight end Gerald Everett of South Alabama (12) catches a pass in front of safety Justin Evans of Texas A&M (14) during practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. (Glenn Andrews | USA TODAY Sports)

MOBILE, Ala. -- Some team is going to select South Alabama's Gerald Everett in the NFL Draft. In all likelihood, it's going to be in the first round.

And if the big tight end has his way, he'll be making his way to East Rutherford.

"I'm going to be happy with any team that takes me," Everett told NJ Advance Media at the Senior Bowl on Tuesday. "But the Giants are atop my list."

Despite having two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning under center and all-pro Odell Beckham at receiver, the Giants offense was anemic last year. They averaged just 330.7 yards per game (25th in the league) and 19.4 points (26th). Not once did they score more than 30.

While not a Giants fan, Everett says he kept close tabs on the team. According to him, their offensive woes require a simple fix:

Gerald Everett.

"Them adding another threat to the team, like myself, would help a lot," said Everett, who caught 49 passes for 717 yards and four touchdowns last season. "That offense would be sick, man. They're kind of missing that big-body guy. I know their coach is an offensive-minded coach. If they pull the trigger on me, we can be pretty successful."

Everett would give the Giants arguably their most talented tight end since Jeremy Shockey, who last played for the team in 2007. He stands 6-3 and weighs 227 pounds. He ran a 4.57-second 40-yard dash. In three collegiate seasons, he caught 107 passes for 1,584 yards and 13 touchdowns. Everett said he views himself as a Jordan Reed, Shannon Sharpe-type player.

Sharpe is a Hall of Famer. Reed is an all-pro. The Giants have Will Tye and Jerell Adams under contract heading into 2017. Both are solid, but not nearly as physically gifted as Everett.

The marriage makes sense. But the real question is if the Giants are as interested in Everett, as Everett is in the Giants? He didn't have a meeting scheduled with general manager Jerry Reese or a scout when he talked to NJ Advance Media, just the Jets.

Many have mixed opinions on the tight end because, while he's a tremendous route runner, he's not a fine-tuned blocker. Some give him a first-round grade, like NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah. Others, like draft site WalterFootball.com, peg him more as a second or third round pick.

The Giants also haven't taken a tight end in the first round since Shockey (2002), and never under Reese. Everett hopes they break the streak this April.

"I have a couple of teams I'd like to play for," Everett said, "But I'll tell you the Giants are the top."

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