Mike Mayock knows a thing or two about the NFL Draft, the former New York Giant has emerged as one of the top minds in the business when it comes to evaluating young talent.

And this week, Mayock spoke on a conference call with the media, the NFL Network insider sharing his thoughts on prospects and team needs, reaches and players who might have a precipitous fall in the upcoming draft. For the New York Giants picking No. 10, they can go a lot of different directions but it is almost universally agreed that they will go defense, with an end or a linebacker a popular thought.

Mayock seems to have heard those rumblings and mock drafts as well and sees the Giants helping their pass rush, with one player in particular on top of his mind.

“I think they’re another team sitting at 10 that has to look at edge rushers, and sitting at 10 is a different conversation,” Mayock said in the conference call.

“Noah Spence could be squarely in the middle of that conversation, and the Giants typically don’t take on a lot of risk, and he’s one of the riskiest guys in the draft, but he’s also one of the best edge rushers. I think he’ll be a polarizing conversation in their meeting rooms.”

Spence of course is the Eastern Kentucky defensive end who was kicked out of Ohio State after he tested positive for ecstasy. At Eastern Kentucky, he excelled and figures to test well at this week’s NFL Combine.

But Mayock cautions that the Giants and their 4-3 defense might not be the best fit for Spence.

“I think he fits the 3-4 teams a little bit better, but in today’s day and age, an edge rusher is an edge rusher,” Mayock said.

He has Spence as the second best edge rusher in the draft after Ohio State’s Joey Bosa.