All eyes are on Johnathan Hankins now.

The latest domino in the defensive tackle free agency market fell Thursday afternoon as Dontari Poe landed a one-year, $8 million deal with the Falcons that has as much as $2 million in additional incentives available, according to ESPN.

With Poe now off the market, that leaves the Giants' Hankins as the last of the top tier free agents at the position remaining.

In theory, Hankins should have plenty of suitors. Multiple teams were interested in Poe and ex-Eagle Bennie Logan, who took a similar one-year, $8 million deal to effectively become Poe's replacement with the Chiefs. It stands to reason Hankins should be able to get his own one-year deal from one of the clubs that lost out on Logan and Poe, and then try again for a sizable multi-year deal next offseason.

But it sounds like Hankins may not be willing to entertain such thoughts. The Miami Herald reported Wednesday night that Hankins' camp is telling teams he only wants a long-term deal that pays him elite tackle money - at least $8 million annually, according to The Herald's Armando Salguero.

Salguero's report comes after the Dolphins, who are in the market for a third defensive tackle on a one-year deal, were apparently rebuffed when they approached Hankins.

Prior to free agency, the Giants were known to have interest in re-signing Hankins to a multi-year deal. League sources indicated they would be willing to pay him like one of the top defensive tackles on the market. But Hankins elected to test free agency.

It was a move that made sense at the time. Some thought Hankins could command up to $10 million annually on the open market. The anticipated defensive tackle market never materialized, though. The Ravens re-signed Brandon Williams to a major deal, the Saints brought back Nick Fairley at a smaller but still substantial deal, and then nothing else.

Logan and Poe were also expected to get big deals like Hankins, so the Giants' 2013 second-round pick is not alone. But Logan and Poe have since adjusted to the market and gone the prove-it route, while still getting good compensation for the coming season.

It's probably inevitable Hankins will have to do the same, save him getting a long-term deal with the Giants after all. The question now is when Hankins will shift gears, and how much money will be there for him when he does.

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