NEW YORK -- Myles Jack made his first-ever visit to the Big Apple on Wednesday.

The UCLA linebacker and soon-to-be top NFL Draft pick liked what he saw. And he said could see himself coming back to Gotham quite soon, and wearing blue when he does, telling NJ Advance Media he has "most definitely" thought about the prospect of becoming a Giant.

Jack and Ramsey during the Speed Stick event. (James Kratch | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

"I could see myself in this city," Jack said while making a promotional appearance alongside Florida State defensive back Jalen Ramsey for Speed Stick in the Garment District. "I think I have a personality that fits this city. It's an immediate city - things happen fast in this city - and it has high expectations. I think I fit the bill for that."

There's little doubt Jack would fit a tremendous need for the Giants, becoming the three-down, do-everything middle linebacker of their dreams. It's just tough to see how they would be able to land him as things currently stand.

Jack is a rare athlete, and a player many feel is the best overall player in this draft. Barring a disaster Thursday at his medical re-check in Indianapolis - Jack missed almost all of last season with a torn meniscus, but he is now fully healthy - he will almost certainly be off the board by the time the Giants pick at No. 10.

Now, as one individual present at the event connected to the NFL said, the Giants could always trade up to make sure they got Jack. But that would require a steep, and unlikely, climb. The Giants might have to move up as high as the No. 3 pick (held by San Diego) to bypass both the Cowboys at No. 4 and the Jaguars, who are widely connected to Jack, at No. 5. And they have never traded up in the first round (or down, for that matter) under general manager Jerry Reese.

But, as Jack said, you never know during draft season.

"You've got friends, family shooting you [rumors], you turn on ESPN and across the little ticker you see your name," he said. "It's something you really can't hide from, you've just got to accept it. But at the end of the day, anything can happen."

One thing he was sure of on Wednesday: New York.

"I love it," he said. "When we were driving around, I just liked the whole mentality. I think it's really cool, I think it's unique."

Jack joked he was impressed by the "road rage" and how fast people were driving on the streets of Manhattan. It was a far cry from the time he spent rehabbing this past year.

Jack withdrew from UCLA after suffering his injury, opting to have surgery and then train as if he was a rehabbing professional player. Jack said all he did was rehab, then go home. Movies, video games, and his two dogs occupied most of his down time.

With the injury now behind him, Jack said he was looking forward to putting to bed all the questions about his knee with his re-check, and finally getting back on the field in a few weeks for his new team.

"All of that kind of pent up (energy) inside of me," Jack said, "it's going to come out when I get to play."

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