Mississippi tight end Evan Engram was drafted No. 23 overall by the New York Giants in Thursday’s 2017 NFL Draft.
An alum of Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Ga., Engram received for 2,320 yards and 15 touchdowns in his four season at Ole Miss.
Here’s what Giants’ fans and Twitter had to say about the Giants selecting Engram in the first round:
MAJOR BLESSINGS!!! #G-MEN
— Eazy E (@EvanEngram) April 28, 2017
Love @EvanEngram and his family. Congrats https://t.co/aV66a1NgK2
— Hugh Freeze (@CoachHughFreeze) April 28, 2017
"Eli Manning is always around Ole Miss during the offseason...I've caught a couple balls from him." - Evan Engram
— New York Giants (@Giants) April 28, 2017
Odell Beckham Jr ran a 4.43
— Giants Daily (@NYGDaily) April 28, 2017
Evan Engram ran a 4.42
👀🔥#GiantsDraft pic.twitter.com/rrbkFyy4tk— New York Giants (@Giants) April 28, 2017Evan Engram highlights!
"Eli Manning texted me after to tell me congrats." - Evan Engram
— New York Giants (@Giants) April 28, 2017
👌— Kyle Krebs (@Kilogram_boyy) April 28, 2017Welcome to the giants Evan Engram
Evan Engram will be a very good friend of Eli Manning's very soon. Great receiving TE. #Giants #NFLDraft
— Scott Bilo (@BiloFootball) April 28, 2017
All I could think about was what if Giants took Evan Engram and Chad Kelly... 1 down 1 to go @EvanEngram @ckelly_10
— Cannon (@CannonBrisco84) April 28, 2017
I'm very happy the giants drafted TE, just didn't like that they skipped over foster. Evan engram seems like a baller though
— Matt Engel (@mattengel_) April 28, 2017
🇯🇲 (@007SlappersOnly) April 28, 2017I wish Giants got OJ Howard, but we might see Evan Engram ball out
— G
💯🔥— LANDON COLLINS (@TheHumble_21) April 28, 2017We got @EvanEngram...we got a special one