The Facts: Following up on a previous item. ... It was becoming increasingly lonely and stressful for Randle inside the green room Friday night. Finally, when it was the Giants' turn to make their pick at No. 63 overall, they pounced on Randle, relieving their tension and ending his misery. The Giants liked Randle so much, Marc Ross, their director of college scouting, said they discussed picking him with the 32nd overall pick Thursday night. Ross said they had given Randle a first-round grade. "I really didn't think there was a chance we were going to get him," Ross said. "He was one of those where, at the end of the night [Thursday], you said, 'He's going to be one of the first few guys taken at the top of the [second] round.' It's very surprising that he was still there."

Diehards Line:Randle, the talented LSU receiver who was projected by many draft experts to be picked in the first round, was the last to be selected of the 26 college players the NFL invited to New York for the draft. ... At 6-2, 208 pounds, Randle entered the draft after his junior season, and did not have prolific numbers thanks in large part to subpar quarterback play. In his three years at LSU, he played in 40 games (25 starts) and caught 97 passes for 1,634 yards (16.9-yard average) and 13 touchdowns. Still, Ross called Randle "an NFL-ready receiver. ..." A month ago, the Giants opted not to keep free agent Mario Manningham because they weren't going to pay a No. 3 receiver starter money. Now the Giants, who have returning receivers Jerrel Jernigan, Ramses Barden and Domenik Hixon as complements to starters Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz, hope Randle proves to be the bargain they believe he is.