The New York Giants have received praise for their decision to draft Ryan Nassib in the fourth round of last weekend's NFL Draft.

Nassib will backup Eli Manning at quarterback.

Nassib will earn $640,000 whereas backups such as Matt Hasselbeck will earn $5 million with the Indianapolis Colts and Matt Cassel will make $3.7 million.

The NFL has converged on New York City for the first round of the 2013 draft. Without two sure-fire picks, as we saw last season with Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III, there promises to be a lot of drama on Thursday night.

As the action unfolds, check out Jeff Risdon's Mock Draft and see how our expert's predictions matched up with the actual picks.

You can also chat with fellow NFL fans in our NFL Draft forum as the picks are announced.

1. Kansas City Chiefs - Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan

2. Jacksonville Jaguars - Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M

3. Miami Dolphins (acquired from Oakland) - Dion Jordon, OLB, Oregon

4. Philadelphia Eagles -Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma

5. Detroit Lions - Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU

6. Cleveland Browns - Barkevious Mingo, DE, LSU

7. Arizona Cardinals - Jonathan Cooper, G, North Carolina

8. St. Louis Rams (acquired from Buffalo) - Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia

9. New York Jets - Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama

10. Tennessee Titans - Chance Warmack, G, Alabama 

11. San Diego Chargers - D.J. Fluker, G, Alabama

12. Oakland Raiders (acquired from Miami) - D.J. Hayden, CB, Houston

13. New York Jets - Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri

14. Carolina Panthers - Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah

15. New Orleans Saints - Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas

16. St. Louis Rams - E.J. Manuel, QB, Florida State

17. Pittsburgh Steelers - Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia

18. San Francisco 49ers (from Cowboys) - Eric Reid, S, LSU

19. New York Giants - Justin Pugh, G, Syracuse

20. Chicago Bears - Kyle Long, G, Oregon

21. Cincinnati Bengals - Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame

22. Atlanta Falcons (from Rams) - Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington

23. Minnesota Vikings - Sharrif Floyd, DT Florida

24. Indianapolis Colts - Bjoren Werner, DE, Florida State

25. Minnesota Vikings - Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State

26. Green Bay Packers - Datone Jones, DE, UCLA

27. Houston Texans - DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson

28. Denver Broncos - Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina

29. Minnesota Vikings (from Patriots) - Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee

30. St. Louis Rams (from Falcons) - Alec Ogletree, ILB, Georgia

31. Dallas Cowboys (from 49ers) - Travis Frederick, C, Wisconsin

32. Baltimore Ravens - Matt Elam, S, Florida

Trades

The Oakland Raiders traded the third overall pick to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for the 12th and 42nd overall selections.

The Buffalo Bills traded the eighth and 71st overall pick to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the 16th, 46th, 78th and 222nd overall selections.

The 49ers traded the No. 31 and No. 74 pick to the Cowboys for the No. 18 pick.

The Falcons traded the No. 30 pick and a sixth rounder to the Rams to acquire No. 22 and a seventh rounder in 2015.

The Vikings have acquired the No. 29 pick from the Patriots for the No. 52, No. 83, No. 102 and No. 229 selections.

Andre Brown has signed his one-year restricted free agent tender with the New York Giants, according to a source.

Brown will earn $2.02 million for the 2013 season.

Victor Cruz remains the lone restricted free agent who hasn't signed his tender with the Giants.

Brown rushed for 385 yards and eight touchdowns in 10 games before his season ended with a broken leg in late November.

Jason Pierre-Paul denies that he was out of shape last season.

After recording 16.5 sacks in 2011, Pierre-Paul had just 6.5 sacks in 2012.

Tom Coughlin said at the owners meeting in Arizona, "He didn't play as well as the year before. ... He was big when he came to camp. There's not a lot of body fat [with Pierre-Paul], yes, but still."

"I was always in great shape," Pierre-Paul said. "I'm still the same size this year. People say I look slimmer but I'm the same weight.

"I was not big last year," he added. "I was 273 and I'm 274 now. If they want me to lose weight, I can do it that fast."

Victor Cruz has told at least two people that he plans to stay with the New York Giants, according to a report.

Jay-Z's Roc Nation is handling Cruz's business and marketing opportunities, which has the wide receiver leaning towards staying in New York.

"[Cruz] told his agents not to sign him with another team because he wants to work with Jay-Z," according to a source. "There might have been a couple of teams interested, but he didn't want to go anywhere."

The New York Giants haven't ruled out bringing back Brandon Jacobs.

Jacobs spent the 2012 season with the San Francisco 49ers.

"He'd love to return to New York, obviously," a source said.

The Giants haven't engaged in formal discussions with Jacobs and they don't appear to be in a rush to do so.

Aaron Ross has gotten himself in hot water for saying that his one-year stint with the Jacksonville Jaguars was essentially a paid vacation.

"I really apologize if Jag nation took offense to it," Ross said. "I loved the opportunity that they gave me, they gave me a second chance to live my dream."

The defensive back played for the Giants from 2007-2011 and then returned this offseason.

Ross, who had a disappointing season in Jacksonville after signing there as a free agent, said he wasn't trying to suggest with his "vacation" comment that he wasn't giving maximum effort to the Jaguars.

"The only reason I said the vacation thing is because it was such a short turnaround for me to [come] back home with the Giants, it felt like [being away on] a vacation. I definitely didn't mean any harm to Jacksonville city or the fans or disrespect to the organization. I have the utmost respect for that organization," Ross said.

The New York Giants have signed defensive tackle Mike Patterson.

Patterson is the second former Philadelphia Eagles tackle to sign with the Giants, following in the footsteps of Cullen Jenkins.