bobbyc'S MOCK DRAFT

bobbyc'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 1, 2026

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  • bobbyc DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYG)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYG)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NYG)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Cam Calhoun Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYG)
Cam Calhoun
CB Alabama
Malik Hartford Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYG)
Malik Hartford
S Ohio State
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NYG)
Makhi Hughes
RB Oregon
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (NYG)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Giants fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

The Princewill Umanmielen selection is the head-turner. The Giants reached 52 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. That Sadiq pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick 3 they get a rangy last line of defense at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 18th pick they get a green-dot type in the middle. More want than need.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq at No. 37 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
They paid up for Zachariah Branch at pick No. 103 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick141 Rnd5 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis in the 141st overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Cam Calhoun
Cam Calhoun in slot 186 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick193 Rnd6 Malik Hartford
They talked themselves into Malik Hartford at the Round 6 slot, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick195 Rnd6 Makhi Hughes
A straight-up fair deal on Makhi Hughes at Round 6, Pick 14, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
They left a pile of value on the table to take Princewill Umanmielen this early at the 196th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.