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RUN ON JAN 25, 2026

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  • Natergater24 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NYG)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NYG)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NYG)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NYG)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYG)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Draft Picks Traded
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Giants a B.

Everything else got attention, and interior defensive lineman got none. That is a strange way for the Giants to leave a draft. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

That Lance pick is the receipt they will wave around later. If Reid pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with safety chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get an enforcer at safety. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Good price on Anthony Hill Jr. in pick No. 37, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick125 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis at pick 125 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick130 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
A slide stopped in No. 130, with Bryce Lance worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
They paid sticker price for Max Iheanachor in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick184 Rnd6 Dane Key
A clean, defensible pick in slot 184 with a little surplus value in Dane Key. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Desmond Reid
Desmond Reid at the 190th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick191 Rnd6 DJ Harvey
DJ Harvey in the 191st pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick209 Rnd6 Isaac Smith
A reach on Isaac Smith in the 209th pick; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.