Jdrinkho'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jdrinkho'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 15, 2026

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  • Jdrinkho DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYG)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYG)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYG)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYG)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYG)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kenny Moore II
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Darius Slayton
WR
Head Shot
Dexter Lawrence II
DT
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall D
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureB-
The Giants let Rutledge fall and pounced. Final grade: D.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Giants, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Every board in the league had Stroman lower, and that gap is the story. Rutledge falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick 5 they get a two-high chess piece. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Chris Brazzell II
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chris Brazzell II at the 37th pick is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
No edge and no loss on Lee Hunter in Round 2, Pick 15; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick105 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
You do not let an offensive lineman like Keylan Rutledge reach the 105th overall pick and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick140 Rnd4 Will Lee III
A quiet steal in No. 140: Will Lee III for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Skyler Gill-Howard
Skyler Gill-Howard in slot 145 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick179 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
They paid sticker price for Kaleb Elarms-Orr in pick 179, and that is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick186 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
Fair-plus on Keagen Trost, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jalen Stroman
A wild overpay on Jalen Stroman in pick No. 192, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 Matt Gulbin
Matt Gulbin at the 193rd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.