Sam B'S MOCK DRAFT

Sam B'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 18, 2025

Draft 2

  • Sam B DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (NYG)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NYG)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NYG)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (NYG)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NYG)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (HOU)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (LAR)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (HOU)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (HOU)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (GB)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (BUF)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (BUF)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Kirk
WR
Head Shot
Micah Parsons
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Chris Board
LB
Head Shot
Deonte Banks
CB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Giants turned the phones into found money: A-.

Whoever sat across the table from the Giants should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

The Casey reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Wagner steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 22 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick31 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In the 31st overall pick they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Colton Hood
A clean, defensible pick in No. 37 with a little surplus value in Colton Hood. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick55 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
The board had Jake Slaughter higher than the Round 2 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick66 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy in the 66th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick101 Rnd4 C.J. Fite
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on C.J. Fite. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at pick No. 143 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick195 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at pick 195 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.