STIZ'S MOCK DRAFT

STIZ'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 28, 2026

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    Giants
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NYG)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NYG)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NYG)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Giants: B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Giants did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to edge rusher, which was the need that mattered most.

If Davis pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the Round 1 slot they get a two-high chess piece. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
No edge and no loss on Elijah Sarratt in Round 2, Pick 5; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick105 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
Value said wait; J.C. Davis in No. 105 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick143 Rnd5 David Oke
David Oke at slot 143 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick184 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Thaddeus Dixon. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick190 Rnd6 Isaiah Jatta
The board had cheaper options than Isaiah Jatta at pick 190, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick191 Rnd6 Miles Kitselman
A tidy little value on Miles Kitselman in pick No. 191, a step better than break-even. The roster fit checks out.