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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kamari Lassiter
DB Georgia
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NYG)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NYG)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYG)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NYG)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NYG)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Giants left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

The war room fell hard for Xavier Thomas, and it showed at No. 181: 71 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Drake Maye gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. With interior defensive lineman, cornerback and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on defensive back is the choice that costs them.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Safety was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 3 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went defensive back with Kamari Lassiter while clear needs at interior defensive lineman, cornerback and other spots sat open.
Pick57 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
They jumped the gun on Brian Thomas Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Troy Fautanu
A wild overpay on Troy Fautanu in Round 3, Pick 3, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in slot 103 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick140 Rnd5 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd at No. 140 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick181 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at pick No. 181 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.