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Draft Grade — Giants
Overall
D
ValueB
NeedB
TradesF
FutureB
McCarthy is the Giants' new face under center. Grade: D. The Giants did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Ty'Ron Hopper fell into Round 7, Pick 34.
The cost of the McLachlan reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Whatever J.J. McCarthy becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer.
The veteran additions, Taylor Decker chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.
It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.
Pick Analysis
Pick28
Rnd1
Brian Thomas Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick29
Rnd1
Tyler Nubin
In pick No. 29 they get a ballhawk on the back end at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick30
Rnd1
Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell in the Round 1 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick31
Rnd1
J.J. McCarthy
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a franchise quarterback, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39
Rnd2
Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at pick 39 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick53
Rnd2
Xavier Legette
A tidy bit of business in slot 53, where Xavier Legette graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick60
Rnd2
Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at No. 60 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick70
Rnd3
T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa in the 70th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick71
Rnd3
Edgerrin Cooper
A slide stopped in the 71st overall pick, with Edgerrin Cooper worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick72
Rnd3
Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at pick No. 72 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73
Rnd3
Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at pick No. 73 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick76
Rnd3
T'Vondre Sweat
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like T'Vondre Sweat reach the 76th pick and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick108
Rnd4
Blake Corum
They robbed the room for Blake Corum here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick121
Rnd4
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
They let Jarvis Brownlee Jr. come to them and pounced at pick 121. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick129
Rnd4
Cedric Gray
They paid sticker price for Cedric Gray in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick140
Rnd5
Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in slot 140 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick142
Rnd5
MarShawn Lloyd
A quiet steal in the 142nd overall pick: MarShawn Lloyd for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick185
Rnd6
Tommy Eichenberg
Steal is underselling it; Tommy Eichenberg at No. 185 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick197
Rnd6
Austin Booker
The board fumbled Austin Booker all the way to the 197th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick237
Rnd7
Jontrey Hunter
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jontrey Hunter. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick247
Rnd7
Tanor Bortolini
They will replay Tanor Bortolini at slot 247 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick253
Rnd7
Tanner McLachlan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tanner McLachlan well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick254
Rnd7
Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in the 254th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick257
Rnd7
Zion Logue
Zion Logue in pick No. 257 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.



























