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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYG)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NYG)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (NYG)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYG)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NYG)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NYG)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (NYG)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYG)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NYG)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (IND)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CIN)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CHI)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Players Gained
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Darrynton Evans
RB
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Josh Oliver
TE
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Alex Singleton
LB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Giants cashed the board's mistake on Williams: A-.

The real work happened on the phones. The Giants fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

The Williams pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

The Milton III reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The Giants clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

In the end it comes back to Jared Verse, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get juice off the edge at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick42 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A reasonable price with a little left over, Xavier Legette in slot 42. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick49 Rnd2 Graham Barton
They paid sticker price for Graham Barton in pick 49, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick70 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
No edge and no loss on Brenden Rice in the 70th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick82 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Value with a capital V on Payton Wilson in the 82nd overall pick, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick110 Rnd4 Audric Estime
They read the board right and Audric Estime was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 10. The roster fit checks out.
Pick117 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in slot 117 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick129 Rnd4 Max Melton
They robbed the room for Max Melton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick143 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joe Milton III in the 143rd pick, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt in No. 153 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick160 Rnd5 James Williams
Somehow James Williams was still sitting there in pick No. 160, and they pounced on premier safety value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick185 Rnd6 Austin Stogner
Austin Stogner in pick 185 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.
Pick190 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
Nothing to complain about; Ethan Driskell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.