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tknolan3'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 16, 2026

KT trade for a 3rd

  • tknolan3 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NYG)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NYG)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NYG)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NYG)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Draft Picks Received
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kayvon Thibodeaux
LB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall C
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Giants lost the trade table, and the C tells the story.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Isaiah Jatta at Round 6, Pick 5, a reach of 41 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Call it a C and check back in two years.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They banked enough surplus on Trotter to cover a lot of smaller sins. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get a ballhawk on the back end at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick79 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Josiah Trotter at the 79th overall pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick105 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
A clean, defensible pick in No. 105 with a little surplus value in Daylen Everette. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick143 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
They paid a round early for Ted Hurst in pick No. 143, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick184 Rnd6 Isaiah Jatta
They reached a country mile for Isaiah Jatta at slot 184, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick190 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
Good price on Eric McAlister in No. 190, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick191 Rnd6 Bud Clark
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bud Clark. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.