Ethan'S MOCK DRAFT

Winning 2

  • Ethan DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NYG)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NYG)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NYG)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NYG)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Florida
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NYG)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NYG)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (GB)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LAC)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (TEN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Andrew Coker Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (IND)
Andrew Coker
OL TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA FutureC
Quarterback settled, Penix Jr. in the fold, and a B for the Giants.

The search is over. The Giants handed the keys to Michael Penix Jr., and the whole operation now runs on his development. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The cost of the Fautanu reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick 9 they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick12 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick54 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean in Round 2, Pick 22 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Princely Umanmielen
No drama and no debate, Princely Umanmielen went about where he belonged in pick No. 69. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Tyleik Williams
No edge and no loss on Tyleik Williams in slot 105; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick106 Rnd4 Troy Fautanu
They paid a round early for Troy Fautanu in No. 106, more than the board wanted. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick135 Rnd4 Tyler Guyton
They liked Tyler Guyton enough to skip the value, taking him in the 135th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick142 Rnd5 Donovan Edwards
They went early on Donovan Edwards in the 142nd overall pick, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cedric Gray. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.