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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYG)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Giants finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

When a board-topper like Ja'Quinden Jackson slides to the Round 7 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Giants did not. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Everything downstream of Cam Ward depends on Cam Ward, and the building knows it. They are betting Amos proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In pick 3 they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Trey Amos
A real head-scratcher, Trey Amos in No. 34 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick65 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams at the 65th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jack Nelson
They jumped the gun on Jack Nelson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
You do not let an offensive lineman like Luke Kandra reach the 134th pick and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy in No. 153 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick219 Rnd7 Michael Taaffe
They will replay Michael Taaffe at Round 7, Pick 3 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
They barely believed it either: Jack Kiser still on the board at slot 245. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick256 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
Ja'Quinden Jackson at pick No. 256 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.