1'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • 1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NYG)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYG)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NYG)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NYG)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NYG)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAR)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAR)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (LAR)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAR)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesD FutureA
Larceny in slot 47 lands the Giants a B, Legette and all.

When a board-topper like Xavier Legette slides to Round 2, Pick 15, you do not overthink it, and the Giants did not. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 21 they get a home-run threat at receiver, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
Nate Wiggins in Round 2, Pick 6 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick47 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Taking Xavier Legette in No. 47 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick53 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A straight-up fair deal on Cooper Beebe at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick70 Rnd3 Javon Foster
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Javon Foster at slot 70. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis in pick 106 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick143 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube at the 143rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick153 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Billy Bowman Jr.. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford in Round 6, Pick 9 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.