1'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • 1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NYG)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NYG)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYG)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NYG)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Players traded away
Head Shot
Daniel Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Maye is the plan now, and the Giants grade out a D.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Giants shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it. However the rest shakes out, Worthy at that price is a win they earned.

They will need Beebe to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, safety very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 5th pick they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value.
Pick35 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
They did well to land Adonai Mitchell in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Josh Newton
A straight-up fair deal on Josh Newton at slot 37, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick47 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in the 47th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Worthy at No. 69 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Zak Zinter in pick No. 103. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick105 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
They took Matt Goncalves at par in Round 4, Pick 5, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick142 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland in pick 142 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick183 Rnd6 Braden Fiske
They read the board right and Braden Fiske was the payoff at the 183rd overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.