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Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYG)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NYG)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYG)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Ward headlines a B- weekend for the Giants.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Nicholas Singleton, No. 245, roughly 141 picks past where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Every board in the league had Mesidor lower, and that gap is the story. So much rides on Cam Ward that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In slot 1 they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
The board had cheaper options than Benjamin Morrison at the Round 2 slot, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick65 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
They read the board right and Tyleik Williams was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick102 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at the 102nd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick134 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in the 134th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
They paid a round early for Jaeden Roberts in pick No. 153, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jake Slaughter
They barely believed it either: Jake Slaughter still on the board at pick 217. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick245 Rnd7 Nicholas Singleton
They will replay Nicholas Singleton at slot 245 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick256 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
A wild overpay on Akheem Mesidor in No. 256, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.