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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NYG)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NYG)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NYG)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NYG)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYG)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Stone Handy Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Stone Handy
LB-EDGE Charlotte
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NYG)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (GB)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Jacobs
RB
Head Shot
Dakoda Shepley
OT
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall A-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Giants won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

The Giants looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Stone Handy at pick No. 134 regardless, 175 picks early. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

Landing Mafah that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In the end it comes back to Kenneth Grant, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 23 they get an anchor for the defensive front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at the 44th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick54 Rnd2 Zy Alexander
They liked Zy Alexander enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 22. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick65 Rnd3 Kyle McCord
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kyle McCord. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
A big swing on Hollin Pierce at pick No. 76, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick87 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
This one needs a full-page explanation: Luke Kandra in the 87th pick, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Sonny Styles
A wild overpay on Sonny Styles in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Stone Handy
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Stone Handy well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick153 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Smael Mondon Jr. at the 153rd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick219 Rnd7 Tim Smith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tim Smith this early at pick 219. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick246 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah at slot 246 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.