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  • Darien DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NYG)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NYG)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NYG)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Giants a B.

Every other box got a look, but interior defensive lineman did not. The Giants will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Reaching for Payton left real value on the table behind him. The roster is better shaped than it was, with safety chief among the fixes. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick 5 they get a downhill hitter at safety. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 KC Concepcion
Good price on KC Concepcion in pick No. 37, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
They paid sticker price for Xavier Scott in the 105th pick, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick143 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor in the 143rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick184 Rnd6 Miles Kitselman
Miles Kitselman at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick190 Rnd6 Quinten Joyner
By-the-book stuff, Quinten Joyner at Round 6, Pick 11 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
They jumped the gun on Patrick Payton, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It patches a soft spot without any drama.