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2026 nfl draft

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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYG)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (NYG)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
Ahmaad Moses Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NYG)
Ahmaad Moses
S SMU
Malik Hartford Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (NYG)
Malik Hartford
S Ohio State
James Smith Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NYG)
James Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Giants did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The tape said wait; the Giants did not. John Mateer went at pick 101, a good 35 picks before the board was ready.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get a two-high chess piece. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Makai Lemon
They took Makai Lemon at par in pick 33, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick101 Rnd3 John Mateer
They left a pile of value on the table to take John Mateer this early at the Round 3 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ahmaad Moses
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 140, where Ahmaad Moses graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Malik Hartford
By-the-book stuff, Malik Hartford at the 179th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick187 Rnd6 James Smith
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on James Smith. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.