takater607'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • takater607 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NYG)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LV)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Players Gained
Head Shot
M.J. Devonshire
CB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Giants.

Nobody else had Dont'e Thornton Jr. anywhere near No. 143. The Giants did, by 40 spots, and that gap is the whole story. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Warren. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a sticky cover corner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tyler Warren at slot 34 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in No. 68 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
They paid a round early for Cam Skattebo in pick 99, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick105 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
A real head-scratcher, Oluwafemi Oladejo in the 105th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick143 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A wild overpay on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 143rd overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick154 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at pick No. 154 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson in slot 219 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick246 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Isaac TeSlaa at the Round 7 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.