Mikeydellavella'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Mikeydellavella DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NYG)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Giants answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: B-.

Start where it matters. The Giants took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Landing Fisher that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They left with safety solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Drake Maye at No. 6 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick47 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
Fair-plus on Kamari Lassiter, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick70 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
A straight-up fair deal on Devontez Walker at pick No. 70, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick107 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving slipping to the 107th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick141 Rnd5 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick183 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at slot 183 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.