Draftmel'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Draftmel DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Giants found their guy under center in Sanders: B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Giants committed. Shedeur Sanders is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

On value alone, Bond makes the weekend a net positive. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. The Bassa reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant is a better player than slot 34 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick65 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
No edge and no loss on Cameron Williams in the 65th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick99 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond at No. 99 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
They reached into another round for Jeffrey Bassa, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jah Joyner
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jah Joyner. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick219 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Donovan Edwards in pick No. 219. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick246 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
A wild overpay on Torricelli Simpkins III in the 246th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.