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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYG)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NYG)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joe Milton III
QB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
The Giants finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

Start where it matters. The Giants took Cam Ward 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.

Gordon II at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will need Bailey to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the 4th pick they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
Benjamin Morrison at the Round 2 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick65 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in pick No. 65 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Steal is underselling it; Donovan Jackson at Round 4, Pick 3 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick105 Rnd4 David Bailey
They reached a country mile for David Bailey at pick 105, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They will replay Jordan Phillips at the 134th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick145 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
They barely believed it either: Smael Mondon Jr. still on the board at No. 145. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick155 Rnd5 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy at slot 155 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock slipping to the Round 7 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick221 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
They robbed the room for Ollie Gordon II here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Nazir Stackhouse
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the 222nd pick is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick248 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Gino Garcia. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.