mi22cruz'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • mi22cruz 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
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Giants a B.

The war room fell hard for Clay Webb, and it showed at the Round 5 slot: 87 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

On value alone, Bryant makes the weekend a net positive. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Safety was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In slot 3 they get a lockdown presence outside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at the 34th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick65 Rnd3 Donovan Ezeiruaku
By-the-book stuff, Donovan Ezeiruaku at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
They robbed the room for Andrew Mukuba here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 Logan Brown
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Logan Brown. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick155 Rnd5 Clay Webb
They reached into another round for Clay Webb, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick221 Rnd7 Pat Bryant
Circle this one: Pat Bryant at pick No. 221 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick248 Rnd7 Brady Cook
A wild overpay on Brady Cook in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.