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    Giants
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYG)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NYG)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NYG)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NYG)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NYG)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYG)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NYG)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYG)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NYG)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (TB)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (TB)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Giants: B.

The Giants put a flag in the ground for Trey Zuhn III, 40 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk. They bet on numbers rather than a single high pick.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In No. 5 they get a centerfielder for the defense. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
By-the-book stuff, Sonny Styles at the 38th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick106 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on D'Angelo Ponds. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick116 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
They talked themselves into DeMonte Capehart at Round 4, Pick 16, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor at the 144th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick154 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at pick 154 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick166 Rnd5 Trey Zuhn III
Value said wait; Trey Zuhn III in the 166th pick says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick185 Rnd6 Bud Clark
They took Bud Clark at par in No. 185, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick191 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
A premium they did not need to pay, Bryce Foster a notch or two before his time. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick192 Rnd6 De'Zhaun Stribling
They reached a country mile for De'Zhaun Stribling at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick229 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant at Round 7, Pick 13 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.