Buffhem'S MOCK DRAFT

Draft One

  • Buffhem DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NYG)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NYG)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NYG)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NYG)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NYG)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYG)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NE)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (SF)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Khalil Shakir
WR
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureA+
The Giants let Ponds fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. D'Angelo Ponds tumbling to the Giants in slot 128 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Adding Khalil Shakir by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

A strong weekend's work, and a rare one to find this little fault with.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In pick 21 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq at the 34th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick40 Rnd2 Isaiah World
Isaiah World in the 40th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick60 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at slot 60 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd4 Whit Weeks
A clean, defensible pick in No. 102 with a little surplus value in Whit Weeks. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick128 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
Steal is underselling it; D'Angelo Ponds at pick No. 128 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick143 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Nice patience on Demond Claiborne, who had no business lasting to the Round 5 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick147 Rnd5 Kage Casey
No edge and no loss on Kage Casey in Round 5, Pick 7; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Duce Robinson
Duce Robinson at pick No. 180 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick186 Rnd6 Rayshaun Benny
They paid sticker price for Rayshaun Benny in the 186th pick, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.