isle'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

isle'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2026

G 1

  • isle DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYG)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYG)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYG)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYG)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Giants let Igbinosun fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The Giants did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Davison Igbinosun fell into pick No. 105. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. They are betting Stephens proves the room right and everyone else wrong. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with safety the one that mattered most.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get the heartbeat of the defense. More want than need.
Pick10 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick No. 10 they get a centerpiece for the ground game at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Denzel Boston
Denzel Boston at Round 2, Pick 5 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick105 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
You do not let a cornerback like Davison Igbinosun reach pick 105 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick145 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at No. 145 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick186 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
A tidy little value on Kaleb Elarms-Orr in slot 186, a step better than break-even. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick192 Rnd6 Matt Gulbin
Good price on Matt Gulbin in the 192nd overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 VJ Payne
They paid up for VJ Payne at the 193rd pick when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.