isle'S MOCK DRAFT

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    Giants
Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (NYG)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NYG)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Received
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TB)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tristan Wirfs
OT
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Giants worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Giants started one anyway for Jackson Slater, 50 picks ahead of schedule.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. They banked enough surplus on Rourke to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In the Round 1 slot they get a ballhawk on the outside. A real need, handled.
Pick22 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In No. 22 they get a downhill hitter at safety at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant is a better player than Round 2, Pick 2 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A reach on Tate Ratledge in slot 55; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant in pick 67 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater at the 99th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick105 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at pick 105 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick154 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
A slide stopped in pick No. 154, with Kurtis Rourke worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick219 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A premium they did not need to pay, Isaac TeSlaa a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick246 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
By-the-book stuff, Teddye Buchanan at the 246th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.