MikeHeimerdinger'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NYG)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NYG)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NYG)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Giants left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

The Giants spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

However the rest shakes out, Arnold at that price is a win they earned. They will need Tupuola-Fetui to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 5 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at slot 37 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick54 Rnd2 Graham Barton
You do not let an offensive lineman like Graham Barton reach Round 2, Pick 22 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Terrion Arnold
Circle this one: Terrion Arnold at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick105 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
A conviction pick on Donovan Jackson at pick 105 that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick142 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
A reach for Cole Bishop in the 142nd overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick183 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zion Tupuola-Fetui. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.