jgy'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • jgy DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NYG)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NYG)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYG)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB TradesC FutureA
Grand theft in No. 256: the Giants steal Sanders and grade out a B+.

When a board-topper like T.J. Sanders slides to No. 256, you do not overthink it, and the Giants did not.

That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 7 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 4th overall pick they get a lockdown presence outside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Cam Ward
A quarterback of that caliber at the Round 2 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick65 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at pick No. 65 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick77 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
Steal is underselling it; Wyatt Milum at the 77th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at Round 4, Pick 3 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in No. 134 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jahdae Barron
Taking Jahdae Barron in slot 153 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick219 Rnd7 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart at pick 219 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Kurtis Rourke
Somehow Kurtis Rourke was still sitting there in pick 245, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick256 Rnd7 T.J. Sanders
They robbed the room for T.J. Sanders here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.