Ealy2009'S MOCK DRAFT

GIANTS

  • Ealy2009 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYG)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYG)
A.J. Harris
CB Penn State
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (NYG)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NYG)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jaylon Braxton Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (NYG)
Jaylon Braxton
CB Ole Miss
Ayden Williams Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NYG)
Ayden Williams
WR Ole Miss
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NYG)
James Williams
LB Florida State
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE USC
Demon Clowney Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NYG)
Demon Clowney
DL-EDGE Charlotte
King Mack Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NYG)
King Mack
CB Penn State
Sage Ryan Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NYG)
Sage Ryan
S Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (TEN)
James Williams
LB Florida State
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (IND)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE USC
Demon Clowney Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (IND)
Demon Clowney
DL-EDGE Charlotte
King Mack Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NYJ)
King Mack
CB Penn State
Sage Ryan Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Sage Ryan
S Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Daniel Bellinger
TE
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DT
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall C
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Giants got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Giants shredded theirs for Demon Clowney. He came off 120 spots early, and the room will hear about it. It nets out a thoroughly average C.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Hit on T.J. Parker and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 T.J. Parker
In slot 1 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 A.J. Harris
A.J. Harris in pick No. 33 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick101 Rnd3 Princewill Umanmielen
Princewill Umanmielen in the 101st overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick140 Rnd5 Da'Shawn Womack
A wild overpay on Da'Shawn Womack in pick 140, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylon Braxton
Jaylon Braxton in No. 179 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick187 Rnd6 Ayden Williams
They reached a country mile for Ayden Williams at the 187th pick, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick216 Rnd6 James Williams
Value said wait; James Williams in pick No. 216 says they were not listening. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick221 Rnd7 Solomon Tuliaupupu
They talked themselves into Solomon Tuliaupupu at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Demon Clowney
They left a pile of value on the table to take Demon Clowney this early at slot 247. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick251 Rnd7 King Mack
They paid up for King Mack at Round 7, Pick 35 when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Pick253 Rnd7 Sage Ryan
They reached into another round for Sage Ryan, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.