FabeMoneyFran'S MOCK DRAFT

GIANTS

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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NYG)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (NYG)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (NYG)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Jacory Croskey-Merritt Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
RB Arizona
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (NYG)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (SF)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Giants.

The Giants clearly saw something nobody else did in Jacory Croskey-Merritt, taking him 32 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Landing Winston Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
Abdul Carter at pick 3 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick34 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Derrick Harmon at the 34th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick65 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor in the 65th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the Round 3 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick114 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A tidy bit of business in Round 4, Pick 12, where Kevin Winston Jr. graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick160 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez in pick No. 160 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick163 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chase Lundt. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick219 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
A conviction pick on Cam Jackson at No. 219 that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jacory Croskey-Merritt
Jacory Croskey-Merritt in slot 246 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Moliki Matavao
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Moliki Matavao. It patches a soft spot without any drama.