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Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NYG)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NYG)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Sam Brown Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Sam Brown
WR Miami
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NYG)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NYG)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NYG)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NYG)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (NYG)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NYG)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (NYG)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (NYG)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Giles Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
Giles Jackson
WR Washington
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NYG)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Payton Thorne Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NYG)
Payton Thorne
QB Auburn
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Tyler Loop Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
Tyler Loop
PK Arizona
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NYG)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Preston Hodge Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYG)
Preston Hodge
CB Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (TEN)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Sam Brown Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (TEN)
Sam Brown
WR Miami
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (TEN)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (TEN)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (SF)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAR)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Payton Thorne Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (SF)
Payton Thorne
QB Auburn
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (TEN)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Preston Hodge Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Preston Hodge
CB Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CAR)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mason Kinsey
WR
Head Shot
Harold Landry III
LB
Head Shot
Tony Pollard
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Benton Whitley
LB
Head Shot
Daniel Jones
QB
Head Shot
Lawrence Cager
TE
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B+
ValueD NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Giants left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Giants spent pick No. 228 on Payton Thorne, a name most had 309 spots down the list. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

The whole projection now runs through Cam Ward; hit there and everything else looks smarter. On value alone, Marshall Jr. makes the weekend a net positive. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In pick No. 1 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value.
Pick8 Rnd1 Xavier Restrepo
In slot 8 they get a matchup problem out wide, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Savion Williams
Savion Williams in the 34th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick35 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Nice patience on Malaki Starks, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at No. 65 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102 Rnd4 Sam Brown
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Sam Brown. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Damien Martinez
They reached into another round for Damien Martinez, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick134 Rnd4 Bryson Nesbit
They reached a country mile for Bryson Nesbit at the 134th overall pick, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick142 Rnd5 Xavier Scott
Value said wait; Xavier Scott in No. 142 says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick155 Rnd5 Ahmed Hassanein
Ahmed Hassanein at the 155th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Mello Dotson
A cornerback of that caliber at the Round 6 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick182 Rnd6 Davin Vann
A real head-scratcher, Davin Vann in pick No. 182 is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick189 Rnd6 Francisco Mauigoa
They left a pile of value on the table to take Francisco Mauigoa this early at slot 189. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick204 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
They barely believed it either: Tyler Cooper still on the board at Round 6, Pick 26. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick216 Rnd6 Xavier Truss
This one needs a full-page explanation: Xavier Truss in Round 6, Pick 38, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick217 Rnd6 Micah Morris
Micah Morris at slot 217 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick218 Rnd6 Gino Garcia
They talked themselves into Gino Garcia at pick 218, and the board did not agree. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick219 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Carson Vinson. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick221 Rnd7 Giles Jackson
Giles Jackson at No. 221 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick222 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor in the 222nd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick228 Rnd7 Payton Thorne
A big swing on Payton Thorne at pick No. 228, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. in the 241st overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tyler Loop
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tyler Loop well ahead of where he belonged. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick255 Rnd7 Clay Webb
A clean, defensible pick in pick 255 with a little surplus value in Clay Webb. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick257 Rnd7 Preston Hodge
Preston Hodge at the 257th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.