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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Players traded away
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Evan Neal
OT
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Greg Dulcich
TE
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Jon Runyan
OG
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Kayvon Thibodeaux
LB
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Micah McFadden
LB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Giants bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

The war room fell hard for Justin Walley, and it showed at pick 246: 74 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Walker at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 3 they get a problem off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Mike Green
Fair-plus on Mike Green, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick35 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Booker. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jalon Walker in pick 65, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jamaree Caldwell
A wild overpay on Jamaree Caldwell in the 99th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
The board had Jalen Milroe higher than No. 105, and the quarterback fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick154 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Logan Brown at pick No. 154 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick219 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
They left a pile of value on the table to take Teddye Buchanan this early at pick 219. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick246 Rnd7 Justin Walley
Justin Walley at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.