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aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 3, 2026

GIANTS

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Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NYG)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NYG)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NYG)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NYG)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYG)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYG)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYG)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NYG)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NYG)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (LAR)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (LAR)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (KC)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (LAR)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureC
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Giants.

Nobody had Drew Allar this high, and it is not close. The Giants reached 52 spots to get him at Round 4, Pick 5.

Getting Branch where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In No. 9 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at the Round 2 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick74 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nicholas Singleton well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick87 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch in Round 3, Pick 23 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick94 Rnd3 Chase Bisontis
Chase Bisontis at the 94th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick105 Rnd4 Drew Allar
Drew Allar in slot 105 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Zane Durant
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zane Durant. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick186 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
The board had Domani Jackson higher than pick No. 186, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick193 Rnd6 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at No. 193 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick207 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
They will replay Keagen Trost at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick251 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
Circle this one: Miles Kitselman at Round 7, Pick 35 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.