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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Giants: B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Giants reached some 47 spots for Jalen Travis, and value like that does not grow back. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. On value alone, Emmanwori makes the weekend a net positive.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 3 they get a problem off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nick Emmanwori at slot 34 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick65 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter in the 65th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at pick No. 99 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick105 Rnd4 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough at pick 105 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
Pick154 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens at Round 5, Pick 16 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick219 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Teddye Buchanan well ahead of where he belonged. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
Jalen Travis in the 246th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.