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Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NYG)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NYG)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NYG)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NYG)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (JAX)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ATL)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (JAX)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Players traded away
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Evan Neal
OT
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Jon Runyan
OG
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Micah McFadden
LB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Giants left with their quarterback, and a C- to match.

The search is over. The Giants handed the keys to Cam Ward, and the whole operation now runs on his development. For now it grades a C-, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

The Emmanwori value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

They are betting Buchanan proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jihaad Campbell. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick65 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at the 65th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kyle Kennard
Kyle Kennard at pick 77 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick99 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
A conviction pick on Zy Alexander at the 99th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Savion Williams at No. 105 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick107 Rnd4 Terrance Ferguson
No drama and no debate, Terrance Ferguson went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell in pick No. 111 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
A clean, defensible pick in slot 118 with a little surplus value in Joshua Farmer. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick154 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at the 154th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick171 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Nice patience on Bhayshul Tuten, who had no business lasting to pick 171. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick219 Rnd7 Fadil Diggs
A wild overpay on Fadil Diggs in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
Pick221 Rnd7 Tyler Batty
They reached a country mile for Tyler Batty at Round 7, Pick 5, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick230 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan in the 230th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick246 Rnd7 Kitan Crawford
By-the-book stuff, Kitan Crawford at pick No. 246 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.