pratht'S MOCK DRAFT

Giants cooked

  • pratht DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NYG)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NYG)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NYG)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NYG)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NYG)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Draft Picks Received
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (IND)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (IND)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (SF)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (IND)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Blake Freeland
OT
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB TradesA FutureB-
The Giants won the night they stopped Restrepo from sliding. Grade: B+.

Somebody in pick No. 254 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Giants sat still while Xavier Restrepo, the No. 16 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with safety chief among the fixes.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 9th pick they get a centerpiece for the ground game. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers in the 50th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cam Ward
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Cam Ward in pick 71, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at No. 81 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick107 Rnd4 Tre Harris
You do not let a wide receiver like Tre Harris reach slot 107 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Wyatt Milum
Circle this one: Wyatt Milum at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dani Dennis-Sutton
A edge rusher of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 28 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron in pick No. 217 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
They will replay Jordan Hancock at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick254 Rnd7 Xavier Restrepo
Taking Xavier Restrepo in the 254th pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.