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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NYG)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NYG)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NYG)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NYG)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (NYG)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SF)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (SF)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Players Gained
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Van Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureA+
Nothing loud, just a tidy B+ for the Giants.

Nobody else had Jordan Travis anywhere near slot 134. The Giants did, by 39 spots, and that gap is the whole story. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Jones. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Van Jefferson gives the group a proven body among the projects. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 28th overall pick they get an island corner. A real need, handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
A reach on Javon Bullard in Round 2, Pick 15; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy in pick No. 60 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick70 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
They took Devontez Walker at par in the 70th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick107 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
No edge and no loss on Braelon Allen in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in No. 119 with a little surplus value in Jarvis Brownlee Jr.. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at the 134th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick141 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Value with a capital V on Christian Jones in Round 5, Pick 5, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick211 Rnd6 Myles Harden
Myles Harden in No. 211 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick215 Rnd6 Trente Jones
The board fumbled Trente Jones all the way to pick No. 215, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan at the 257th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.