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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYG)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Darius Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NYG)
Darius Taylor
RB Minnesota
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYG)
Antonio Kite
CB Ole Miss
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NYG)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (LAR)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAR)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Giants bled value on every deal, hence the C.

The Giants lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. For now it grades a C, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

On value alone, Wheatley makes the weekend a net positive. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 10 they get the heartbeat of the defense at fair value. More want than need.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
They took Kayden McDonald at par in the 34th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
A quiet steal in the 102nd pick: Zakee Wheatley for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick143 Rnd5 J.C. Davis
No drama and no debate, J.C. Davis went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 3. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick180 Rnd6 Darius Taylor
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 6 slot with a little surplus value in Darius Taylor. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick186 Rnd6 Antonio Kite
They paid sticker price for Antonio Kite in slot 186, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick190 Rnd6 CJ Daniels
Value with a capital V on CJ Daniels in pick 190, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.