RyanP'S MOCK DRAFT

Giants end of season

  • RyanP DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NYG)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NYG)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (NYG)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NYG)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NYG)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYG)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Draft Picks Received
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (BUF)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Players Gained
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Keon Coleman
WR
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Dawson Knox
TE
Players traded away
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Chase Cota
WR
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Daniel Jones
QB
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Drew Lock
QB
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Eric Gray
RB
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Evan Neal
OT
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Jalin Hyatt
WR
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Lawrence Cager
TE
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Mark Glowinski
OG
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Matt Nelson
OT
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Nathan Rourke
QB
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Tyree Jackson
TE
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall C+
ValueA- NeedB TradesD- FutureB-
The Giants robbed the room for Fairchild. Final grade: C+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Dylan Fairchild got past him. The Giants do not have to explain a thing at the 207th overall pick. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

They will need Powell-Ryland to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

The Giants clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

So much rides on Travis Hunter that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick No. 3 they get an island corner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Cam Ward
Taking Cam Ward in the 34th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick65 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Wyatt Milum
Circle this one: Wyatt Milum at pick 104 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick108 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
This one needs a full-page explanation: Antwaun Powell-Ryland in the 108th pick, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jahdae Barron
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Jahdae Barron in No. 134, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick153 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
Somehow Tez Johnson was still sitting there in slot 153, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick169 Rnd5 Will Howard
They robbed the room for Will Howard here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick204 Rnd6 Maxwell Hairston
A cornerback of that caliber at the 204th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick207 Rnd6 Dylan Fairchild
They will replay Dylan Fairchild at pick No. 207 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jake Majors
They barely believed it either: Jake Majors still on the board at slot 219. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick245 Rnd7 Logan Brown
Logan Brown in pick 245 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick256 Rnd7 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray in No. 256 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.