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RUN ON APR 23, 2026

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Giants

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Draft Selections
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYG)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NYG)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NYG)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYG)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYG)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYG)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Korey Foreman Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYG)
Korey Foreman
DE-EDGE Fresno State
Draft Picks Received
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kingsley Suamataia
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Isaiah Likely
TE
Head Shot
Malik Nabers
WR
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall F
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureC
The board had answers; the Giants had Foreman. Grade: F.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Korey Foreman, 185 picks early at pick 193. The board sounded every alarm, and the F is the fallout.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. That Ponds pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with interior defensive lineman still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick10 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In slot 10 they get a cornerstone up front, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
They paid a round early for Jacob Rodriguez in No. 37, more than the board wanted. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick40 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Omar Cooper Jr. in Round 2, Pick 8. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick74 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in pick 74 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick105 Rnd4 Cole Payton
They left a pile of value on the table to take Cole Payton this early at the 105th pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick145 Rnd5 Riley Nowakowski
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Riley Nowakowski well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick186 Rnd6 Chase Roberts
Chase Roberts in No. 186 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick192 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
A big swing on Kaelon Black at slot 192, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.
Pick193 Rnd6 Korey Foreman
A real head-scratcher, Korey Foreman in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.