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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NYG)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NYG)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NYG)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Giants finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Giants' quarterback, full stop. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Getting Legette where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Rome Odunze
Rome Odunze at pick No. 37 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick54 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Taking Xavier Legette in slot 54 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
Circle this one: T.J. Tampa at the 69th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at the Round 4 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick142 Rnd5 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at the 142nd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick183 Rnd6 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in No. 183 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.