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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NYG)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
The Giants let Huzzie fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The Giants spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Alijah Huzzie, the No. 215 name on the board, in the 246th pick. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Burke pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
You do not let a tight end like Tyler Warren reach pick 34 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
They paid sticker price for Kaleb Johnson in slot 44, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick65 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cameron Williams. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
The board had Jayden Higgins higher than pick No. 76, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe in No. 99 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at Round 4, Pick 3 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the 154th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick219 Rnd7 Clay Webb
Clay Webb in pick No. 219 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick246 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
They robbed the room for Alijah Huzzie here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.