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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NYG)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NYG)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NYG)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DEN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (TEN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ben DiNucci
QB
Head Shot
Brian O'Neill
OT
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Giants found their guy under center in Daniels: B+.

Somebody in pick 141 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Giants sat still while Ja'Lynn Polk, the No. 73 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

They will need Oladapo to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 11th overall pick they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
They paid a round early for Xavier Worthy in the 47th pick, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick70 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A straight-up fair deal on Cade Stover at No. 70, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Circle this one: Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick 106 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick107 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at Round 4, Pick 7 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo in slot 108 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick129 Rnd4 Kitan Oladapo
They reached a country mile for Kitan Oladapo at the Round 4 slot, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ja'Lynn Polk
They will replay Ja'Lynn Polk at the 141st pick for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick147 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at the 147th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick157 Rnd5 Blake Fisher
Steal is underselling it; Blake Fisher at pick No. 157 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick183 Rnd6 Brennan Jackson
Brennan Jackson at pick 183 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.