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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NYG)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NYG)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NYG)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NYG)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NYG)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NYG)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (ATL)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jessie Bates III
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Daniel Jones
QB
Head Shot
Evan Neal
OT
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall D
ValueA- NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Giants answered their biggest question with Williams. Grade: D.

The Giants spent real capital to be 56 picks early on Trey Knox, and the board is going to hold them to it. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

They banked enough surplus on Phillips to cover a lot of smaller sins. They have staked the next five years on Caleb Williams, which is the only story that really matters here.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
Fair-plus on Caleb Williams, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick9 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Bo Nix
A tidy bit of business in slot 47, where Bo Nix graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick70 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at Round 3, Pick 6 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick75 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
A safety of that caliber at No. 75 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick79 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa in pick No. 79 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick107 Rnd4 Renardo Green
They will replay Renardo Green at slot 107 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick122 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Value with a capital V on Zak Zinter in Round 4, Pick 22, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Andru Phillips
Steal is underselling it; Andru Phillips at the 167th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick183 Rnd6 Will Shipley
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Will Shipley in pick 183, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Trey Knox
Trey Knox at the 232nd overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.