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Jersey Juggernauts

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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYG)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NYG)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NYG)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NYG)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NYG)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (NYG)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NYG)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (NYG)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYG)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NYG)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NYG)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NYG)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NYG)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NYG)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NYG)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NYG)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NYG)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NYG)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NYG)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NYG)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NYG)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NYG)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NYG)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NYG)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYG)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NYG)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Taysom Hill
TE
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Isaac Seumalo
OG
Players traded away
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Daniel Jones
QB
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Evan Neal
OT
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Giants bet the future on Nix. The board says D+.

The tape said wait; the Giants did not. Steele Chambers went at the 140th overall pick, a good 51 picks before the board was ready.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Bo Nix is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The Pearsall value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

The Giants clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In slot 10 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In No. 11 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick14 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick No. 14 they get a double-digit-sack hope. A real need, handled.
Pick20 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick21 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
A reasonable price with a little left over, Nate Wiggins in pick 21. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick22 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the 22nd overall pick they get a franchise quarterback, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry at the 33rd pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick39 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold slipping to pick No. 39 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick43 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Nice patience on Troy Fautanu, who had no business lasting to slot 43. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick47 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at Round 2, Pick 15 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick51 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
Nothing to complain about; J.J. McCarthy went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy slid further than he should have, and pick 70 is lovely value for the wide receiver. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick72 Rnd3 Austin Booker
A reach on Austin Booker in No. 72; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick89 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
They robbed the room for Kiran Amegadjie here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A quiet steal in pick No. 90: Cooper Beebe for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick91 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at Round 3, Pick 28. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick92 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum in slot 92 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick93 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall in the 93rd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick94 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy in No. 94 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick95 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
A reach for Cole Bishop in the 95th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A clean, defensible pick in pick 97 with a little surplus value in Dominick Puni. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick99 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd in No. 102 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Renardo Green
No drama and no debate, Renardo Green went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 8. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Leonard Taylor III in the 112th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 AJ Barner
They talked themselves into AJ Barner at the 123rd pick, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick129 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Taking Brenden Rice in pick 129 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick140 Rnd5 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers at slot 140 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick141 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
They liked Brennan Jackson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 141. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
No edge and no loss on Cody Schrader in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick168 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
They reached a country mile for Joe Milton III at pick 168, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick185 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Good price on Caedan Wallace in pick No. 185, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick187 Rnd6 Trey Knox
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trey Knox well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Fair-plus on Jordan Magee, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.