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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
James Pearce Jr.
DE Tennessee
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NYG)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NYG)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NYG)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (NYG)
Nic Anderson
WR Oklahoma
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Tommy Mellott Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NYG)
Tommy Mellott
QB Montana State
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (NYG)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NYG)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NYG)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (NYG)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NYG)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NYG)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYG)
Phillip Webb
DL Jackson State
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nic Anderson
WR Oklahoma
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Tommy Mellott Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tommy Mellott
QB Montana State
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (WSH)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (SF)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIA)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (SF)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LV)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Players traded away
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Daniel Jones
QB
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Lawrence Cager
TE
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Mark Glowinski
OG
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Miles Boykin
WR
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Yodny Cajuste
OT
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Giants finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Giants started one anyway for Tommy Mellott, 117 picks ahead of schedule.

Landing Neal that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They have staked the next five years on Shedeur Sanders, which is the only story that really matters here.

They went 9 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the 2nd pick they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick65 Rnd3 James Pearce Jr.
A edge rusher of that caliber at slot 65 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Somehow Tate Ratledge was still sitting there in the 67th overall pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104 Rnd4 Omarion Hampton
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Omarion Hampton in pick 104, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick134 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Smael Mondon Jr. at pick No. 134 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Taking Jay Higgins in No. 157 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
Jake Briningstool in pick No. 219 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick220 Rnd7 Justin Walley
Value said wait; Justin Walley in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick223 Rnd7 Deion Burks
Deion Burks at the 223rd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick227 Rnd7 Nic Anderson
Nic Anderson at the 227th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in slot 228 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick235 Rnd7 Tommy Mellott
They talked themselves into Tommy Mellott at Round 7, Pick 21, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick236 Rnd7 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at pick 236 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick245 Rnd7 Rod Moore
They will replay Rod Moore at Round 7, Pick 31 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
They barely believed it either: Jamon Dumas-Johnson still on the board at No. 246. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick247 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Shilo Sanders. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick249 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at the 249th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick251 Rnd7 Micah Morris
Micah Morris in the 251st overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254 Rnd7 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick256 Rnd7 Phillip Webb
Phillip Webb in pick No. 256 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.