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Draft Selections
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYG)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NYG)
Walter Nolen
DL Mississippi
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 5 (NYG)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NYG)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Fernando Carmona Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 6 (NYG)
Fernando Carmona Jr.
OT Arkansas
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Walter Nolen
DL Mississippi
Players traded away
Head Shot
Daniel Jones
QB
Head Shot
Evan Neal
OT
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Beck in the fold, and a D for the Giants.

When a board-topper like Andrew Mukuba slides to the Round 5 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Giants did not. A D that will need time and luck to look better.

The whole projection now runs through Carson Beck; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Carson Beck
In pick No. 6 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick7 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick 7 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis in the 38th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick70 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
They will replay Walter Nolen at No. 71 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Rod Moore
You do not let a safety like Rod Moore reach Round 4, Pick 6 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick134 Rnd5 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant at slot 134 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick139 Rnd5 Andrew Mukuba
Steal is underselling it; Andrew Mukuba at the 139th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick166 Rnd6 Fernando Carmona Jr.
Fernando Carmona Jr. in pick No. 166 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick198 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Good price on Jack Kiser in pick 198, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
A tight end of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 27 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.