jkase'S MOCK DRAFT

Jersey Juggernauts

  • jkase DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NYG)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NYG)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYG)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NYG)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NYG)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (NYG)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NYG)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NYG)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (NYG)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYG)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYG)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NYG)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NYG)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NYG)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NYG)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (NYG)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (NYG)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NYG)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (NYG)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NYG)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NYG)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (NYG)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NYG)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NYG)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (NYG)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NYG)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (LAR)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIA)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (ATL)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jake Browning
QB
Head Shot
Jack Driscoll
OT
Head Shot
Poona Ford
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cole Beasley
WR
Head Shot
Daniel Jones
QB
Head Shot
Darren Waller
TE
Head Shot
Evan Neal
OT
Head Shot
Jake Burton
OG
Head Shot
Mark Glowinski
OG
Head Shot
Matt Breida
RB
Head Shot
Shane Lemieux
OG
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall D
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a D for the Giants.

The Giants torched the value chart for Caedan Wallace, taking him 55 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

Laumea falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 8th overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick 27 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
They let Cooper DeJean come to them and pounced at the Round 2 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick44 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
They read the board right and Adonai Mitchell was the payoff at pick No. 44. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick47 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in Round 2, Pick 15 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick70 Rnd3 Renardo Green
They went early on Renardo Green in slot 70, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at Round 3, Pick 11 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick83 Rnd3 Austin Booker
Nothing to complain about; Austin Booker went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Tyler Guyton
Somehow Tyler Guyton was still sitting there in pick No. 87, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick88 Rnd3 Theo Johnson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Theo Johnson well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at No. 89 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick90 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at the Round 3 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick98 Rnd3 Max Melton
You do not let a cornerback like Max Melton reach slot 98 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick99 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
They took Cole Bishop at par in the 99th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick107 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They paid sticker price for Zak Zinter in pick 107, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Javon Baker
Value with a capital V on Javon Baker in No. 108, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick110 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
Taking Gabriel Murphy in the 110th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick111 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Maason Smith in pick No. 111 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick120 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A tidy little value on Cedric Gray in Round 4, Pick 20, a step better than break-even. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick122 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
Fair-plus on Spencer Rattler, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick129 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A quiet steal in slot 129: Blake Fisher for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Audric Estime
Audric Estime at the 141st pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Anthony Gould
Anthony Gould in pick 143 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick154 Rnd5 Andru Phillips
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Andru Phillips in slot 154, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick155 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 155th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick158 Rnd5 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace at No. 158 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick161 Rnd5 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett in pick No. 161 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick171 Rnd5 James Williams
A linebacker of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 35 is the definition of value, full stop. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick172 Rnd5 AJ Barner
No edge and no loss on AJ Barner in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick183 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers at the 183rd pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick184 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
The board had cheaper options than Joe Milton III at slot 184, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick187 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire at the 187th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick197 Rnd6 Sataoa Laumea
The board fumbled Sataoa Laumea all the way to pick 197, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in the 198th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick200 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson slid further than he should have, and No. 200 is lovely value for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick204 Rnd6 Trente Jones
A tidy bit of business in the Round 6 slot, where Trente Jones graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
They will replay Ryan Flournoy at pick No. 223 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.