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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NYG)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (NYG)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NYG)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (NYG)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Picks Received
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Picks Traded
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (MIA)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Ward is the plan now, and the Giants grade out a B-.

The search is over. The Giants handed the keys to Cam Ward, and the whole operation now runs on his development. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Landing Hairston that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Every board in the league had Thornton Jr. lower, and that gap is the story. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 9 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
A slide stopped in the 34th pick, with Nick Emmanwori worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick65 Rnd3 Donovan Ezeiruaku
They took Donovan Ezeiruaku at par in pick No. 65, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick115 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in the 115th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick134 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
The board fumbled Anthony Belton all the way to slot 134, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick155 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
Taking Darius Alexander in pick 155 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick156 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in No. 156 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick221 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
Kyle Monangai in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick226 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
Brant Kuithe at the 226th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick248 Rnd7 Nick Martin
A premium they did not need to pay, Nick Martin a notch or two before his time. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick252 Rnd7 Clay Webb
Nothing to complain about; Clay Webb went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.