smoger45'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • smoger45 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NYG)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NYG)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NYG)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NYG)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NYG)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (DAL)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Players Gained
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Brandin Cooks
WR
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Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
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Jaylon Jones
CB
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Cornell Powell
WR
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DJ Reader
DT
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Levi Wallace
CB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Giants won the night they stopped Moore from sliding. Grade: A-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Malachi Moore, slot 155, roughly 60 picks past where he belonged. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

They will need Ewers to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, with Jahdae Barron leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
The board fumbled Jahdae Barron all the way to pick 30, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick34 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
The board had cheaper options than Matthew Golden at pick No. 34, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick45 Rnd2 Quinn Ewers
They left a pile of value on the table to take Quinn Ewers this early at the 45th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey at the 63rd overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick85 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They will replay TreVeyon Henderson at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick90 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at slot 90 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman is a better player than Round 4, Pick 3 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick121 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Somehow Savion Williams was still sitting there in No. 121, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
They robbed the room for Ozzy Trapilo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Steal is underselling it; Malachi Moore at pick 155 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at the 170th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick208 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at Round 6, Pick 30 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick221 Rnd7 Damien Martinez
A running back of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick248 Rnd7 Karene Reid
Karene Reid in the 248th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.