Jmink'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Giants: B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Giants did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to safety, which was the need that mattered most. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

On value alone, Grant makes the weekend a net positive. On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a lockdown presence outside. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They read the board right and Kenneth Grant was the payoff at pick 34. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick65 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in slot 65 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Fair-plus on Jalen Milroe, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
A slide stopped in the 105th pick, with Jaylin Noel worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.