24'S MOCK DRAFT

NEW GIANTS

  • 24 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NYG)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NYG)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NYG)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NYG)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LAC)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TEN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Players Gained
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Zion Johnson
OG
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Tyjae Spears
RB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
Nobody dealt better than the Giants this weekend: A-.

The Giants ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.

On value alone, Ford makes the weekend a net positive. The Suamataia reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Xavier Legette and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
They took Xavier Legette at par in the 17th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick36 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in the 36th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick37 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at pick No. 37 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick47 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A reach for Kingsley Suamataia in slot 47; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
A straight-up fair deal on Jack Sawyer at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at pick 70 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick105 Rnd4 Braden Fiske
A reasonable price with a little left over, Braden Fiske in No. 105. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick142 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
A quiet steal in Round 5, Pick 6: Khyree Jackson for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jaylan Ford at the 183rd overall pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick228 Rnd7 Trey Knox
By-the-book stuff, Trey Knox at pick 228 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.