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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Giants: B-.

The war room fell hard for Thomas Fidone II, and it showed at the 248th overall pick: 107 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Starks pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In No. 3 they get an island corner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Cameron Williams
A straight-up fair deal on Cameron Williams at slot 34, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick65 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
They barely believed it either: Malaki Starks still on the board at pick No. 65. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at pick 104 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick134 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Fair-plus on Darius Alexander, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick155 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
They let Tyler Shough come to them and pounced at the Round 5 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick221 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Barryn Sorrell in Round 7, Pick 3, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick248 Rnd7 Thomas Fidone II
A wild overpay on Thomas Fidone II in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.