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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NYG)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NYG)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Sanders is the Giants' new face under center. Grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Giants watched Kaleb Johnson slide 104 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

So much rides on Shedeur Sanders that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with safety chief among the fixes. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Shedeur Sanders. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick33 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick No. 33 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron at No. 66 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra in the 102nd pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick134 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Smael Mondon Jr. at pick 134 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick155 Rnd5 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in the 155th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick217 Rnd7 J.Michael Sturdivant
J.Michael Sturdivant in Round 7, Pick 3 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick245 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
They paid sticker price for Shilo Sanders in slot 245, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.