Bill'S MOCK DRAFT

NY 26 draft 16

  • Bill DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NYG)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NYG)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NYG)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NYG)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NYG)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYG)
Darian Mensah
QB Duke
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NYG)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LAR)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (LAR)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (LAR)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LAR)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall C
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Giants got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Giants spent slot 101 on Jacob Rodriguez, a name the board had a full 63 spots lower.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The Mensah pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

So much rides on Kadyn Proctor that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
In No. 9 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick31 Rnd1 Nyck Harbor
In pick No. 31 they get a difference-maker at receiver, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Mansoor Delane
Mansoor Delane slipping to Round 2, Pick 3 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick63 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
This one needs a full-page explanation: Gabe Jacas in the 63rd overall pick, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick101 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
Value said wait; Jacob Rodriguez in slot 101 says they were not listening. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick143 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
They left a pile of value on the table to take Davison Igbinosun this early at pick 143. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Duce Robinson
Nothing to complain about; Duce Robinson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 Darian Mensah
Taking Darian Mensah in pick 193 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick195 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
They reached into another round for Trey Zuhn III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.