Bill'S MOCK DRAFT

Bill'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 17, 2026

NY 26 draft 49

  • Bill DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (NYG)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NYG)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NYG)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (NYG)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NYG)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYG)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYG)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYG)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYG)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (ATL)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (IND)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Laquon Treadwell
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dexter Lawrence II
DT
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall D+
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Giants bled value on every deal, hence the D+.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Vincent Anthony Jr., 97 picks early at the Round 5 slot. The process wobbled, and the D+ is where it lands.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Fields value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and cornerback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In slot 5 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick48 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt at No. 48 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez in pick 57 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick83 Rnd3 Christen Miller
They will replay Christen Miller at Round 3, Pick 19 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Kaytron Allen
They talked themselves into Kaytron Allen at the Round 3 slot, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick105 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Nice patience on Logan Jones, who had no business lasting to pick No. 105. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick119 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
They robbed the room for Malachi Fields here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick122 Rnd4 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner in the Round 4 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Vincent Anthony Jr.
Vincent Anthony Jr. in slot 145 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick186 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
A wild overpay on Xavier Nwankpa in the 186th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick192 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Good price on Zane Durant in pick 192, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick193 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at Round 6, Pick 12 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.