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Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Giants: B.

The Giants looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Jalen Travis at No. 246 regardless, 43 picks early. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Nolen at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
Travis Hunter at pick No. 3 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick34 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Nice patience on Walter Nolen, who had no business lasting to slot 34. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick65 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in the 65th pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick99 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
A clean, defensible pick in pick 99 with a little surplus value in Darius Alexander. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick105 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
They paid sticker price for Lathan Ransom in Round 4, Pick 3, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick154 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens in the 154th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick219 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
Caleb Ransaw slipping to Round 7, Pick 3 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
Jalen Travis at slot 246 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.