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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Giants kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Nobody had Jack Nelson this high, and it is not close. The Giants reached 25 spots to get him at Round 5, Pick 16. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 3 they get juice off the edge at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Fair-plus on Omarion Hampton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick65 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
A reach on Elijah Arroyo in Round 3, Pick 1; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick99 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 99 with a little surplus value in Darius Alexander. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick105 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
Value with a capital V on Zy Alexander in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
They reached a country mile for Jack Nelson at slot 154, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick219 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
A tidy little value on R.J. Mickens in No. 219, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick246 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway in slot 246 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.