ZAN'S MOCK DRAFT

NYG MOCK

  • ZAN DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NYG)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYG)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NYG)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Andrew Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NYG)
Andrew Armstrong
WR Arkansas
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (NYG)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Draft Picks Received
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Andrew Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Andrew Armstrong
WR Arkansas
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LV)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DEN)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Chandler Jones
DE
Head Shot
Jakobi Meyers
WR
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
The Giants drew a line under the quarterback search with Ward: B-.

Start where it matters. The Giants took Cam Ward to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

They will need Armstrong to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In No. 3 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
A real head-scratcher, Darius Alexander in the 68th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Devin Neal
A reach on Devin Neal in pick No. 73; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick104 Rnd4 Sai'vion Jones
Sai'vion Jones at slot 104 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in the 121st pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
This one needs a full-page explanation: Luke Lachey in Round 5, Pick 16, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Andrew Armstrong
Andrew Armstrong at pick 216 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick217 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at pick 217 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jason Marshall Jr.
Circle this one: Jason Marshall Jr. at Round 7, Pick 3 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
Steal is underselling it; Jonas Sanker at the 248th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.