KCSwoff'S MOCK DRAFT

NYG w/ Stafford trade

  • KCSwoff DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (NYG)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (NYG)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (NYG)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYG)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Picks Received
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAR)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (LAR)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Matthew Stafford
QB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Giants let Fitzgerald fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Ryan Fitzgerald at pick No. 192 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Matthew Stafford deal gives the class an established piece to lean on. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Josh Simmons and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In slot 26 they get a blindside protector at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Booker at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick65 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at Round 3, Pick 1 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick100 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in No. 100 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick104 Rnd4 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in the 104th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick126 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Steal is underselling it; Mason Taylor at pick 126 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
The board fumbled Jared Wilson all the way to pick No. 134, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick155 Rnd5 Kyren Lacy
Circle this one: Kyren Lacy at the 155th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick192 Rnd6 Ryan Fitzgerald
A specialist of that caliber at the 192nd pick is the definition of value, full stop. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick221 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Chimere Dike at slot 221. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Clay Webb
They took Clay Webb at par in the 248th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.