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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NYG)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Giants left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Giants spent Round 5, Pick 16 on Quincy Riley, a name most had 80 spots down the list.

The Campbell pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. So much rides on Cam Ward that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Cam Ward
No drama and no debate, Cam Ward went about where he belonged in pick 3. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick34 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
A wild overpay on Marcus Mbow in the Round 2 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick65 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
They barely believed it either: Tyler Warren still on the board at Round 3, Pick 1. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jihaad Campbell
Taking Jihaad Campbell in the 103rd pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick134 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Circle this one: Tez Johnson at pick No. 134 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick153 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley in the 153rd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick219 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Value said wait; Thor Griffith in No. 219 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick246 Rnd7 RJ Harvey
They left a pile of value on the table to take RJ Harvey this early at the Round 7 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.