2024'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • 2024 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NYG)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NYG)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYG)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 154th overall pick: the Giants steal Higgins and grade out a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jay Higgins got past him. The Giants do not have to explain a thing at No. 154. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They are betting Ferguson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 9 they get an every-down engine for the run game at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron at the 40th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
No edge and no loss on Tez Johnson in the 71st overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick107 Rnd4 Evan Stewart
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Evan Stewart graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams in pick No. 134 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
They barely believed it either: Jay Higgins still on the board at Round 5, Pick 16. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick219 Rnd7 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm in pick 219 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick242 Rnd7 Terrance Ferguson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Terrance Ferguson this early at No. 242. The roster fit checks out.