Truckley45'S MOCK DRAFT

Scott's picks 4

  • Truckley45 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NYG)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYG)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NYG)
Antonio Kite
CB Ole Miss
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NYG)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall C
ValueF NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Giants: C.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Giants shredded theirs for Dominic Zvada. He came off 78 spots early, and the room will hear about it. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Bowry falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Hit on Quincy Rhodes Jr. and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Quincy Rhodes Jr.
In pick No. 8 they get a double-digit-sack hope, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick39 Rnd2 Mikail Kamara
Value said wait; Mikail Kamara in pick 39 says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham at Round 4, Pick 5 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry slipping to slot 143 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick186 Rnd6 Josh Moten
Josh Moten in the 186th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick189 Rnd6 Antonio Kite
They read the board right and Antonio Kite was the payoff at the 189th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick199 Rnd6 Dominic Zvada
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dominic Zvada in pick No. 199, miles early. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.