Draftmel'S MOCK DRAFT

Shedur dream

  • Draftmel DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYG)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NYG)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NYG)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NYG)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Giants answered their biggest question with Sanders. Grade: B.

Somebody in pick No. 219 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Giants sat still while Dorian Strong, the No. 120 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The whole projection now runs through Shedeur Sanders; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Reaching for Fairchild left real value on the table behind him.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In No. 8 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value.
Pick33 Rnd2 Mike Green
A tidy little value on Mike Green in pick No. 33, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick34 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
By-the-book stuff, Grey Zabel at the 34th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick65 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Fair-plus on Demetrius Knight Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick77 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in No. 77 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick99 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in Round 3, Pick 35 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
No drama and no debate, Jared Wilson went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith at pick 106 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Kobe King
Kobe King in pick No. 154 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick216 Rnd6 Chimere Dike
A clean, defensible pick in slot 216 with a little surplus value in Chimere Dike. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick219 Rnd7 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong in pick No. 219 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick246 Rnd7 CJ Dippre
A reasonable price with a little left over, CJ Dippre in Round 7, Pick 30. The roster fit checks out.