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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Giants a B.

Somebody in No. 155 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Giants sat still while Lathan Ransom, the No. 107 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They are betting McLeod proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the offensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 3rd overall pick they get an anchor for the defensive front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
They paid sticker price for Jaxson Dart in Round 2, Pick 2, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in slot 65 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Gunnar Helm in No. 104. It fills a real need, too.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jalen McLeod
Jalen McLeod in pick No. 134 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at the 155th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick221 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
Ty Hamilton in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick248 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
A tidy bit of business in the 248th overall pick, where Teddye Buchanan graded well above the range. A minor need, but a need all the same.