RichERich'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NYG)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NYG)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (NYG)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NYG)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYG)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Draft Picks Received
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (TB)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (TB)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Maye is the plan now, and the Giants grade out a B.

Start where it matters. The Giants took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

The Hall reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 6th overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
No edge and no loss on Xavier Worthy in Round 2, Pick 7; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick58 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick70 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes in No. 70 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 Josh Newton
Josh Newton in the 89th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
The board had Tykee Smith higher than pick No. 108, and the safety fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick127 Rnd4 Daijun Edwards
Daijun Edwards at pick 127 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
A reach for Drake Nugent in slot 140; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick185 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall in the 185th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.