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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NYG)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NYG)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NYG)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYG)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Players Gained
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Garrett Bradbury
C
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DeMarcus Walker
DE
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Giants a A-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Giants came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

Every board in the league had Wilson lower, and that gap is the story. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick No. 11 they get a sticky cover corner, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on J.J. McCarthy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick49 Rnd2 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in the 49th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick70 Rnd3 Trey Benson
No edge and no loss on Trey Benson in the 70th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick107 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at slot 107 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick115 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Good price on Leonard Taylor III in pick 115, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A conviction pick on Kitan Oladapo at the Round 5 slot that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
They paid up for Jaylen Harrell at No. 185 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.