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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NYG)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (NYG)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NYG)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NYG)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NYG)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYG)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NYG)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NYG)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NYG)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NYG)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (NYG)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYG)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (NYG)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (TEN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (TEN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Samuel Womack III
CB
Head Shot
Bryce Young
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Evan Neal
OT
Head Shot
Jon Runyan
OG
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Giants let Edwards fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Donovan Edwards tumbling to the Giants in pick 246 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The cost of the Buchanan reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the Round 1 slot they get the heartbeat of the defense. More want than need.
Pick30 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the 30th pick they get a downhill hitter at safety, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kenneth Grant at pick 34 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
They paid sticker price for Donovan Ezeiruaku in slot 56, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick58 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Trey Amos slipping to the 58th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick65 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at Round 3, Pick 1 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick66 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in pick No. 66 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Charles Grant
No drama and no debate, Charles Grant went about where he belonged in No. 89. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Nice patience on Darius Alexander, who had no business lasting to the 103rd pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick105 Rnd4 David Walker
No edge and no loss on David Walker in No. 105; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick117 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm in slot 117 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick122 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Denzel Burke worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick152 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
The board had Tyler Shough higher than Round 5, Pick 14, and the quarterback fell to them anyway. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick154 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke is a better player than the 154th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 166 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick178 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 178, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick206 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
They will replay Ollie Gordon II at No. 206 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick219 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
Chimere Dike in the 219th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick225 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
This one needs a full-page explanation: Teddye Buchanan in pick 225, miles early. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick246 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Donovan Edwards in Round 7, Pick 30, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.