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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYG)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NYG)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NYG)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Giants kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Everything else got attention, and interior defensive lineman got none. That is a strange way for the Giants to leave a draft.

They are betting McConkey proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Getting Nelson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with safety chief among the fixes.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In No. 6 they get a potential shutdown corner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
A straight-up fair deal on Troy Fautanu at pick 38, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick47 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
A big swing on Ladd McConkey at pick No. 47, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
They took Jack Sawyer at par in the 70th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
No edge and no loss on Blake Fisher in slot 106; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick143 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Malik Mustapha. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson is a better player than the Round 6 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.