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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYG)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NYG)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NYG)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
R.J. Oben Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NYG)
R.J. Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CLE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jedrick Wills Jr.
OT
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Quarterback settled, Ward in the fold, and a B+ for the Giants.

Call it larceny. Jordan James sat on the board until slot 155, and the Giants did not need to be asked twice. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

Reaching for Oben left real value on the table behind him. Everything downstream of Cam Ward depends on Cam Ward, and the building knows it.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Denzel Burke well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
A reach for Jonah Savaiinaea in No. 35; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kenneth Grant
They took Kenneth Grant at par in slot 66, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at Round 4, Pick 1 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick105 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at pick No. 105 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick134 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
They reached into another round for Donovan Jackson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jordan James
Circle this one: Jordan James at the 155th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick217 Rnd7 Gunnar Helm
Somehow Gunnar Helm was still sitting there in pick 217, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick245 Rnd7 R.J. Oben
R.J. Oben at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.