Ethan'S MOCK DRAFT

Winning 2

  • Ethan DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYG)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NYG)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (TEN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (TEN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
Penix Jr. is the plan now, and the Giants grade out a B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Giants committed. Michael Penix Jr. is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Robinson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

If Ratledge pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick No. 7 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
They barely believed it either: Chop Robinson still on the board at the Round 2 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick39 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka slid further than he should have, and slot 39 is lovely value for the wide receiver. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
They took Jordan Morgan at par in pick 47, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens at the 69th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick105 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
A premium they did not need to pay, Tate Ratledge a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick142 Rnd5 Jalen McMillan
Jalen McMillan in No. 142 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
They read the board right and Jack Nelson was the payoff at Round 6, Pick 8. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.