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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NYG)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NYG)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (NYG)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (JAX)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (JAX)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Kaden Elliss
LB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC+
The Giants let Kinchens fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Whoever sat across the table from the Giants should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Kinchens. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In slot 8 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice at Round 2, Pick 7 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick43 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on J.J. McCarthy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick47 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens in the Round 2 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick48 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
They paid sticker price for Patrick Paul in pick 48, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick107 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton in pick No. 107 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in the 143rd pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.