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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NYG)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NYG)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYG)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DEN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Riley Moss
CB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesC FutureB
The Giants kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The tape said wait; the Giants did not. Ethan Downs went at the 155th overall pick, a good 115 picks before the board was ready.

They banked enough surplus on Bryant to cover a lot of smaller sins. The Riley Moss deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at the 20th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaxson Dart. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick51 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tate Ratledge well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick65 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in Round 3, Pick 1 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick85 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They liked Charles Grant enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 85. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Ferguson in pick No. 104 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at No. 134 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick155 Rnd5 Ethan Downs
Ethan Downs at pick No. 155 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick193 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens in pick 193 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick221 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
Taking KeAndre Lambert-Smith in Round 7, Pick 3 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick248 Rnd7 Cobee Bryant
They robbed the room for Cobee Bryant here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.