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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick No. 221 lands the Giants a B, Briningstool and all.

When a board-topper like Jake Briningstool slides to pick 221, you do not overthink it, and the Giants did not. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The Milroe reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Job largely done: safety settled and 7 of 9 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 3rd overall pick they get a potential shutdown corner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
A tidy bit of business in pick 34, where Nick Emmanwori graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe in the Round 3 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at slot 104 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Tory Horton
The board fumbled Tory Horton all the way to the 134th pick, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks at No. 155 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
Somehow Jake Briningstool was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 3, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
By-the-book stuff, Jaylin Smith at pick No. 248 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.