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New York Giants
The Giants won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.
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2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 0 steals
· 0 reaches
If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Giants, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend.
The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.
The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.
Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 16th pick they get a lockdown presence outside. A clean fit for the roster.
Good price on Xavier Legette in Round 2, Pick 7, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
No drama and no debate, Kris Jenkins went about where he belonged in slot 47. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Christian Haynes in No. 70 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Fair-plus on Malachi Corley, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Nelson Ceaser at pick No. 107 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They did well to land Malik Mustapha in the Round 5 slot, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They took Isaiah Davis at par in pick 185, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.