B
New York Giants
The Giants did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.
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2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 4 steals
· 2 reaches
It is a puzzling start. The Giants had edge rusher and tight end to solve and reached instead for Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE, at Round 4, Pick 7.
They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. However the rest shakes out, Franklin at that price is a win they earned.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 23 they get an island corner, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Troy Franklin in Round 2, Pick 7. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
No drama and no debate, Calen Bullock went about where he belonged in pick No. 47. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They read the board right and Devontez Walker was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Mekhi Wingo in the 70th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A tidy little value on Cooper Beebe in the 85th overall pick, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 107 on Javon Solomon with edge rusher and tight end unsolved.
Jordan Travis in slot 123 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A premium they did not need to pay, Braelon Allen a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Roger Rosengarten in the Round 6 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
