B+
New York Giants
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Giants a B+.
by GirlsAreGiants ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
The real work happened on the phones. The Giants fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.
The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. If one pick saves this weekend, it is James.
Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 9 they get protection for the quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Xavier Legette in the 47th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
DJ James is a better player than pick No. 70 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kiran Amegadjie in the Round 3 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
No drama and no debate, Mekhi Wingo went about where he belonged in the 107th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
The board had James Williams higher than No. 141, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It adds depth where they could use a little.
A quiet steal in slot 183: Dillon Johnson for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.