Art'S MOCK DRAFT
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Art'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 15, 2026

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  • Art DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYG)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYG)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Dalton Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYG)
Dalton Johnson
S Arizona
David Gusta Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYG)
David Gusta
DT Kentucky
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Giants cashed the board's mistake on Boerkircher: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Nate Boerkircher, No. 186, roughly 36 picks past where he belonged.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Boettcher has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor at the 37th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick105 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields in No. 105 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick145 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher at pick No. 145 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick186 Rnd6 Nate Boerkircher
Nate Boerkircher at Round 6, Pick 5 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick192 Rnd6 Dalton Johnson
Dalton Johnson at pick 192 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick193 Rnd6 David Gusta
The board had cheaper options than David Gusta at the 193rd pick, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.