B+
New York Giants
The Giants turned the phones into found money: B+.
by Mick ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 48 picks
· 4 steals
· 18 reaches
The Giants put a flag in the ground for Delmar Glaze, 54 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.
Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Henderson.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 17 they get protection for the quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
A conviction pick on Cooper Beebe at the 41st pick that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Chris Braswell at the Round 2 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Value with a capital V on Jermaine Burton in the 71st overall pick, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A straight-up fair deal on Jackson Powers-Johnson at slot 73, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Fair-plus on Maason Smith, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster logic is harder to follow.
The board had Kamren Kinchens higher than pick 82, and the safety fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They paid a round early for Zak Zinter in the Round 3 slot, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Tyleik Williams is a better player than the 100th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
No drama and no debate, Cam Hart went about where he belonged in the 104th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
By-the-book stuff, Matt Goncalves at No. 106 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A premium they did not need to pay, Junior Colson a notch or two before his time. A minor itch, scratched.
Donovan Jackson at slot 112 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Khyree Jackson at pick No. 117 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They paid up for Theo Wease at No. 118 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
James Williams at slot 121 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Justin Rogers at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They paid sticker price for Shemar Turner in the 132nd pick, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
No edge and no loss on Jordan Travis in pick 133; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They took Nehemiah Pritchett at par in the 134th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Beaux Limmer in Round 4, Pick 35 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Payton Wilson in pick No. 143 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Malik Mustapha. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Mike Sainristil at the 145th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Ben Sinnott in No. 153 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
They paid sticker price for Ainias Smith in pick 154, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They jumped the gun on Tre Harris, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Cole Bishop in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Lathan Ransom at Round 5, Pick 26 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They reached a country mile for Jo'Quavious Marks at pick No. 164, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
T.J. Sanders at pick 171 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They took Theo Johnson at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Michael Barrett in the 177th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and LaDarius Henderson at the 184th overall pick is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Delmar Glaze at slot 185 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Darius Robinson in pick No. 192 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A straight-up fair deal on Oronde Gadsden II at No. 196, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Curtis Jacobs. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
A wild overpay on Jordan Jefferson in pick No. 205, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
By-the-book stuff, Steve Linton at No. 211 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
No edge and no loss on De'Corian Clark in the 214th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
The board had cheaper options than Bru McCoy at slot 216, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A big swing on Kamal Hadden at Round 6, Pick 43, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Walter Rouse in pick 219 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Value said wait; J.J. Weaver in the 221st pick says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They talked themselves into Khordae Sydnor at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They liked Jordan Magee enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 232. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
No drama and no debate, Joshua Gray went about where he belonged in pick No. 233. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.