B-
New York Giants
The Giants cashed the board's mistake on Simpson: B-.
by 2024 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let Jaylin Simpson slide, and the Giants were the ones holding the card at the 183rd overall pick. Highway robbery.
Reaching for McMillan left real value on the table behind him. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.
They went 2 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The skill positions did well by the weekend.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Ja'Lynn Polk at the 47th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Jalen McMillan in pick No. 70 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They will replay Max Melton at No. 107 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Nothing to complain about; Jarrian Jones went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Jaylin Simpson at slot 183 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.