Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Giants, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.
The whole projection now runs through Caleb Williams; hit there and everything else looks smarter. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. However the rest shakes out, Green at that price is a win they earned.
It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.6
· Pick 6
· Caleb Williams
· QB
· rank 2
In pick 6 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value.
R1.12
· Pick 12
· Joe Alt
· OT
· rank 3
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a building block for the line, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.7
· Pick 39
· Brian Thomas Jr.
· WR
· rank 27
They let Brian Thomas Jr. come to them and pounced at No. 39. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.15
· Pick 47
· Chop Robinson
· DE-EDGE
· rank 34
Nice patience on Chop Robinson, who had no business lasting to the 47th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.6
· Pick 70
· Javon Bullard
· S
· rank 63
Javon Bullard in pick No. 70 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.8
· Pick 108
· Zak Zinter
· OG
· rank 94
A slide stopped in the 108th pick, with Zak Zinter worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.4
· Pick 140
· Ben Sinnott
· TE
· rank 145
Ben Sinnott in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.10
· Pick 185
· Renardo Green
· S
· rank 153
A safety of that caliber at slot 185 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.