The phones were a trap the Giants kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. Put together, it is a D-.
So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, safety very much included.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.7
· Pick 7
· Jayden Daniels
· QB
· rank 6
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.18
· Pick 18
· Terrion Arnold
· CB
· rank 18
In pick 18 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. A real need, handled.
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Brian Thomas Jr.
· WR
· rank 28
In the 25th overall pick they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.15
· Pick 47
· Cooper Beebe
· OG
· rank 47
Cooper Beebe at No. 47 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.6
· Pick 70
· Patrick Paul
· OT
· rank 69
They paid sticker price for Patrick Paul in the 70th pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.22
· Pick 85
· Max Melton
· CB
· rank 77
Max Melton in Round 3, Pick 22 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.6
· Pick 106
· Mekhi Wingo
· DT
· rank 107
A straight-up fair deal on Mekhi Wingo at slot 106, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.15
· Pick 115
· Will Shipley
· RB
· rank 108
Will Shipley at pick No. 115 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. The roster fit checks out.
R4.20
· Pick 120
· Theo Johnson
· TE
· rank 122
Theo Johnson at pick No. 120 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.25
· Pick 125
· James Williams
· LB
· rank 124
James Williams in Round 4, Pick 25 is fair value, right on his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R5.5
· Pick 141
· Tommy Eichenberg
· LB
· rank 145
They took Tommy Eichenberg at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R5.10
· Pick 146
· Luke McCaffrey
· WR
· rank 149
Luke McCaffrey in slot 146 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.8
· Pick 183
· Khristian Boyd
· DL-EDGE
· rank 178
A tidy little value on Khristian Boyd in the 183rd pick, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.