The one they had to fix is still broken. The Giants left interior defensive lineman untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. No fireworks, but a solid B.
The Vaki steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The Thomas reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Safety was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
The offense got the lion's share of the attention.
Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.6
· Pick 6
· Joe Alt
· OT
· rank 3
In the 6th overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.7
· Pick 39
· J.J. McCarthy
· QB
· rank 46
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on J.J. McCarthy. It fills a real need, too.
R2.15
· Pick 47
· Xavier Worthy
· WR
· rank 56
A reach for Xavier Worthy in slot 47; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.6
· Pick 70
· Javon Bullard
· S
· rank 60
Value with a capital V on Javon Bullard in pick No. 70, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.8
· Pick 108
· Ray Davis
· RB
· rank 106
Ray Davis at pick 108 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.4
· Pick 140
· Xavier Thomas
· DE-EDGE
· rank 154
Xavier Thomas in Round 5, Pick 4 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.20
· Pick 156
· Jarrian Jones
· CB
· rank 149
Good price on Jarrian Jones in the 156th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.10
· Pick 185
· Sione Vaki
· S
· rank 169
A tidy bit of business in the Round 6 slot, where Sione Vaki graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.15
· Pick 190
· Jared Wiley
· TE
· rank 200
Jared Wiley in the 190th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.22
· Pick 197
· Steele Chambers
· LB
· rank 191
Steele Chambers in pick 197 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R7.18
· Pick 238
· Keaton Bills
· OG
· rank 233
Keaton Bills at Round 7, Pick 18 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.