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New York Giants
The Giants found their guy under center in Daniels: B.
by GPEagle ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 2 steals
· 3 reaches
The Giants spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.
Every board in the league had Allen lower, and that gap is the story. That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Ford falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The trade work was a quiet net positive.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value.
T.J. Tampa in No. 39 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Ruke Orhorhoro at slot 55 is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A straight-up fair deal on Brenden Rice at the 70th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Braelon Allen this early at Round 4, Pick 7. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Fair-plus on Dallin Holker, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They let Austin Booker come to them and pounced at pick No. 164. It fills a real need, too.
Jaylan Ford in the 185th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A minor itch, scratched.
They reached into another round for Trevor Keegan, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.