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New York Giants

A costly weekend of dealing drags the Giants to a D.

by gmenn2024 · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 1 steals · 8 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades F
Future A+

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Ray Davis in No. 105, a good 48 spots before the room expected him. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.28 · Pick 28 · Nate Wiggins · CB · rank 34
In the Round 1 slot they get an island corner. A real need, handled.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 43
No edge and no loss on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in No. 37; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R2.22 · Pick 54 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 49
Cooper Beebe at the 54th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 100
A wild overpay on Graham Barton in the 69th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.33 · Pick 96 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 88
The board had Brenden Rice higher than slot 96, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Ray Davis · RB · rank 153
Value said wait; Ray Davis in Round 4, Pick 5 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Ricky Pearsall · WR · rank 122
A reach for Ricky Pearsall in the 111th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.6 · Pick 142 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 151
A premium they did not need to pay, Mike Sainristil a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.7 · Pick 143 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 146
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Devontez Walker. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.8 · Pick 183 · Joshua Gray · OT · rank 215
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Joshua Gray well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.9 · Pick 184 · Omar Speights · LB · rank 213
They talked themselves into Omar Speights at pick No. 184, and the board did not agree. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R6.36 · Pick 211 · Xavier Truss · OT · rank 251
They left a pile of value on the table to take Xavier Truss this early at pick 211. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Jase McClellan · RB · rank 239
A conviction pick on Jase McClellan at slot 227 that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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