B+
New York Giants
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Giants and Lassiter: B+.
by jkase ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 22 picks
· 16 steals
· 1 reaches
You build a draft on nights like this. Kamari Lassiter had no business being available in the 70th pick, and the Giants did the only sane thing and turned in the card. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.
The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 19 they get a No. 1 receiver, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Amarius Mims in No. 48, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A clean, defensible pick in the 62nd overall pick with a little surplus value in Chris Braswell. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Kamari Lassiter at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Gabriel Murphy in Round 3, Pick 19 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They let Spencer Rattler come to them and pounced at the 107th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Somehow Mike Sainristil was still sitting there in slot 115, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It fills a real need, too.
Steal is underselling it; Dominick Puni at pick No. 134 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Kris Abrams-Draine in No. 143 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A tidy bit of business in Round 5, Pick 14, where Luke McCaffrey graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dylan Laube at the 157th pick is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Joe Milton III in pick 187 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Nothing to complain about; Eric Watts went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The roster fit checks out.
They jumped the gun on Gabe Hall, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A tidy little value on Christian Jones in the Round 6 slot, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Taking Isaiah Davis in pick No. 205 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Austin Stogner at pick 206 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
JD Bertrand at Round 6, Pick 33 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. It adds depth where they could use a little.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Aki Ogunbiyi reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
The board had Jared Wiley higher than No. 213, and the tight end fell to them anyway. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Jaylen Harrell is a better player than the 215th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Phil Jurkovec in slot 256 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.