D-
New York Giants
A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a D- weekend for the Giants.
by jkase ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 33 picks
· 11 steals
· 14 reaches
The Giants treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 218 on Walter Rouse a full 83 spots early. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.
The Trice steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.
Jayden Daniels is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off.
It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around at fair value.
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A real need, handled.
In slot 17 they get a sticky cover corner. A clean fit for the roster.
In pick 18 they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brian Thomas Jr. at the 42nd overall pick is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A edge rusher of that caliber at the 47th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
T.J. Tampa at the 48th overall pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
J.J. McCarthy at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
By-the-book stuff, Jonathon Brooks at the 59th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Christian Haynes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Zak Zinter at pick 86 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Javon Foster at No. 108 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Bralen Trice in slot 115 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
A quiet steal in pick No. 116: Dominick Puni for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Renardo Green in the 130th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in slot 140, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A tidy bit of business in the Round 5 slot, where Cedric Gray graded well above the range. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
They let Kamal Hadden come to them and pounced at the 152nd pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Javon Baker. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A big swing on Erick All at pick 185, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Taking Dallin Holker in pick No. 190 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A conviction pick on AJ Barner at Round 6, Pick 20 that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They paid up for Jordan Magee at Round 6, Pick 23 when waiting would have done the job. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Gabe Hall at pick 202 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They liked Braiden McGregor enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 6 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Steele Chambers at the 209th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Steal is underselling it; Andru Phillips at slot 212 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
The board had Josh Proctor higher than the 214th pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A tidy little value on Isaiah Williams in No. 215, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Isaac Guerendo well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A wild overpay on Walter Rouse in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. at pick 246 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They talked themselves into Tanner McLachlan at the 249th overall pick, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.