D
New York Giants
The Giants finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D.
by jkase ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 44 picks
· 19 steals
· 18 reaches
The Giants spent real capital to be 67 picks early on Caedan Wallace, and the board is going to hold them to it.
They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. That Legette pick is the receipt they will wave around later. So much rides on Caleb Williams that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a passer to set the clock by, outstanding value to boot.
In the 18th pick they get a No. 1 receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
In pick 26 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
In No. 29 they get a potential shutdown corner, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Graham Barton slid further than he should have, and the 36th overall pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A edge rusher of that caliber at pick No. 38 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brian Thomas Jr. at slot 39 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They paid sticker price for Tyler Nubin in the 40th overall pick, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They will replay Troy Franklin at No. 73 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They let Jaylen Wright come to them and pounced at pick 79. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Renardo Green in Round 3, Pick 16 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They took Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at par in the 81st pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Javon Bullard at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Payton Wilson in pick No. 93 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor itch, scratched.
Somehow Jeremiah Trotter Jr. was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Circle this one: Xavier Legette at pick 95 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Taking Ruke Orhorhoro in slot 96 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
The board had cheaper options than Zak Zinter at the 97th pick, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Spencer Rattler this early at the 98th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Caelen Carson at No. 99 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
By-the-book stuff, Cole Bishop at pick No. 103 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A conviction pick on Blake Fisher at Round 4, Pick 7 that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A reach for Theo Johnson in pick 108; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A quiet steal in the 119th overall pick: Will Shipley for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Maason Smith at Round 4, Pick 20 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Anthony Gould in the Round 4 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Ben Sinnott at slot 128 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They barely believed it either: Jonah Elliss still on the board at No. 129. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Value said wait; Brennan Jackson in pick No. 137 says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They reached into another round for Fabien Lovett, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Pratt. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Isaiah Davis at Round 5, Pick 6 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
A wild overpay on Caedan Wallace in pick No. 146, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Walter Rouse in the Round 5 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They reached a country mile for Trente Jones at pick 157, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They jumped the gun on AJ Barner, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A need, and now a little less of one.
Brandon Coleman at slot 160 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Erick All in No. 161, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
You do not let a cornerback like Nehemiah Pritchett reach Round 5, Pick 28 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
M.J. Devonshire at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They talked themselves into Steele Chambers at pick 172, and the board did not agree. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Jalyx Hunt at pick No. 173 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ryan Flournoy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A real head-scratcher, KT Leveston in the 178th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.