D-
New York Giants
The Giants bet the future on Daniels. The board says D-.
by jkase ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 21 picks
· 12 steals
· 5 reaches
Nobody else had Caedan Wallace anywhere near pick No. 166. The Giants did, by 47 spots, and that gap is the whole story.
The McCormick pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 6th pick they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
No edge and no loss on Rome Odunze in the 7th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Taking Kool-Aid McKinstry in slot 47 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Good price on Xavier Worthy in pick No. 58, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Payton Wilson slid further than he should have, and Round 3, Pick 6 is lovely value for the linebacker. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Value with a capital V on Jaylen Wright in No. 88, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cade Stover at Round 3, Pick 26. It fills a real need, too.
A quiet steal in the 90th overall pick: Renardo Green for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Calen Bullock at slot 106 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brenden Rice at pick 107 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A slide stopped in No. 141, with Theo Johnson worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They robbed the room for Blake Fisher here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
The board had cheaper options than Brennan Jackson at the 146th pick, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Caedan Wallace in pick No. 166 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Xavier Thomas in the 169th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Fabien Lovett at pick No. 170 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A real head-scratcher, Steele Chambers in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
They paid up for Joe Milton III at No. 183 when waiting would have done the job. A need, and now a little less of one.
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick 219 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They will replay M.J. Devonshire at Round 7, Pick 19 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Jase McClellan in the 240th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.