D-
New York Giants
A passer of the future in McCarthy, and a D-, for the Giants.
by jkase ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 29 picks
· 10 steals
· 9 reaches
The trade table was where it all came apart. The Giants shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.
J.J. McCarthy is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The cost of the Jones reach is exactly the players who went right after him. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Guerendo.
A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 18 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future, though they paid up to get him.
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
No edge and no loss on Bo Nix in the 32nd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A premium they did not need to pay, Xavier Worthy a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A conviction pick on Malachi Corley at slot 49 that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They barely believed it either: Kool-Aid McKinstry still on the board at No. 62. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They will replay Cooper Beebe at pick No. 70 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Taking Edgerrin Cooper in the 73rd overall pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Kris Jenkins in pick No. 74 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They did well to land Jaylen Wright in slot 75, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
They took Austin Booker at par in Round 3, Pick 12, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
By-the-book stuff, Renardo Green at pick 77 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 78th pick is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dadrion Taylor-Demerson. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Kris Abrams-Draine in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Nothing to complain about; Michael Hall Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They robbed the room for Trey Benson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
They paid up for Theo Johnson at pick 108 when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Calen Bullock in the 120th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Circle this one: Zak Zinter at pick No. 129 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Value with a capital V on Blake Fisher in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Brennan Jackson at slot 138 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It fills a real need, too.
Kitan Oladapo at Round 5, Pick 5 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A real head-scratcher, Fabien Lovett in pick 161 is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They reached a country mile for Trente Jones at the 169th overall pick, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Isaac Guerendo in No. 171, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Kamal Hadden at pick No. 172 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They paid a round early for Joe Milton III in Round 6, Pick 8, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.