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nd'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 18, 2025

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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NYG)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYG)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Adon Shuler Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (NYG)
Adon Shuler
S Notre Dame
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Gabriel Rubio Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NYG)
Gabriel Rubio
DL Notre Dame
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYG)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NYG)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Garrett Wilson
WR
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Giants fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

The Giants bet big and early on Gabriel Rubio, 197 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Landing Pavia that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 7th pick they get a centerfielder for the defense. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 18th overall pick they get a centerpiece for the ground game at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane at pick No. 35 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick38 Rnd2 Caleb Lomu
Caleb Lomu at No. 38 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick101 Rnd4 Adon Shuler
They paid sticker price for Adon Shuler in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Diego Pavia
A quarterback of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 3 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick182 Rnd6 Gabriel Rubio
Gabriel Rubio at the 182nd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tosh Baker
Tosh Baker in the 193rd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick195 Rnd6 Drayk Bowen
They reached into another round for Drayk Bowen, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.