Whoever sat across the table from the Giants should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.
Mahogany at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The cost of the Milton III reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
Adding Kaden Elliss by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.8
· Pick 8
· Olumuyiwa Fashanu
· OT
· rank 10
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a blindside protector. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.7
· Pick 39
· Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
· CB
· rank 35
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the 39th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.11
· Pick 43
· Kamren Kinchens
· S
· rank 37
They did well to land Kamren Kinchens in No. 43, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.15
· Pick 47
· Kris Jenkins
· DL-EDGE
· rank 47
Kris Jenkins at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.6
· Pick 70
· Christian Haynes
· OG
· rank 77
Christian Haynes at the 70th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.7
· Pick 107
· Christian Mahogany
· OG
· rank 80
Christian Mahogany at pick 107 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.7
· Pick 143
· Ben Sinnott
· TE
· rank 143
Ben Sinnott in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.9
· Pick 145
· Joe Milton III
· QB
· rank 164
They reached into another round for Joe Milton III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.10
· Pick 185
· Michael Wiley
· RB
· rank 190
They took Michael Wiley at par in the 185th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.26
· Pick 201
· Braiden McGregor
· DL-EDGE
· rank 203
Braiden McGregor in Round 6, Pick 26 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.