B
New York Giants
Grand theft in slot 69: the Giants steal King and grade out a B.
by Ethan ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 3 steals
· 2 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Kalen King, the 69th overall pick, roughly 20 picks past where he belonged.
That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They are betting Williams proves the room right and everyone else wrong.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
They took Rome Odunze at par in pick 10, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A slide stopped in the 37th pick, with Dallas Turner worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Patrick Paul in the 54th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
J.J. McCarthy at No. 55 is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
You do not let a cornerback like Kalen King reach slot 69 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
No edge and no loss on Tommy Eichenberg in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor itch, scratched.
They liked Tate Ratledge enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 109. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A reach on James Williams in Round 4, Pick 14; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.