Start where it matters. The Giants took Michael Penix Jr. to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Good, not great, and the B says as much.
If Frazier pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Landing Moore that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.
They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.7
· Pick 7
· Michael Penix Jr.
· QB
· rank 9
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Penix Jr. at pick No. 7, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.5
· Pick 37
· Keon Coleman
· WR
· rank 39
Keon Coleman in Round 2, Pick 5 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.7
· Pick 39
· Kamari Lassiter
· CB
· rank 40
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kamari Lassiter. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.15
· Pick 47
· Graham Barton
· OT
· rank 24
They barely believed it either: Graham Barton still on the board at the 47th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.5
· Pick 69
· Byron Murphy II
· DL
· rank 67
They took Byron Murphy II at par in slot 69, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.5
· Pick 105
· Rod Moore
· S
· rank 81
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Rod Moore in No. 105, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.6
· Pick 142
· Jason Marshall Jr.
· CB
· rank 148
By-the-book stuff, Jason Marshall Jr. at pick 142 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.8
· Pick 183
· Miles Frazier
· OG
· rank 213
They talked themselves into Miles Frazier at the 183rd overall pick, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.