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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Kai Kroeger Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
Kai Kroeger
P South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Players Gained
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Bailey Zappe
QB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA FutureB-
The Giants answered their biggest question with Ward. Grade: B.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Oluwafemi Oladejo; the Giants did not wait, grabbing him 86 spots ahead at slot 155. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

So much rides on Cam Ward that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the 3rd pick they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks is a better player than pick 34 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick65 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at pick No. 65 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick105 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at No. 105 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Quincy Riley
A wild overpay on Quincy Riley in the 134th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick155 Rnd5 Oluwafemi Oladejo
A big swing on Oluwafemi Oladejo at Round 5, Pick 16, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick221 Rnd7 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey in pick 221 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick248 Rnd7 Kai Kroeger
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kai Kroeger. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.