C'S MOCK DRAFT

2025

  • C DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NYG)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NYG)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYG)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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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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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Matt Goncalves
OT
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureA
The Giants found their guy under center in Ward: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Quinshon Judkins at Round 5, Pick 16 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Everything downstream of Cam Ward depends on Cam Ward, and the building knows it. The Barrow Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the 4th pick they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick65 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
They read the board right and Dylan Fairchild was the payoff at pick No. 65. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick80 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darien Porter. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick104 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
They will replay Malachi Moore at the 104th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Simeon Barrow Jr.
Simeon Barrow Jr. at pick 134 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick153 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in No. 153 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick219 Rnd7 Nick Nash
Nick Nash at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
You do not let a linebacker like Jack Kiser reach Round 7, Pick 29 and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick256 Rnd7 Justin Walley
This one needs a full-page explanation: Justin Walley in the 256th pick, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.