Mrcheezetaco'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Mrcheezetaco DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYG)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYG)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Giants bet the future on Sanders. The board says B.

When a board-topper like Lander Barton slides to Round 7, Pick 4, you do not overthink it, and the Giants did not. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

So much rides on Shedeur Sanders that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. Every board in the league had Horn Jr. lower, and that gap is the story. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In No. 2 they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in pick 33 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Steal is underselling it; Jalon Walker at pick No. 66 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick102 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Charles Grant at No. 102 is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick134 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
You do not let a running back like TreVeyon Henderson reach pick 134 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in Round 5, Pick 15 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick218 Rnd7 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at the 218th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. at the 245th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick256 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders at the Round 7 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.