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77 DRAFTING FOR THEGiants
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall
A-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA+
Sampson should have been long gone. The Giants pounced, and earned a A-. You build a draft on nights like this. Dylan Sampson had no business being available in pick 153, and the Giants did the only sane thing and turned in the card.
If Thomas pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The veteran additions, Pat Surtain II chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.
Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, JT Tuimoloau and all.
Pick Analysis
Pick34
Rnd2
JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau in the 34th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick49
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
Somehow Nick Emmanwori was still sitting there in slot 49, and they pounced on premier safety value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick57
Rnd2
Jalon Walker
A linebacker of that caliber at pick 57 is the definition of value, full stop. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick58
Rnd2
Deone Walker
A straight-up fair deal on Deone Walker at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick65
Rnd3
Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at the 65th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick74
Rnd3
Hollin Pierce
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Hollin Pierce well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76
Rnd3
Riley Leonard
Value said wait; Riley Leonard in pick No. 76 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick90
Rnd3
R Mason Thomas
This one needs a full-page explanation: R Mason Thomas in Round 3, Pick 26, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick103
Rnd4
Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick109
Rnd4
Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in the 109th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick117
Rnd4
Dylan Fairchild
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Dylan Fairchild in pick No. 117, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick131
Rnd4
Andrew Mukuba
Circle this one: Andrew Mukuba at pick 131 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134
Rnd4
Elic Ayomanor
They will replay Elic Ayomanor at slot 134 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick153
Rnd5
Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson at No. 153 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick191
Rnd6
Terrance Ferguson
The board fumbled Terrance Ferguson all the way to Round 6, Pick 16, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick200
Rnd6
Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzgerald in the 200th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick219
Rnd7
Lander Barton
They barely believed it either: Lander Barton still on the board at No. 219. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick246
Rnd7
Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at pick 246 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
























