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Draft Grade — Giants
Overall
A-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA+
The Giants fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-. There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Giants started one anyway for Fadil Diggs, 92 picks ahead of schedule. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.
McCord at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The Giants clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.
Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Tetairoa McMillan and all.
Pick Analysis
Pick30
Rnd1
Tetairoa McMillan
In slot 30 they get a true top target at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34
Rnd2
Jalon Walker
Value with a capital V on Jalon Walker in pick No. 34, a genuine coup. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick44
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
They will replay Nick Emmanwori at the 44th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick56
Rnd2
Jonah Savaiinaea
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jonah Savaiinaea at the 56th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick57
Rnd2
Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in pick 57 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick58
Rnd2
Benjamin Morrison
Benjamin Morrison slid further than he should have, and No. 58 is lovely value for the cornerback. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick65
Rnd3
Donovan Ezeiruaku
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Ezeiruaku. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick85
Rnd3
Maxwell Hairston
Nice patience on Maxwell Hairston, who had no business lasting to the Round 3 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick104
Rnd4
Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce in the 104th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110
Rnd4
Malachi Moore
A quiet steal in No. 110: Malachi Moore for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick121
Rnd4
Darius Alexander
A reach for Darius Alexander in pick No. 121; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick131
Rnd4
Tyler Shough
They went early on Tyler Shough in Round 4, Pick 30, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick134
Rnd4
Fadil Diggs
Fadil Diggs at slot 134 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick155
Rnd5
Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Ferguson at the 155th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick167
Rnd5
Ahmed Hassanein
Ahmed Hassanein at No. 167 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick190
Rnd6
Kyle McCord
They barely believed it either: Kyle McCord still on the board at the 190th pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick206
Rnd6
Bhayshul Tuten
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Bhayshul Tuten in pick No. 206, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick221
Rnd7
Chimere Dike
Chimere Dike at pick 221 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248
Rnd7
Nick Martin
Nick Martin at slot 248 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.























