bmath'S MOCK DRAFT

B's Giants

  • bmath DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYG)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NYG)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYG)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NYG)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (MIA)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (IND)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaylen Waddle
WR
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall A
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Giants worked the phones like thieves and earned a A.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Giants came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A.

The Zuhn III reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

Getting Weeks where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In slot 10 they get a centerfielder for the defense, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
No drama and no debate, Olaivavega Ioane went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd4 Whit Weeks
They let Whit Weeks come to them and pounced at No. 102. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick140 Rnd5 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg at pick 140 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick183 Rnd6 Rayshaun Benny
They took Rayshaun Benny at par in pick No. 183, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick192 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
A big swing on Trey Zuhn III at Round 6, Pick 11, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick194 Rnd6 Lee Hunter
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Lee Hunter. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.