Pj'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Pj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Giles Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Giles Jackson
WR Washington
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Malik Verdon Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Malik Verdon
S Iowa State
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Baylor
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueD+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Giants a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Giants took Giles Jackson a full 247 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Hunter. The Sauls pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, running back and other spots. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 3rd overall pick they get a wrecking ball inside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Travis Hunter
Circle this one: Travis Hunter at pick 34 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick65 Rnd3 Quinn Carroll
Quinn Carroll at pick No. 65 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick99 Rnd3 Ben Sauls
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, running back and other spots to take Ben Sauls, a specialist that was not the priority.
Pick105 Rnd4 Giles Jackson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Giles Jackson this early at the Round 4 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Nick Martin
Nick Martin at No. 154 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick219 Rnd7 Malik Verdon
Malik Verdon in the 219th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick246 Rnd7 Steve Linton
Steve Linton in No. 246 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.