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Draft Grade — Giants
Overall
B+
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesB
FutureB+
More right than wrong for the Giants, and a B+ to prove it. The Giants spent real capital to be 82 picks early on Fadil Diggs, and the board is going to hold them to it.
That Giddens pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The Giants clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.
The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick Analysis
Pick20
Rnd1
Shemar Stewart
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a double-digit-sack hope. A real need, handled.
Pick34
Rnd2
Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at the 34th overall pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick44
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
Somehow Nick Emmanwori was still sitting there in slot 44, and they pounced on premier safety value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick51
Rnd2
Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at pick 51 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick65
Rnd3
Darien Porter
Darien Porter at the 65th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick76
Rnd3
Tate Ratledge
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tate Ratledge in No. 76. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77
Rnd3
Charles Grant
They paid up for Charles Grant at slot 77 when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick85
Rnd3
Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at No. 85 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick99
Rnd3
Omarr Norman-Lott
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Omarr Norman-Lott reach Round 3, Pick 35 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick105
Rnd4
Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers slid further than he should have, and the 105th overall pick is lovely value for the quarterback. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick153
Rnd5
Fadil Diggs
Fadil Diggs at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick154
Rnd5
Tyler Shough
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tyler Shough at pick 154. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick217
Rnd7
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 217th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220
Rnd7
DJ Giddens
They barely believed it either: DJ Giddens still on the board at pick No. 220. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick246
Rnd7
Chimere Dike
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 246 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.