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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NYG)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NYG)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NYG)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NYG)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Noah Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYG)
Noah Thomas
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LV)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesC FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Giants: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Giants took Kyle McCord at the 102nd pick, roughly 119 spots before his name belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Neal. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Mason Graham
By-the-book stuff, Mason Graham at pick No. 8 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tate Ratledge in pick 35. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A premium they did not need to pay, Jayden Higgins a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in No. 69 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
Value said wait; Kyle McCord in the 102nd pick says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick134 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A wild overpay on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick153 Rnd5 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at No. 153 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick183 Rnd6 Devin Neal
Steal is underselling it; Devin Neal at pick No. 183 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
They robbed the room for Jay Higgins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick245 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
They reached a country mile for Akheem Mesidor at Round 7, Pick 31, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick256 Rnd7 Noah Thomas
This one needs a full-page explanation: Noah Thomas in the 256th pick, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.