Deluca'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Deluca DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NYG)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYG)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NYG)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Marcus Dumervil Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Marcus Dumervil
OT Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (IND)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonathan Taylor
RB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureA+
Nothing loud, just a tidy B+ for the Giants.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Giants would have aced it. Marcus Dumervil at the Round 7 slot is 67 spots clear of where he belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

On value alone, Ransom makes the weekend a net positive. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tre Harris
A conviction pick on Tre Harris at the Round 1 slot that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at No. 34 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Kenneth Grant reach slot 45 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick65 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in pick 65 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart at the 80th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick103 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills at the 103rd overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick134 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at pick No. 134 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.
Pick153 Rnd5 Hayden Conner
A tidy bit of business in the 153rd overall pick, where Hayden Conner graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick219 Rnd7 J.C. Davis
They reached into another round for J.C. Davis, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick246 Rnd7 Marcus Dumervil
They left a pile of value on the table to take Marcus Dumervil this early at No. 246. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.