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Giants

  • chris DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NYG)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYG)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NYG)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NYG)
Malachi Moore
DB Alabama
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NYG)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NYG)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (ATL)
Malachi Moore
DB Alabama
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ATL)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Troy Andersen
LB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
Quarterback settled, Nix in the fold, and a B- for the Giants.

The Giants spent the pick that matters most on Bo Nix, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Thrash. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In pick 5 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in the 57th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Blake Corum
They took Blake Corum at par in pick No. 67, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick103 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the 103rd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick140 Rnd5 Tyler Guyton
Nothing to complain about; Tyler Guyton went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
By-the-book stuff, Malachi Moore at Round 5, Pick 12 squarely in line with his ranking. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jamari Thrash
Circle this one: Jamari Thrash at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Nelson Ceaser
Nelson Ceaser at slot 189 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.