FabeMoneyFran'S MOCK DRAFT

Giants

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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NYG)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (NYG)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NYG)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Jacory Croskey-Merritt Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
RB Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Picks Traded
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Giants: B.

The Giants did not so much draft Jacory Croskey-Merritt as overpay for him, 32 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Grant value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In No. 3 they get an island corner at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
A quiet steal in the 34th pick: Kenneth Grant for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe at Round 3, Pick 10 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick99 Rnd3 Savion Williams
They did well to land Savion Williams in the Round 3 slot, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick105 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
They paid up for Emery Jones Jr. at pick No. 105 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick114 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
A tidy little value on Smael Mondon Jr. in the 114th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick154 Rnd5 Trevor Etienne
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Trevor Etienne at Round 5, Pick 16 is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick163 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chase Lundt. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick219 Rnd7 Robert Longerbeam
Robert Longerbeam at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick230 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
They paid sticker price for Cam Jackson in slot 230, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jacory Croskey-Merritt
A wild overpay on Jacory Croskey-Merritt in the 246th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.