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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NYG)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NYG)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 5 (NYG)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NYG)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 6 (NYG)
Aeneas Peebles
DT Virginia Tech
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 7 (NYG)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (TEN)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CIN)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (PHI)
Dane Key
WR Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Daniel Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureF
The Giants finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a F.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Giants did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The warnings were there, and the F is the bill.

Whatever Shedeur Sanders becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Ratledge pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

That Peebles pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with edge rusher still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the 5th pick they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick28 Rnd1 Denzel Burke
In the 28th overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tate Ratledge. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Trevor Etienne
The board had cheaper options than Trevor Etienne at No. 60, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick70 Rnd3 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. is a better player than pick No. 70 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102 Rnd4 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders at Round 4, Pick 6 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick134 Rnd5 Donovan Smith
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Donovan Smith at slot 134. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick139 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Raheim Sanders in pick 139, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick166 Rnd6 Aeneas Peebles
Circle this one: Aeneas Peebles at the 166th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick198 Rnd7 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at the 198th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.