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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NYG)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Jay Toia Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NYG)
Jay Toia
DT UCLA
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (JAX)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (JAX)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (JAX)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Jay Toia Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (JAX)
Jay Toia
DT UCLA
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (JAX)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (BUF)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC FutureB-
A franchise passer in Ward headlines a B- weekend for the Giants.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Fadil Diggs; the Giants did not wait, grabbing him 69 spots ahead at slot 174. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The whole projection now runs through Cam Ward; hit there and everything else looks smarter. Skattebo falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
Grey Zabel at the 34th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick65 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Donovan Jackson at Round 3, Pick 1 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick70 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Fair-plus on Maxwell Hairston, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at pick No. 99 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick107 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Cam Skattebo in the 107th pick, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tyler Baron
A real head-scratcher, Tyler Baron in pick 109 is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick154 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Value with a capital V on Hollin Pierce in the 154th pick, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Fadil Diggs
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Fadil Diggs. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jay Toia
They liked Jay Toia enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 6 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick219 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
A big swing on Teddye Buchanan at slot 219, well ahead of any board in the building. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
Jalen Travis at pick No. 239 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick246 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa at the 246th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.