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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Florida State
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Giants, and a B- to prove it.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Giants shredded theirs for DJ Uiagalelei. He came off 49 spots early, and the room will hear about it. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

However the rest shakes out, Pierce at that price is a win they earned. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with safety the one that mattered most.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
The board had cheaper options than Benjamin Morrison at slot 34, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey in pick No. 65 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at the 104th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick134 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
A reach on Oronde Gadsden II in No. 134; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick155 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at the 155th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
They robbed the room for Jaylen Reed here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick248 Rnd7 DJ Uiagalelei
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for DJ Uiagalelei. It patches a soft spot without any drama.