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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYG)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NYG)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NYG)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NYG)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NYG)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NYG)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYG)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (NYG)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NYG)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NYG)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NYG)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CLE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CLE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (ATL)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (KC)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (KC)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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Miles Battle
CB
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Dawson Knox
TE
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Alexander Mattison
RB
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Khalil Shakir
WR
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Dakoda Shepley
OT
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Terence Steele
OT
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Jameis Winston
QB
Players traded away
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Drew Lock
QB
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Evan Neal
OT
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Jalin Hyatt
WR
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
A franchise passer in Sanders headlines a B- weekend for the Giants.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Giants spent the 182nd overall pick on Taylen Green, a name most had 86 spots down the list. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The whole projection now runs through Shedeur Sanders; hit there and everything else looks smarter. However the rest shakes out, Kandra at that price is a win they earned.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In No. 1 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton is a better player than pick No. 38 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Somehow Jalon Walker was still sitting there in the 60th pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick66 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Taking Colston Loveland in slot 66 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick93 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Maxwell Hairston. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas at pick 102 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in Round 4, Pick 29, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaeden Roberts. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick153 Rnd5 Ollie Gordon II
They paid a round early for Ollie Gordon II in the 153rd pick, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick168 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at pick 168 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick170 Rnd5 Kobe Hudson
They reached a country mile for Kobe Hudson at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick182 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at the 182nd overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick206 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in No. 206 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick237 Rnd7 Corey Kiner
Steal is underselling it; Corey Kiner at slot 237 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick241 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
A safety of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 27 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick245 Rnd7 Joey Slackman
Joey Slackman at the 245th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick255 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A real head-scratcher, Thor Griffith in the 255th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
A big swing on Jamaree Caldwell at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.