jkase'S MOCK DRAFT

Jersey Juggernauts

  • jkase DRAFTING FOR THE
    Giants
Draft Selections
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NYG)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NYG)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (NYG)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NYG)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NYG)
Landon Jackson
DE-EDGE Arkansas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NYG)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYG)
Barion Brown
WR Kentucky
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYG)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NYG)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NYG)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 5 (NYG)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 5 (NYG)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NYG)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 6 (NYG)
David Bailey
DE-EDGE Stanford
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (NYG)
Thor Griffith
DT Louisville
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 7 (NYG)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 7 (NYG)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Roman Hemby
RB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ATL)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIA)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SEA)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (ATL)
Landon Jackson
DE-EDGE Arkansas
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Barion Brown
WR Kentucky
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (JAX)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (JAX)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (JAX)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NO)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 5 (ARI)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 6 (ARI)
David Bailey
DE-EDGE Stanford
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Thor Griffith
DT Louisville
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 7 (ARI)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (ARI)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Dasan McCullough
LB Oklahoma
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 6 (JAX)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
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: 4 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Dylan Parham
OG
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Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Daniel Jones
QB
Head Shot
Evan Neal
OT
Head Shot
Mark Glowinski
OG
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall D-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureC-
Quarterback settled, Beck in the fold, and a D- for the Giants.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Giants, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

They have staked the next five years on Carson Beck, which is the only story that really matters here. The Gadsden II reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. However the rest shakes out, Umanmielen at that price is a win they earned.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Carson Beck
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick21 Rnd1 Benjamin Morrison
In the 21st pick they get a lockdown presence outside, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick22 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick 22 they get a cornerstone up front at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in pick No. 40 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick43 Rnd2 Howard Cross III
They paid sticker price for Howard Cross III in the 43rd overall pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick53 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson at No. 53 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick70 Rnd3 Luke Lachey
Nice patience on Luke Lachey, who had no business lasting to slot 70. The roster fit checks out.
Pick71 Rnd3 Princely Umanmielen
Princely Umanmielen at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick72 Rnd3 Barion Brown
They read the board right and Barion Brown was the payoff at the 72nd pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A quiet steal in pick 73: Tate Ratledge for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in No. 80 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick81 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
They robbed the room for Ajani Cornelius here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104 Rnd4 Josh Conerly Jr.
Taking Josh Conerly Jr. in slot 104 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick105 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at pick No. 105 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tory Horton
You do not let a wide receiver like Tory Horton reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134 Rnd5 Nicholas Singleton
Circle this one: Nicholas Singleton at the 134th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick136 Rnd5 Riley Leonard
Somehow Riley Leonard was still sitting there in the 136th overall pick, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick139 Rnd5 Nick Emmanwori
A safety of that caliber at slot 139 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick168 Rnd6 David Bailey
They will replay David Bailey at pick No. 168 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick177 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith in the 177th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick198 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Value with a capital V on Xavier Truss in the Round 7 slot, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick200 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Value said wait; Oronde Gadsden II in pick 200 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick219 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby slid further than he should have, and Round 7, Pick 27 is lovely value for the running back. It fills a real need, too.