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Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NYG)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NYG)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NYG)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NYG)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NYG)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (NYG)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (NYG)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (SF)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Players Gained
Head Shot
Samuel Womack III
CB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Quarterback settled, Sanders in the fold, and a B+ for the Giants.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Shedeur Sanders is the Giants' quarterback, full stop. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

That Stout pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Reaching for Oliver left real value on the table behind him.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
They did well to land Shedeur Sanders in the 14th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick34 Rnd2 James Pearce Jr.
James Pearce Jr. at the 34th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Circle this one: Jalon Walker at pick No. 44 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick75 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tate Ratledge in pick 75. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick76 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
No drama and no debate, Isaiah Bond went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 12. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
They will replay Azareye'h Thomas at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick99 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter in slot 99 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick105 Rnd4 Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles in No. 105 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Value with a capital V on Jared Wilson in the 113th pick, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at slot 117 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick154 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A swing that ignored the value entirely, JJ Pegues well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick189 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at pick No. 189 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick219 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
A straight-up fair deal on Carson Vinson at the 219th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick227 Rnd7 Upton Stout
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Upton Stout in No. 227, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick246 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
A big swing on Collin Oliver at Round 7, Pick 30, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick252 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
LaJohntay Wester at pick 252 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.