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    Giants
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NYG)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Draft Picks Traded
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (IND)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Giants let Watts fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Xavier Watts slide, and the Giants were the ones holding the card at pick No. 65. Highway robbery. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Phillips reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 3rd overall pick they get an island corner. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Derrick Harmon in No. 34 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick65 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at pick 65 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jordan Phillips
The board had cheaper options than Jordan Phillips at the 99th pick, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick105 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
They read the board right and Gunnar Helm was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 3. The roster fit checks out.
Pick154 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Logan Brown slipping to the Round 5 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick189 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens in pick No. 189 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson in slot 246 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.