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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Giants.

Some picks age like wine; Ty Hamilton at Round 7, Pick 3 will need to, sitting 35 spots clear of his grade. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Kone at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The back end got a real overhaul.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In No. 3 they get a potential shutdown corner. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They let Kenneth Grant come to them and pounced at Round 2, Pick 2. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Fair-plus on Demetrius Knight Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick99 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Charles Grant in the Round 3 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick105 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
No drama and no debate, Lathan Ransom went about where he belonged in pick 105. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick154 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens at the 154th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick219 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
They talked themselves into Ty Hamilton at pick No. 219, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick246 Rnd7 Bilhal Kone
A tidy bit of business in the 246th overall pick, where Bilhal Kone graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.