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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NYG)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYG)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NYG)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NYG)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NYG)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NYG)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Florida State
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CAR)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
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Caelen Carson
CB
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Jaycee Horn
CB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall A
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Giants fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A.

The DJ Uiagalelei pick is the one that will follow the Giants into the fall. They took him 70 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. On value alone, Leonard makes the weekend a net positive.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 2: Kenneth Grant for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They let Omarion Hampton come to them and pounced at pick No. 44. It fills a real need, too.
Pick57 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Trey Amos at No. 57 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Good price on Jayden Higgins in pick 65, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
A slide stopped in the 99th pick, with Danny Stutsman worth more than the price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick105 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Gunnar Helm at pick No. 105 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick117 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at the Round 4 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick154 Rnd5 Riley Leonard
Taking Riley Leonard in Round 5, Pick 16 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick211 Rnd6 Tonka Hemingway
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tonka Hemingway well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick219 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey is a better player than No. 219 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick239 Rnd7 DJ Uiagalelei
A wild overpay on DJ Uiagalelei in the 239th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick246 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in slot 246 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.