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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NYG)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NYG)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NYG)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (NYG)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYG)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NYG)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jalin Hyatt
WR
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureD
The Giants won the night they stopped Reed from sliding. Grade: B-.

The Giants did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jaylen Reed fell into the 238th overall pick.

Every board in the league had Baron lower, and that gap is the story. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the Round 1 slot they get an island corner at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaxson Dart. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at No. 38 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick65 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in the 65th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in pick No. 99 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick105 Rnd4 Tyler Baron
They reached into another round for Tyler Baron, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick144 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 5, Pick 6 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick154 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
They barely believed it either: Darius Alexander still on the board at the 154th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick169 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They paid a round early for JJ Pegues in slot 169, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick170 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at pick 170 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
They liked Oronde Gadsden II enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 5, Pick 35. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick206 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Donovan Edwards at the 206th overall pick is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick219 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick220 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tonka Hemingway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 238 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.