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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Picks Received
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LAC)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cam Hart
CB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureA
The Giants answered their biggest question with Ward. Grade: B.

Somebody in the Round 7 slot was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Giants sat still while Oronde Gadsden II, the No. 144 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Cam Ward gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In pick No. 3 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick65 Rnd3 Deone Walker
No edge and no loss on Deone Walker in No. 65; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
Circle this one: TreVeyon Henderson at pick No. 104 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at No. 124 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick134 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Anthony Belton at slot 134 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at Round 5, Pick 16 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick183 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke in the 183rd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick221 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 221 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick248 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Taking Oronde Gadsden II in the 248th pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.