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Draft Selections
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NYG)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (NYG)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NYG)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NYG)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NYG)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NYG)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NYG)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NYG)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (IND)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK 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 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (ATL)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Players Gained
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Dion Dawkins
OT
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Troy Fautanu
OT
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Justin Fields
QB
Head Shot
Darnell Washington
TE
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Samuel Womack III
CB
Head Shot
Bryce Young
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Adoree' Jackson
CB
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Jon Runyan
OG
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Marcus McKethan
OG
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Matt Nelson
OT
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Giants worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Giants took David Walker at the 74th overall pick, roughly 97 spots before his name belonged.

That is a specialist worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

The veteran additions, Bryce Young chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In No. 30 they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Walter Nolen at pick No. 34 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in slot 44 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick51 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Donovan Jackson. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Steal is underselling it; Jalon Walker at the 56th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick57 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Nick Emmanwori in pick 57, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick65 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas in pick No. 65 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick74 Rnd3 David Walker
David Walker at Round 3, Pick 10 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick104 Rnd4 Will Howard
They talked themselves into Will Howard at pick 104, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jihaad Campbell
Taking Jihaad Campbell in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kaleb Johnson
Somehow Kaleb Johnson was still sitting there in slot 131, and they pounced on premier running back value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick134 Rnd4 Kyren Lacy
By-the-book stuff, Kyren Lacy at No. 134 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
They reached into another round for Quincy Riley, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the 175th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick190 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 12 is the definition of value, full stop. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick191 Rnd6 Mitchell Evans
They robbed the room for Mitchell Evans here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick208 Rnd6 Ryan Fitzgerald
They will replay Ryan Fitzgerald at No. 208 for years; that is how good the value is. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick248 Rnd7 James Burnip
James Burnip at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.