Deluca'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NYG)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NYG)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NYG)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NYG)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NYG)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (GB)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaire Alexander
CB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Giants let Fairchild fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Giants, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend.

They are betting Higgins proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That Fairchild pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work. Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In the end it comes back to Tyler Warren, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 23rd pick they get a moveable chess piece at tight end. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart in pick No. 34 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick54 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
By-the-book stuff, Alfred Collins at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at Round 3, Pick 1 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick87 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at slot 87 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick113 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A slide stopped in No. 113, with Cam Skattebo worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick134 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
You do not let an offensive lineman like Dylan Fairchild reach slot 134 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick147 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. in pick 147 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jay Higgins in the 155th overall pick, miles early. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick221 Rnd7 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
They took Jaylin Smith at par in No. 248, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.