Ken Waydor'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Edwards should have been long gone. The Giants pounced, and earned a B-.

The Giants did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Donovan Edwards fell into No. 246.

They will need Pierce to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 3 they get a problem off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
A reasonable price with a little left over, Derrick Harmon in the 34th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick65 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
They jumped the gun on Maxwell Hairston, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick99 Rnd3 Anthony Belton
A conviction pick on Anthony Belton at the 99th pick that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick105 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at No. 105 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick154 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord in pick 154 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick219 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
A big swing on Teddye Buchanan at pick No. 219, well ahead of any board in the building. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick246 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
A running back of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 30 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.