YSB'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NYG)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NYG)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NYG)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NYG)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NYG)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NYG)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Draft Picks Received
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CIN)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Giants
Overall C
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureA
The phones sank the Giants this weekend: C.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Oronde Gadsden II at pick 131 is 63 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. It nets out a thoroughly average C.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Getting Mullings where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In the 20th pick they get a building block for the line, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
The board fumbled Walter Nolen all the way to slot 40, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte at the 65th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick85 Rnd3 Chimere Dike
Value said wait; Chimere Dike in No. 85 says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick99 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at Round 3, Pick 35 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Tyler Shough
A wild overpay on Tyler Shough in pick No. 117, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
They talked themselves into Oronde Gadsden II at the 131st pick, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in slot 154 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick184 Rnd6 Kalel Mullings
They barely believed it either: Kalel Mullings still on the board at pick 184. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick208 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
They reached into another round for Isaac TeSlaa, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick219 Rnd7 Logan Parr
Logan Parr in the 219th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.