Now that the dust has settled on the Giants draft, it’s time for some early judgments on how they did.
The Giants have had some recent success in getting good players in the draft, even in later rounds. Unlike the Jets, who are normally aggressive in trading up for who they want, the Giants have been surprisingly successful in sitting back and taking whoever is available at their pick. Though the passive philosophy seems to go against the grain of successful drafting, it has worked out well, as evidenced by their two recent Super Bowl triumphs.
Over the last ten drafts, New York has found late-round value in taking key players such as G David Diehl (fifth-round 2003), RB Derrick Ward (seventh-round 2004), RB Brandon Jacobs (fourth-round 2005), DT Barry Cofield (fourth-round 2006), RB Ahmad Bradshaw (seventh-round 2007), and TE Kevin Boss (fifth-round 2007).
How they find these contributors, isn’t quite known, as successful-drafting seems to be a craft few can define. In any case, onto this year’s haul:
