The New York Giants currently have the 12th most draft capital value for the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, according to Tankathon.
The way that this is determined is each draft pick, No. 1 through 257, is assigned a value and that cumulative total of each team’s selections determines these rankings.
Below, you will find each pick that the Giants hold in the upcoming draft and the value assigned to each selection, which for New York, totals 809.9 points. To read more about how these values are determined, click here.
6th overall: 342.4
47th overall: 151.3
70th overall: 122.5
107th overall: 90.3
166th overall: 55.6
183rd overall: 47.8
By this metric, the Giants rank in the top half of the NFL. However, that 809.9 figure is bolstered by the Giants picking near the top of each round after struggling through the 2023 season.
In terms of the actual number of draft picks, the Giants only have six. There are only two teams who will have fewer selections in this draft than the Giants.
This is something that could play a factor in how active the Giants are throughout the draft, specifically when it comes to trading up at any point. Unless they find a trade partner who is willing to accept 2025 draft capital as part of any deal, trading up would require the Giants to part with what, relatively speaking, is already just a few total draft picks.
To help paint the picture of what this might look like, using the trade value chart as our guide, if the Giants were to move from pick six to pick four, they may have to part with their third-round pick to do so. If they wanted to jump from pick 47 to, let’s say, pick 40, they might have to part with their fourth-round pick.
On the flip side, because the Giants have only six selections, trading down at some point could be a more realistic option for them. This, of course, is dependent upon how the board falls and whether GM Joe Schoen still feels that he can get a player that he really likes despite moving back.
Again, using the trade value chart, moving back from pick six to pick 10, for example, would net the Giants third and fourth-round picks from the Jets. If they were willing to move from pick 47 to pick 57, they could potentially gain one of Tampa Bay’s third-round picks in the process.
How the board falls and how the Giants have evaluated the players available when they are on the clock will determine if either of these trade-up or down scenarios are actually options for them.
In terms of having the opportunity to add impact players, the Giants are positioned quite well with four selections in the top 107 picks of the draft. This also happens to be a very strong draft class at receiver and along the offensive line, two positions the Giants should look to address, in addition to it being a good cornerback class at the top of the draft as well.
