Shockwaves in the NFC: Giants Soar with Top Draft Grades While 49ers Plunge into Failure
Draft Grade: B-
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Pick 18: Caleb Banks, DL, Florida
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Pick 51: Jake Golday, LB, Cincinnati
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Pick 82: Domonique Orange, DL, Iowa State
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Pick 97: Caleb Tiernan, OT, Northwestern
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Pick 98: Jakobe Thomas, S, Miami
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Pick 159: Max Bredeson, HB, Michigan
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Pick 163: Charles Demmings, CB, Stephen F. Austin
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Pick 198: Demond Clairborne, RB, Wake Forest
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Pick 235: Gavin Gerhardt, C, Cincinnati
The Vikings took an almost shocking swing on Caleb Banks, who had largely fallen out of the first-round conversation heading into the draft. Banks missed most of his final season with a foot injury and he’s still recovering from a related surgery to this day. In 2024, Banks totaled 4.5 sacks on 29 pressures. Banks is a dangerous pass-rusher and his 6’6/330 frame is more than enough to stuff run lanes, though that’s an aspect of his game that needs work.



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