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If you're an NFL fan, welcome to the most wonderful time of the year, the time when after months of study and speculation, we see what new, fresh and exciting talent your team plans to deliver following a three-day draft.

The New York Giants, who hold the No. 2 overall pick in the draft for the first time since 1981 (the year they selected some dude by the name of Lawrence Taylor), have six picks in the 2018 draft, including four in the top 100. It's the first time they've had that many picks since 2009, when they had the 29th, 45th, 60th, 85th and 100th overall picks.

That year, the Giants turned their first five picks into receiver Hakeem Nicks, defensive end/outside linebacker Clint Sintim, left tackle Will Beatty, receiver Ramses Barden and tight end Travis Beckum.

While Nicks and Beatty turned out to be solid contributors to the team, the pressure is on general manager Dave Gettleman to get more hits than misses with his first class as the Giants general manager as he attempts to get a team that went 3-13 last year back on track.

If experience has taught us anything, it's to expect the unexpected come draft weekend. However, until we get concrete answers, the speculation will continue to run wild.

Speaking of which, add my mock draft to the numerous ones that have already hit the internet. For my mock draft, I ran at least six different simulations using FanSpeak's NFL Mock Draft simulator; my criteria included a composite of all the draft boards and, for the team needs, I chose NFL.com's breakdown, which aligns with my analysis of their needs.

I mostly stuck to the best player available (BPA) methodology, though I tried to marry a need with a BPA while also trying to make sure the value and fit were there.