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bshea'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 3, 2025

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  • bshea DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NO)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NO)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NO)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NO)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NO)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NO)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NO)
Monroe Mills
OT Virginia
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints found their guy under center in Simpson: B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Ty Simpson is the Saints' quarterback, full stop. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Branch pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Every board in the league had Rhodes Jr. lower, and that gap is the story.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Ty Simpson
In the 2nd overall pick they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Quincy Rhodes Jr.
Quincy Rhodes Jr. in slot 36 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Darrell Jackson Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick128 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at pick No. 128 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick138 Rnd4 DJ McKinney
A slide stopped in pick 138, with DJ McKinney worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Bray Hubbard
A clean, defensible pick in No. 144 with a little surplus value in Bray Hubbard. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick168 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol at the 168th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick182 Rnd6 Monroe Mills
They paid sticker price for Monroe Mills in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.