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RUN ON DEC 7, 2025

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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NO)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NO)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NO)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NO)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NO)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NO)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NO)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints bet the future on Mendoza. The board says B-.

The board owed the Saints one, and it paid up: Spencer Fano, the No. 3 name on the board, sitting there at the 182nd pick like a gift left on the doorstep. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Fernando Mendoza is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Reaching for Mendoza left real value on the table behind him.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In slot 2 they get their guy under center for the next decade, reach and all. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jeremiyah Love
Jeremiyah Love in the Round 2 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick67 Rnd3 Carnell Tate
Carnell Tate at No. 67 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Trevor Goosby
They will replay Trevor Goosby at pick No. 128 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick138 Rnd4 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in the 138th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick144 Rnd5 CJ Allen
A linebacker of that caliber at the 144th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick168 Rnd5 Nicholas Singleton
Steal is underselling it; Nicholas Singleton at slot 168 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick182 Rnd6 Spencer Fano
Somehow Spencer Fano was still sitting there in the Round 6 slot, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.