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proftm'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 13, 2025

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  • proftm DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NO)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NO)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Grover Stewart
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Saints for Castro: B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Saints came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Castro. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Reaching for Shough left real value on the table behind him.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 14th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Emeka Egbuka at slot 40 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
You do not let a linebacker like Jalon Walker reach pick No. 45 and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
They did well to land Jalen Royals in the 71st pick, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick93 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Value with a capital V on Darien Porter in No. 93, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
Sebastian Castro at pick 112 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick117 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A reasonable price with a little left over, Cam Skattebo in No. 117. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough at the Round 4 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick184 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
A clean, defensible pick in Round 6, Pick 8 with a little surplus value in Quincy Riley. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick232 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
They took Desmond Watson at par in the 232nd pick, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
Zeek Biggers at slot 248 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Teddye Buchanan. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.