cagray26'S MOCK DRAFT

18 Jan 25 (2)

  • cagray26 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NO)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NO)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NO)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NO)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NO)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (NO)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NO)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NO)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Ward in the fold, and a B for the Saints.

Thirty-one other rooms let Danny Stutsman slide, and the Saints were the ones holding the card at slot 240. Highway robbery. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

So much rides on Cam Ward that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They are betting Tuimoloau proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
They reached a country mile for JT Tuimoloau at slot 40, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick72 Rnd3 Donovan Ezeiruaku
No drama and no debate, Donovan Ezeiruaku went about where he belonged in slot 72. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the 91st overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick110 Rnd4 Colston Loveland
The board fumbled Colston Loveland all the way to pick 110, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at Round 4, Pick 27 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick182 Rnd6 Devin Neal
Taking Devin Neal in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick233 Rnd7 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom in pick No. 233 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick240 Rnd7 Danny Stutsman
They robbed the room for Danny Stutsman here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick251 Rnd7 Billy Bowman Jr.
They barely believed it either: Billy Bowman Jr. still on the board at No. 251. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick254 Rnd7 Kalel Mullings
Circle this one: Kalel Mullings at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.