cagray26'S MOCK DRAFT
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18 Jan 25

  • cagray26 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NO)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NO)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NO)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NO)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NO)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Draft Picks Received
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (IND)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (IND)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints cashed the board's mistake on Neal: B.

The board owed the Saints one, and it paid up: Devin Neal, the No. 84 name on the board, sitting there at the 182nd pick like a gift left on the doorstep. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Clark pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 9th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Nice patience on Tre Harris, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
The board fumbled Tyler Warren all the way to slot 71, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick91 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
They barely believed it either: Andrew Mukuba still on the board at Round 3, Pick 27. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick115 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson in pick 115 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick128 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Danny Stutsman in pick No. 128, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick182 Rnd6 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at the 182nd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick251 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at No. 251 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
Jonas Sanker at slot 254 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Stacking talent where they were already deep.