bbrownstd'S MOCK DRAFT
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2-5-2025

  • bbrownstd DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NO)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NO)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NO)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NO)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NO)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NO)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NO)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NO)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Collin Schlee Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NO)
Collin Schlee
QB Virginia Tech
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYG)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DEN)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LAC)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DAL)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Grover Stewart
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Chris Olave
WR
Head Shot
Derek Carr
QB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D
ValueA- NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Saints got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Collin Schlee at the Round 7 slot, a reach of 165 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

The Fitzgerald pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a double-digit-sack hope. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Taking Malaki Starks in pick 40 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick45 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Warren at slot 45 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
You do not let a linebacker like Jalon Walker reach No. 71 and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick86 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas at the 86th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick93 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in pick No. 93 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick103 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Value with a capital V on Dylan Fairchild in Round 4, Pick 2, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams slid further than he should have, and pick No. 110 is lovely value for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick120 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer at the 120th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick134 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
They robbed the room for Mason Taylor here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jake Majors
They barely believed it either: Jake Majors still on the board at the Round 5 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick182 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Circle this one: Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 182 is a fall that decides a draft. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick218 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
They read the board right and Hayden Conner was the payoff at pick 218. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzgerald in slot 248 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick251 Rnd7 Collin Schlee
Collin Schlee at No. 251 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick254 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith in Round 7, Pick 38 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.