Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2026

2025 draft 55

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Tyreem Powell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Tyreem Powell
LB Rutgers
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Trikweze Bridges Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Trikweze Bridges
S Florida
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NO)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NO)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CAR)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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Players Gained
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Chris Godwin
WR
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Wan'Dale Robinson
WR
Players traded away
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Alvin Kamara
RB
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Cameron Jordan
DE
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Demario Davis
LB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall C+
ValueF NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA
The Saints turned the phones into found money: C+.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Saints started one anyway for Tyreem Powell, 337 picks ahead of schedule. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Nolen. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The Saints indulged a want in Elzinga while a need in tight end stayed open. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

Hit on Tyreem Powell and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Tyreem Powell
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a three-down second-level presence, a steep price for the projection. Need was not the driver here.
Pick71 Rnd3 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Somehow Donovan Ezeiruaku was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick93 Rnd3 Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel at the 93rd overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick111 Rnd4 Logan Parr
Logan Parr at the 111th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Trikweze Bridges
This one needs a full-page explanation: Trikweze Bridges in pick No. 112, miles early. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick131 Rnd4 Luke Elzinga
They bypassed pressing needs at tight end to take Luke Elzinga, a specialist that was not the priority.
Pick184 Rnd6 Chimere Dike
You do not let a wide receiver like Chimere Dike reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick185 Rnd6 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at slot 185 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 Walter Nolen
Steal is underselling it; Walter Nolen at pick No. 230 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Justin Walley
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Justin Walley well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jordan James
They barely believed it either: Jordan James still on the board at the 254th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.