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Levin33'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 24, 2025

24.03. Saints Trades

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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints kept it disciplined and banked a B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Saints took Ethan Downs at pick No. 248, roughly 34 spots before his name belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

That TeSlaa pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In slot 9 they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They paid sticker price for Tyler Booker in the 40th overall pick, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
No edge and no loss on Elijah Arroyo in No. 71; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick93 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at pick No. 93 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jared Wilson at the Round 4 slot is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick131 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith at the 131st pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick184 Rnd6 Connor Colby
Nothing to complain about; Connor Colby went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick248 Rnd7 Ethan Downs
Ethan Downs in No. 248 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick254 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Isaac TeSlaa in Round 7, Pick 38, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.