Heffner'S MOCK DRAFT
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Heffner'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 25, 2025

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  • Heffner DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueA NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints let Milum fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Saints spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Wyatt Milum, the No. 35 name on the board, in slot 248. No fireworks, but a solid B.

For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Cam Ward
A quarterback of that caliber at the 40th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at No. 71 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jahdae Barron
Steal is underselling it; Jahdae Barron at Round 3, Pick 29 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick112 Rnd4 Armand Membou
Armand Membou at pick No. 112 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
They will replay Walter Nolen at slot 131 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick184 Rnd6 Dylan Fairchild
You do not let an offensive lineman like Dylan Fairchild reach pick 184 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick248 Rnd7 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum in the 248th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254 Rnd7 Trey Amos
Somehow Trey Amos was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 38, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.