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  • datman63 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NO)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NO)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NO)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NO)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NO)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (NO)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (NO)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (NO)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NO)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (NO)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (LAR)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (LAR)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAR)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (DEN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Brandon Adams Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (LAR)
Brandon Adams
CB UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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A.T. Perry
WR
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Jamaal Williams
RB
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Juwan Johnson
TE
Head Shot
Kendre Miller
RB
Head Shot
Michael Thomas
WR
Head Shot
Ryan Ramczyk
OT
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Taysom Hill
QB
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Willie Gay
LB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Saints left with their quarterback, and a D- to match.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Saints took Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at the 156th pick, roughly 129 spots before his name belonged.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Simon. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

Shedeur Sanders gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the 9th pick they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick10 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ashton Jeanty at Round 1, Pick 10 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick85 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Somehow Harold Fannin Jr. was still sitting there in pick 85, and they pounced on premier tight end value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick93 Rnd3 R Mason Thomas
R Mason Thomas at the Round 3 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel in No. 111 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick114 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at pick No. 114 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ty Robinson
A real head-scratcher, Ty Robinson in Round 4, Pick 14 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick116 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A tidy bit of business in slot 116, where Cam Skattebo graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick121 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at the 121st pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Chris Paul Jr.
They robbed the room for Chris Paul Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick156 Rnd5 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
They reached into another round for Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick192 Rnd6 Nohl Williams
Nohl Williams in pick No. 192 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick203 Rnd6 Cody Simon
They barely believed it either: Cody Simon still on the board at the Round 6 slot. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick204 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
A quiet steal in No. 204: KeAndre Lambert-Smith for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick210 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
They read the board right and Luke Lachey was the payoff at slot 210. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick234 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
By-the-book stuff, LaJohntay Wester at Round 7, Pick 16 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick254 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
Nice patience on Miles Frazier, who had no business lasting to the 254th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.