DN2'S MOCK DRAFT
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DN2'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 24, 2025

DN Draft

  • DN2 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Saints for Gadsden II: B-.

Somebody in pick No. 254 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Saints sat still while Oronde Gadsden II, the No. 197 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In slot 9 they get a mismatch in the passing game at fair value.
Pick40 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
No edge and no loss on T.J. Sanders in the 40th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jack Sawyer at the 71st pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick93 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
Somehow Elijah Arroyo was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick112 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at Round 4, Pick 10 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
They robbed the room for Tez Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick184 Rnd6 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. in pick 184 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Upton Stout
A safety of that caliber at No. 248 is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick254 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
They will replay Oronde Gadsden II at No. 254 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.