austinrwilliams2005'S MOCK DRAFT
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austinrwilliams2005'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 2025

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  • austinrwilliams2005 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NO)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Traded
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
The Saints won the night they stopped Restrepo from sliding. Grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Xavier Restrepo got past him. The Saints do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 131.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Phillips lower, and that gap is the story.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In pick 9 they get a lockdown presence outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
They did well to land Josh Conerly Jr. in Round 2, Pick 8, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 Bradyn Swinson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Bradyn Swinson at the Round 3 slot is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jordan Phillips
They liked Jordan Phillips enough to skip the value, taking him in the 93rd overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick131 Rnd4 Xavier Restrepo
They will replay Xavier Restrepo at No. 131 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick149 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
A tidy little value on Tyler Shough in pick No. 149, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick184 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders in slot 184 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick247 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
By-the-book stuff, Teddye Buchanan at the 247th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
A reach for Tonka Hemingway in slot 248; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick254 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
A reach on Torricelli Simpkins III in the 254th overall pick; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.