AlphaBoi'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • AlphaBoi DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Saints: B.

The Saints torched the value chart for Connor Colby, taking him 62 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Wease Jr.. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
No drama and no debate, Shemar Stewart went about where he belonged in Round 1, Pick 9. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick40 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A tidy bit of business in No. 40, where Omarion Hampton graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Omarr Norman-Lott. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick93 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
They let Barrett Carter come to them and pounced at slot 93. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick111 Rnd4 Connor Colby
Connor Colby at pick 111 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Will Howard
Will Howard at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
They liked Jordan Hancock enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 8. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick254 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
The board fumbled Theo Wease Jr. all the way to slot 254, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.