jgregg999'S MOCK DRAFT
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jgregg999'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 19, 2025

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  • jgregg999 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NO)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NO)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NO)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NO)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (NO)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (NO)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NO)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (NO)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NO)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NO)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (MIA)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIA)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Sauce Gardner
CB
Head Shot
George Pickens
WR
Head Shot
A.J. Terrell
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Rashid Shaheed
WR
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureF
The Saints worked the phones like thieves and earned a B-.

The Saints ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. They will answer for taking linebacker early while edge rusher, tight end and other spots went begging.

The Saints paired the rookies with proven help, Sauce Gardner leading the way.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 11 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. Need was not the driver here.
Pick35 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the Round 2 slot on Anthony Hill Jr. with edge rusher, tight end and other spots unsolved.
Pick69 Rnd3 John Mateer
John Mateer slipping to the 69th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick78 Rnd3 Colton Hood
The board had Colton Hood higher than pick 78, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick111 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
They did well to land Kaytron Allen in No. 111, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick127 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Value with a capital V on Zachariah Branch in the 127th overall pick, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick137 Rnd4 Blake Miller
A tidy little value on Blake Miller in slot 137, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick143 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams in Round 5, Pick 3 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
A reach on Jacob Rodriguez in No. 151; the board had better options right there. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick166 Rnd5 Isaac Smith
No edge and no loss on Isaac Smith in the 166th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick183 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Good price on Aamil Wagner in the 183rd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.