Dutz04'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints won the night they stopped Henderson from sliding. Grade: B.

Call it larceny. TreVeyon Henderson sat on the board until the 111th overall pick, and the Saints did not need to be asked twice. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In the 9th overall pick they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Walter Nolen reach the Round 2 slot and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They paid sticker price for Jayden Higgins in No. 71, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick93 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Taking Tate Ratledge in pick 93 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick111 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in the 111th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick130 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
They robbed the room for Barrett Carter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.