Golden Eagles'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NO)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Saints started one anyway for Sam Hartman, 37 picks ahead of schedule. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Vidal. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kalen King
Kalen King at the 45th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick136 Rnd4 Malik Washington
They barely believed it either: Malik Washington still on the board at slot 136. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Value said wait; Jaylan Ford in No. 152 says they were not listening. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick170 Rnd5 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman in the 170th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick176 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Nothing to complain about; Roger Rosengarten went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick192 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
They reached into another round for Trevor Keegan, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick205 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Kimani Vidal in the 205th pick, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.