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hihjii'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON SEP 15, 2025

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  • hihjii DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NO)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NO)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Jacory Croskey-Merritt Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
RB Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Osa Odighizuwa
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Saints finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

The search is over. The Saints handed the keys to Jaxson Dart, and the whole operation now runs on his development. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They are betting Jones Jr. proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jaxson Dart
In pick 12 they get the arm they will build around, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
A real head-scratcher, Donovan Jackson in the Round 2 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
They paid a round early for Jordan Burch in slot 71, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick76 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson slid further than he should have, and the 76th overall pick is lovely value for the running back. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at Round 3, Pick 29 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick112 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at pick No. 112 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick131 Rnd4 Pat Bryant
They reached a country mile for Pat Bryant at No. 131, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Willie Lampkin
Willie Lampkin in the 149th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jalen McLeod
A big swing on Jalen McLeod at Round 6, Pick 8, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
They let Jermari Harris come to them and pounced at the 248th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jacory Croskey-Merritt
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jacory Croskey-Merritt. The roster fit checks out.