LaMark'S MOCK DRAFT

LaMark'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 16, 2025

MJL - 4/16/2025

  • LaMark DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NO)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NO)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Grover Stewart
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Saints fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

The Saints treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 4 slot on Jackson Slater a full 36 spots early. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. That Henderson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The Grover Stewart deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In pick No. 14 they get a matchup weapon at tight end. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in the 40th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at pick 45 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick71 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They barely believed it either: TreVeyon Henderson still on the board at the Round 3 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick93 Rnd3 Will Howard
A reach for Will Howard in slot 93; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
A big swing on Jackson Slater at No. 112, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
They paid sticker price for Denzel Burke in pick 117, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland at the Round 4 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick184 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius slid further than he should have, and pick No. 184 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick232 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson in slot 232 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick248 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
LaJohntay Wester at No. 248 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
No edge and no loss on Ty Hamilton in Round 7, Pick 38; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.