LAMARK'S MOCK DRAFT
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LAMARK'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 22, 2025

MJL - 4/21/2025 (2)

  • LAMARK DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NO)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NO)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Grover Stewart
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Saints worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

There is reaching, and then there is Antwaun Powell-Ryland at slot 117. The Saints jumped the board by 46 and dared it to prove them wrong. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Williams pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In pick 14 they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A clean, defensible pick in the 40th overall pick with a little surplus value in Jihaad Campbell. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick45 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
No edge and no loss on Aireontae Ersery in slot 45; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers at pick No. 71 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick93 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker is a better player than the Round 3 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick112 Rnd4 Savion Williams
They robbed the room for Savion Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick117 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
A wild overpay on Antwaun Powell-Ryland in Round 4, Pick 15, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick131 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
A conviction pick on Malachi Moore at the 131st overall pick that the board grades a round light. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
Jaydon Blue at slot 184 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick232 Rnd7 Bilhal Kone
A straight-up fair deal on Bilhal Kone at the 232nd pick, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick248 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
A slide stopped in No. 248, with Cam Jackson worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick254 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
A tidy bit of business in the Round 7 slot, where Ja'Corey Brooks graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.