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LaMark'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 17, 2025

MJL - TILT

  • LaMark DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NO)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NO)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NO)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NO)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NO)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NO)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NO)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NO)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (NO)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NO)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NO)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (DEN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zack Moss
RB
Head Shot
David Onyemata
DT
Head Shot
Ben Powers
OG
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Saints let Thomas fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Saints watched Azareye'h Thomas slide 38 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They are betting Buchanan proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In pick No. 17 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick21 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Omarion Hampton at the 40th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick53 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in pick 53 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in Round 3, Pick 7 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick76 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mason Taylor. The roster fit checks out.
Pick81 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at the 81st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick83 Rnd3 Will Howard
Value said wait; Will Howard in No. 83 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick93 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
Taking Azareye'h Thomas in slot 93 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick112 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Steal is underselling it; Savion Williams at the 112th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick117 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
They took Emery Jones Jr. at par in No. 117, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cody Simon
The board had cheaper options than Cody Simon at pick No. 121, and it noticed. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick131 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
A safety of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 29 is the definition of value, full stop. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick149 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
A quiet steal in the 149th overall pick: Mello Dotson for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jah Joyner
Jah Joyner at pick 156 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick184 Rnd6 CJ West
No edge and no loss on CJ West in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick189 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Nice patience on Ajani Cornelius, who had no business lasting to the 189th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick232 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan at the 232nd pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick248 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
A clean, defensible pick in pick 248 with a little surplus value in Cam Horsley. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in pick No. 254 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.