2024'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • 2024 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Shedeur Sanders is the Saints' quarterback, full stop.

The Mukuba pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The Saints indulged a want in Mukuba while a need in edge rusher, offensive lineman and other spots stayed open. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders at the 9th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in slot 40 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick71 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
No edge and no loss on Maxwell Hairston in No. 71; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
They will replay Jalen Royals at the 93rd pick for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
They robbed the room for Denzel Burke here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the Round 4 slot on Andrew Mukuba with edge rusher, offensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick184 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
Circle this one: DJ Giddens at pick No. 184 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.