Willyboys'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Saints: B-.

The Hayden Conner selection is the head-turner. The Saints reached 98 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Bryant pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 9th pick they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
No edge and no loss on T.J. Sanders in Round 2, Pick 8; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
No drama and no debate, Jared Ivey went about where he belonged in No. 71. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick93 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
They paid sticker price for Ashton Gillotte in the 93rd overall pick, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick112 Rnd4 Hayden Conner
A wild overpay on Hayden Conner in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith in pick No. 131 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick184 Rnd6 Pat Bryant
They will replay Pat Bryant at pick No. 184 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.