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RUN ON MAR 25, 2025

No. 1 Saints Mock Draft

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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NO)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Jacory Croskey-Merritt Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
RB Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
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-
Larceny in the Round 2 slot lands the Saints a B+, Golden and all.

Whoever sat across the table from the Saints should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

Getting Golden where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Croskey-Merritt pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In slot 14 they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
They will replay Matthew Golden at the 40th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick45 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in pick No. 45 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick71 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They did well to land Donovan Jackson in Round 3, Pick 7, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick93 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in pick 93 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick112 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in the 112th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick117 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
A cornerback of that caliber at pick 117 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
Value with a capital V on Kyle McCord in the 131st overall pick, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick184 Rnd6 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams at Round 6, Pick 8 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
By-the-book stuff, Teddye Buchanan at slot 248 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jacory Croskey-Merritt
They reached into another round for Jacory Croskey-Merritt, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.