Cloud9blazers'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Leonard Moore Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NO)
Leonard Moore
CB Notre Dame
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NO)
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NO)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
J'Koby Williams Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NO)
J'Koby Williams
RB Texas Tech
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NO)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Saints: B-.

The Saints put a flag in the ground for Nyck Harbor, 36 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Leonard Moore
In the Round 1 slot they get a press-man option on the boundary. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. at pick 38 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Nyck Harbor
A wild overpay on Nyck Harbor in pick No. 73, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Raylen Wilson
Raylen Wilson at Round 4, Pick 8 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick145 Rnd5 J'Koby Williams
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on J'Koby Williams. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick183 Rnd6 Lawson Luckie
A big swing on Lawson Luckie at the 183rd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.