Kevo808'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Kevo808 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NO)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NO)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints let Wright fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Saints were there to profit. Jaylen Wright, the No. 161 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 192.

The Driskell pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 14 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jared Verse
Jared Verse in No. 45 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
No drama and no debate, Jaylin Simpson went about where he belonged in the 149th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick169 Rnd5 Ethan Driskell
Ethan Driskell at pick 169 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in pick No. 174 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jaylen Wright
Taking Jaylen Wright in Round 6, Pick 17 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at the 200th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.