Kevo808'S MOCK DRAFT
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Kevo808'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 24, 2025

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  • Kevo808 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Dante Trader Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Dante Trader Jr.
S Maryland
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Saints for Graham: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Mason Graham, pick 40, roughly 36 picks past where he belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 9th pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Mason Graham
The board fumbled Mason Graham all the way to No. 40, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at pick 71 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick93 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick112 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Value with a capital V on Dylan Fairchild in the 112th overall pick, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
They robbed the room for Smael Mondon Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick184 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Fair-plus on Dont'e Thornton Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Nice patience on Isaac TeSlaa, who had no business lasting to slot 248. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254 Rnd7 Dante Trader Jr.
A safety of that caliber at pick 254 is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.