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  • datman63 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NO)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NO)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NO)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (NO)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Andrew Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NO)
Andrew Armstrong
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Andrew Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Andrew Armstrong
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Traded
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CLE)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CLE)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Saints: B.

Nobody else had Andrew Armstrong anywhere near pick No. 224. The Saints did, by 48 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Mukuba. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 9 they get a featured back. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They paid sticker price for Tyler Booker in No. 40, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku in Round 3, Pick 7 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick93 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Taking Andrew Mukuba in pick No. 93 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cody Simon
They took Cody Simon at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick150 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
They let Pat Bryant come to them and pounced at the 150th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at the 170th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174 Rnd5 CJ West
A wild overpay on CJ West in pick 174, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick194 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
A reasonable price with a little left over, Luke Lachey in No. 194. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick202 Rnd6 Teddye Buchanan
This one needs a full-page explanation: Teddye Buchanan in the 202nd pick, miles early. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick218 Rnd6 LaJohntay Wester
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on LaJohntay Wester. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick224 Rnd7 Andrew Armstrong
Andrew Armstrong at pick No. 224 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.