wejeric2'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • wejeric2 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Saints: B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 4, Pick 10 is 63 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Grant at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In pick No. 9 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in the 40th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick71 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at the 71st overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick93 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson is a better player than No. 93 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick111 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the Round 4 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick130 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
They reached into another round for Oronde Gadsden II, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick186 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier in the 186th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick254 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
A wild overpay on Barryn Sorrell in the 254th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.