PuttinInWork'S MOCK DRAFT
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PuttinInWork'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 10, 2025

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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NO)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NO)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (NO)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Dante Trader Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Dante Trader Jr.
S Maryland
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (SF)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DEN)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC- FutureA
The Saints did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named cornerback, a need the Saints walked right past. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

That Knight Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They are betting Ezeiruaku proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get an anchor for the defensive front. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
They liked Donovan Ezeiruaku enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 40. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A quiet steal in pick 71: Jayden Higgins for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick75 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Demetrius Knight Jr. at slot 75 is the proof. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick93 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Value with a capital V on Ozzy Trapilo in the 93rd pick, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dylan Fairchild. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick112 Rnd4 Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Ferguson at pick No. 112 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick184 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 184th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick248 Rnd7 Dante Trader Jr.
The board had Dante Trader Jr. higher than the 248th overall pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick254 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway in slot 254 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.