7thJoyBoi'S MOCK DRAFT
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7thJoyBoi'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 12, 2025

SAints 25 Mock Draft

  • 7thJoyBoi DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Brandon Adams Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Brandon Adams
CB UCF
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Saints, and a B- to prove it.

Some picks age like wine; Fadil Diggs at the 93rd pick will need to, sitting 144 spots clear of his grade. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Emmanwori at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 9th overall pick they get a bell-cow for the offense at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
A safety of that caliber at slot 40 is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick71 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at pick 71 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick93 Rnd3 Fadil Diggs
Fadil Diggs at the Round 3 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at Round 4, Pick 10 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at No. 131 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick184 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Isaac TeSlaa well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick254 Rnd7 Brandon Adams
They paid a round early for Brandon Adams in No. 254, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.