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aj'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 31, 2025

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  • aj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Saints a B.

The Saints spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Kevin Winston Jr., the No. 96 name on the board, in Round 4, Pick 29. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The cost of the Truss reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 9th pick they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Mykel Williams
Mykel Williams at slot 40 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in pick 71 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick93 Rnd3 Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers at slot 93 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick112 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
They reached into another round for Rylie Mills, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They will replay Kevin Winston Jr. at pick No. 131 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick184 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ollie Gordon II at No. 184 is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick248 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
A premium they did not need to pay, Hayden Conner a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick254 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
A big swing on Xavier Truss at the 254th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.