wejeric2'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • wejeric2 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
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (NO)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NO)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (NO)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (GB)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (GB)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Isaiah Stalbird
LB
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Shane Lemieux
OG
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesC- FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Saints get a C+.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with J.J. Weaver at pick No. 254, a reach of 128 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

Stutsman falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

If Ashton Jeanty and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
Fair-plus on Ashton Jeanty, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick40 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at No. 40. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick71 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They did well to land Donovan Jackson in pick 71, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick93 Rnd3 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at Round 3, Pick 29 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick112 Rnd4 Que Robinson
Que Robinson at slot 112 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick131 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in the Round 4 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick184 Rnd6 Robert Longerbeam
Robert Longerbeam in No. 184 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick237 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
Ty Hamilton in the 237th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick247 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at the 247th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Thor Griffith well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick250 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
Taking Chimere Dike in slot 250 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick254 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver at pick 254 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.