Abenge13'S MOCK DRAFT
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Abenge13'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 13, 2025

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  • Abenge13 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NO)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NO)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NO)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NO)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NO)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (NO)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NO)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NO)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NO)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Sam Brown Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (NO)
Sam Brown Jr.
WR Miami
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Sam Brown Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Sam Brown Jr.
WR Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trent Brown
OT
Head Shot
Larry Ogunjobi
DT
Head Shot
Grover Stewart
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Saints and Higgins: B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jayden Higgins at the 93rd pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Cook reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The Saints clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
They liked Landon Jackson enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 1 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
A tidy little value on Wyatt Milum in Round 2, Pick 8, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the 49th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick54 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at pick 54 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick66 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger in pick No. 66 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick72 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
No edge and no loss on Omarr Norman-Lott in slot 72; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in the 93rd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick112 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
You do not let a safety like Andrew Mukuba reach No. 112 and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick131 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
They barely believed it either: Lathan Ransom still on the board at the Round 4 slot. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick133 Rnd4 Trevor Etienne
They paid a round early for Trevor Etienne in No. 133, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jah Joyner
A reach for Jah Joyner in Round 5, Pick 11; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick184 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley in the 184th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick189 Rnd6 Thomas Fidone II
The board had cheaper options than Thomas Fidone II at pick No. 189, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick211 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Isaac TeSlaa. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
They paid sticker price for Jermari Harris in the 232nd pick, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick233 Rnd7 Sam Brown Jr.
They went early on Sam Brown Jr. in pick 233, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway at the 248th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick254 Rnd7 Brady Cook
They left a pile of value on the table to take Brady Cook this early at slot 254. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.