datman63'S MOCK DRAFT

3 round

  • datman63 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Saints for Fannin Jr.: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Harold Fannin Jr., slot 93, roughly 41 picks past where he belonged.

For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Every board in the league had Tuimoloau lower, and that gap is the story.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 9th pick they get a centerpiece for the ground game at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau in No. 40 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A clean, defensible pick in slot 71 with a little surplus value in Deone Walker. The roster fit checks out.
Pick93 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
They will replay Harold Fannin Jr. at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.