COlty'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Sanders is the plan now, and the Saints grade out a B-.

The Saints spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jonas Sanker, the No. 136 name on the board, in the Round 7 slot. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The cost of the Diggs reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Shedeur Sanders gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value.
Pick40 Rnd2 Nic Scourton
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nic Scourton. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jonah Savaiinaea
Steal is underselling it; Jonah Savaiinaea at No. 71 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick93 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
They took Darius Alexander at par in the 93rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater in slot 112 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick131 Rnd4 Fadil Diggs
Fadil Diggs at Round 4, Pick 29 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick184 Rnd6 Dillon Gabriel
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Dillon Gabriel in pick No. 184, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
Jonas Sanker at the 248th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
Jonas Sanker in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.