bcarter99'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • bcarter99 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (NO)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NO)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NO)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Picks Received
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DET)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (ARI)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (DEN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Players Gained
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Carlton Davis III
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jamaal Williams
RB
Head Shot
Trevor Penning
OT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Saints for Harden: B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Myles Harden at the 239th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Every board in the league had Keegan lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

The Carlton Davis III deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In No. 14 they get a cornerstone up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Nice patience on Kris Jenkins, who had no business lasting to pick 61. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick90 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Nothing to complain about; Dadrion Taylor-Demerson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick121 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
They talked themselves into Trevor Keegan at the 121st pick, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at slot 150 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick190 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at pick No. 190 is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick239 Rnd7 Myles Harden
Circle this one: Myles Harden at Round 7, Pick 19 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.