WhoDat1985'S MOCK DRAFT
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WhoDat1985'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 22, 2024

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  • WhoDat1985 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NO)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NO)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NO)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (NO)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NO)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Sean Martin Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (NO)
Sean Martin
DL-EDGE West Virginia
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zack Martin
OG
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Saints won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Saints reached some 116 spots for Sean Martin, and value like that does not grow back. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

Getting Majors where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

The Zack Martin deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In pick No. 11 they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A running back of that caliber at No. 38 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick42 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tate Ratledge at Round 2, Pick 10. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Nice patience on Tyler Warren, who had no business lasting to the Round 3 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Kurtis Rourke
A big swing on Kurtis Rourke at the 87th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jayden Higgins this early at slot 109. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Somehow Jake Majors was still sitting there in pick No. 124, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick182 Rnd6 Gabe Jacas
Value said wait; Gabe Jacas in the 182nd pick says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick252 Rnd7 Sean Martin
Sean Martin in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.