WDF14'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • WDF14 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (NO)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Saints.

The tape said wait; the Saints did not. Thaddeus Dixon went at pick 190, a good 38 picks before the board was ready. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
Carnell Tate at pick 8 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick42 Rnd2 CJ Allen
A slide stopped in the Round 2 slot, with CJ Allen worth more than the price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick73 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter in No. 73 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick132 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford at the 132nd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Will Lee III slipping to the 136th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick150 Rnd5 Trey Moore
Trey Moore in slot 150 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick172 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams in the 172nd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick190 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in Round 6, Pick 9 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.